Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.08/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −158.40 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$242.08

20 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.29

vs AL average

−26.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	255.00	1,466	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	240.64	1,320	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.36/cwt here — about $146 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

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $442.67, low $352.59, median $400.48 across 5 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 sale20 hd

242.08

—

AL average13 barns · 426 hd

252.37

−10.29

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−26.47

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−158.40

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	1,423	144.34	2,053	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,303	129.79	1,691	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	124.50	1,434	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	114.05	1,119	14

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)	—	$1,213	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,313	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	239.16/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,323	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,487	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	231.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	259.89/cwt	252.00–267.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	246.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,258	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	228.67/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	203.43/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,452	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	224.79/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	241.25/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	283.69/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	207.71/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,217	10
Bulls	—	—	1,455	149.00/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,168	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	117.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,193	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,256	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,576	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	110.97/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,048	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	132.64/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,769	6
Bulls	—	—	1,390	139.68/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,942	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,213	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	265.18/cwt	260.00–267.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	200.88/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,356	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	121.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,401	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,459	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	286.61/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,465	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	284.88/cwt	280.00–290.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	234.78/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,275	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	265.56/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	201.73/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,247	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,607	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	215.99/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,238	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	240.26/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	219.66/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	317.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,031	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 303Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 31Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	315.00–320.00	317.38
2	350–400	375	280.00–287.00	283.69
7	450–500	484	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	513	250.00–255.00	252.51
16	550–600	553	227.00–240.00	239.16
9	600–650	648	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
53	600–650	608	241.00	241.00
1	650–700	660	229.00	229.00
28	700–750	734	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	280.00–290.00	284.88
2	350–400	390	260.00–262.00	261.00
2	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	197.00–205.00	200.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	237.00	237.00
58	500–550	543	227.00–236.00	234.78
5	550–600	573	215.00–220.00	215.99
14	650–700	655	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	260.00–267.00	265.18
5	350–400	377	252.00–267.00	259.89
4	400–450	420	240.00–250.00	246.81
6	450–500	478	230.00–235.00	231.52
5	500–550	526	216.00–225.00	219.66
10	550–600	586	207.00–208.00	207.71
2	600–650	633	200.00–207.00	203.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	215.00–225.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	262.00–272.00	265.56
3	450–500	470	237.00–247.00	240.26
3	500–550	525	227.00–232.00	228.67
4	600–650	618	197.00–210.00	201.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	240.00–245.00	241.25
2	450–500	468	230.00–235.00	232.46
5	500–550	521	222.00–227.00	224.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	285.00–290.00	286.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	146.00–152.00	149.00
3	—	1,390	139.00–141.00	139.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	115.00–120.00	117.12
7	—	944	109.00–112.00	110.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,256	125.00–126.00	125.51
6	—	1,334	131.00–135.00	132.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	118.00–123.00	121.30
13	—	1,149	125.00–130.00	126.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle