Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.79/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −144.19 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$227.79

22 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.80

vs AL average

−24.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	228.32	1,181	20
Medium and Large 3	508	222.51	1,130	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $332.53, median $371.98 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

227.79

—

AL average16 barns · 583 hd

235.59

−7.80

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−24.15

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−144.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,321	148.38	1,959	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,245	140.42	1,748	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	135.32	1,502	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	123.67	1,270	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,881	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,588	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,078	4thin

Every lot, as filed

29 lots · USDA AMS · Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	135.32/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,502	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	140.42/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,748	2
Bulls	—	—	1,158	135.02/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	161.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,399	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	127.22/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,397	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	118.93/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	250.50/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,055	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	308.49/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	275.98/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	325.09/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	328.80/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	251.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	265.69/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	228.90/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,161	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	200.67/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	219.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,359	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,077.50/head	1,830.00–2,325.00	2,078	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,881.25/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,881	4

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Aug 14, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 203Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 30Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	135.00–136.00	135.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	139.00–142.00	140.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	126.00–128.00	127.22
3	—	933	117.00–120.00	118.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	132.00–137.00	135.02
3	—	1,483	160.00–165.00	161.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	558	230.00–235.00	232.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	255.00–260.00	257.50
5	500–550	525	245.00–255.00	251.00
2	550–600	560	240.00–250.00	244.96
2	600–650	618	235.00–237.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	307.00–310.00	308.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	265.00–267.00	265.69
8	400–450	421	242.00–255.00	250.50
4	450–500	475	240.00–250.00	245.00
17	500–550	507	228.00–237.00	228.90
3	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	618	215.00–225.00	219.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	508	220.00–225.00	222.51
3	600–650	627	200.00–202.00	200.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	320.00–337.00	328.80
5	350–400	383	317.00–330.00	325.09
2	450–500	470	275.00–277.00	275.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	240.00–242.00	240.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,830.00–2,325.00	2,077.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,881.25

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle