Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.51/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −143.84 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$215.51

17 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.04

vs AL average

−21.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	225.00	1,148	7thin
Medium and Large 2	556	208.86	1,162	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about −$14 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

215.51

—

AL average12 barns · 558 hd

228.55

−13.04

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−21.50

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−143.84

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	—	High	1,733	152.10	2,636	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	116.19	1,640	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	115.66	1,263	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	106.70	1,090	10

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)	—	$1,906	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	237.22/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	198.49/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	336.77/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	212.69/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	255.76/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	206.31/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	276.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	226.52/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	239.71/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	221.50/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	225.31/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	216.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	217.09/cwt	212.00–222.00	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	109.96/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,122	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	112.24/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,594	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	120.15/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,686	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	111.69/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	118.05/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,289	5
Bulls	—	—	1,733	152.10/cwt	148.00–156.00	2,636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	251.21/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,208	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	271.05/cwt	270.00–272.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	216.66/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,352	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	198.02/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	237.63/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,122	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	249.61/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,071	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,397	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	183.47/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	238.80/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	250.80/cwt	250.00–252.00	941	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	101.82/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	231.05/cwt	230.00–232.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	265.15/cwt	260.00–270.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	243.18/cwt	240.00–252.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	273.01/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	237.03/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,162.50/head	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,163	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,650	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 Sep 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 123Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 26Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 39Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
9	350–400	377	240.00–250.00	245.09
4	400–450	429	235.00–240.00	237.22
6	450–500	478	220.00–232.00	226.52
4	500–550	534	207.00–217.00	212.69
6	550–600	571	202.00–215.00	206.31
2	600–650	615	197.00–200.00	198.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	230.00–232.00	231.05
2	400–450	433	212.00–222.00	217.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	270.00–272.00	271.05
5	350–400	375	250.00–252.00	250.80
12	400–450	429	241.00–251.00	249.61
2	450–500	475	237.00	237.00
7	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
12	600–650	624	213.00–217.00	216.66
8	650–700	685	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	330.00–340.00	336.77
2	500–550	543	245.00–247.00	246.00
5	550–600	575	238.00–240.00	238.80
5	600–650	635	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	376	270.00–280.00	276.17
3	400–450	427	272.00–275.00	273.01
4	450–500	481	245.00–255.00	251.21
3	500–550	520	235.00–242.00	239.71
4	600–650	625	220.00–223.00	221.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	260.00–270.00	265.15
5	350–400	374	240.00–252.00	243.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	428	247.00–262.00	255.76
6	450–500	472	230.00–245.00	237.63
2	500–550	533	220.00–225.00	222.49
3	600–650	632	197.00–200.00	198.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	232.00–242.00	237.03
3	450–500	478	222.00–227.00	225.31
3	500–550	527	210.00–220.00	216.65
2	650–700	670	182.00–185.00	183.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,020	108.00–113.00	109.96
4	—	1,023	100.00–106.00	101.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	111.00–114.00	112.24
5	—	1,403	119.00–122.00	120.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,092	110.00–115.00	111.69
5	—	1,092	116.00–121.00	118.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,733	148.00–156.00	152.10

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	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,025.00–2,325.00	2,162.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,650.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle