Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $205.35/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −153.99 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$205.35

12 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$4.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.84

vs AL average

−33.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	206.58	1,152	9thin
Medium and Large 3	523	201.66	1,055	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.92/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $359.34 across 13 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 sale12 hd

205.35

—

AL average13 barns · 455 hd

217.19

−11.84

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−33.26

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−153.99

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	1,413	132.88	1,878	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	121.50	1,633	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	120.36	1,436	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	106.45	1,155	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,933	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,887	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,855	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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
Bulls	—	—	1,413	132.88/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	120.36/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,436	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	124.32/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,651	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	115.86/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,593	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	106.45/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	249.89/cwt	245.00–255.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	194.46/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	246.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	203.04/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	257.98/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	253.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	213.66/cwt	207.00–222.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	194.00/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	223.81/cwt	217.00–230.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	222.98/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	242.35/cwt	235.00–250.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	321.53/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	190.88/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	271.67/cwt	265.00–275.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	236.18/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	221.91/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,047	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	216.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.08/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,887	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,855.00/head	1,800.00–1,910.00	1,855	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,933.00/head	1,800.00–2,040.00	1,933	5

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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 265Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 56Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 10Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a lightly tested market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	131.00–134.00	132.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,193	119.00–121.00	120.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	123.00–126.00	124.32
3	—	1,375	114.00–119.00	115.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	105.00–108.00	106.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	270.00–280.00	274.95
3	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	278	230.00–240.00	235.00
2	450–500	485	200.00–210.00	204.95
3	500–550	523	200.00–205.00	201.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	250.00–260.00	253.33
2	300–350	328	245.00–255.00	249.89
2	350–400	383	235.00–250.00	242.35
7	400–450	428	217.00–230.00	223.81
3	500–550	517	207.00–222.00	213.66
6	550–600	578	200.00–212.00	203.04
2	600–650	625	192.00–197.00	194.46
2	650–700	675	187.00–195.00	190.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	518	245.00–250.00	246.62
2	600–650	618	221.00–225.00	222.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	315.00–325.00	321.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	265.00–275.00	271.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	252.00–262.00	257.98
2	600–650	615	197.00–200.00	198.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	230.00–242.00	236.18
3	450–500	472	217.00–227.00	221.91
3	500–550	523	210.00–220.00	216.69
3	600–650	613	190.00–197.00	194.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,887.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,040.00	1,933.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,910.00	1,855.00

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

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

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