Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $232.20/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −156.55 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.

Average price

$232.20

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,263

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$24.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.96

vs AL average

−38.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	245.00	1,409	3thin
Medium and Large 2	519	241.39	1,253	7thin
Medium and Large 3	553	220.78	1,221	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.22/cwt here — about $187 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

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $442.67, low $343.72, median $388.75 across 6 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 sale19 hd

232.20

—

AL average15 barns · 424 hd

249.16

−16.96

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−38.30

This barn, trailing median6 sales

388.75

−156.55

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	—	Average	1,512	152.37	2,303	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	146.54	1,949	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	123.40	1,290	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,230	5

Every lot, as filed

39 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	121.54/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,276	4
Bulls	—	—	1,345	155.23/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	164.43/cwt	163.00–166.00	3,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	227.81/cwt	225.00–232.00	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	228.26/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,201	4
Bulls	—	—	1,185	137.46/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	127.12/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,316	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	146.54/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	237.80/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,130	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	894	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	258.64/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,223	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	241.39/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	187.32/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	220.71/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,150	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	243.00/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	192.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	230.06/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,235	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	259.87/cwt	250.00–265.00	839	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	203.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,177	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	189.53/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	240.65/cwt	240.00–242.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,776	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	212.14/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	212.46/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	745	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,747	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	228.66/cwt	225.00–232.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	214.80/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	206.80/cwt	202.00–210.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	230.66/cwt	230.00–232.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	206.25/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,392	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,400	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	950.00–1,000.00	975	2

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 133Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 39Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 27Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,050	120.00–124.00	121.54
2	—	1,035	125.00–129.00	127.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	144.00–149.00	146.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	152.00–159.00	155.23
2	—	2,005	163.00–166.00	164.43
2	—	1,185	136.00–139.00	137.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	240.00–245.00	243.00
2	450–500	470	230.00–240.00	234.95
4	500–550	521	217.00–227.00	220.71
2	550–600	573	202.00–205.00	203.51
3	600–650	627	182.00–190.00	187.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	187.00–192.00	189.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	250.00–265.00	259.87
3	350–400	372	240.00–242.00	240.65
5	400–450	421	225.00–232.00	227.81
7	450–500	475	210.00–215.00	212.14
10	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
6	550–600	578	200.00–205.00	203.66
5	600–650	622	190.00–200.00	192.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	537	218.00–232.00	230.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	230.00–232.00	230.66
2	350–400	378	225.00–232.00	228.66
5	450–500	475	202.00–210.00	206.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	350–400	368	260.00–265.00	262.48
5	450–500	475	235.00–242.00	237.80
4	500–550	526	227.00–232.00	228.26
5	550–600	575	210.00–222.00	214.80
4	650–700	675	195.00–210.00	206.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	285.00–290.00	287.50
4	450–500	473	250.00–265.00	258.64
7	500–550	519	237.00–250.00	241.39
5	650–700	679	210.00–222.00	212.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	615	239.00	239.00
11	850–900	858	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	700–750	745	234.50	234.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00

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

Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle