Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $199.80/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −159.54 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$199.80

12 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,093

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$6.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.39

vs AL average

−40.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	204.60	1,162	3thin
Medium and Large 3	540	198.21	1,071	9thin

One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

199.80

—

AL average16 barns · 437 hd

218.19

−18.39

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−40.29

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−159.54

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	136.10	2,057	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	116.89	1,695	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	112.15	1,401	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	106.52	1,114	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,615	5

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,543	136.93/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	147.17/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,598	3
Bulls	—	—	1,306	127.39/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	105.16/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,096	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	109.92/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	204.60/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	246.40/cwt	242.00–250.00	924	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	196.03/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	249.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	231.18/cwt	225.00–235.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	293.33/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	223.34/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	277.92/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	264.49/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	258.49/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	325.67/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	231.03/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	274.73/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	211.02/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,315	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	199.81/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	200.69/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	238.29/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	238.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,005	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.99/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,258	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,334	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	121.95/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,726	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	113.52/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	213.43/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	221.63/cwt	215.00–225.00	949	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,615.00/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,615	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 231Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	135.00–138.00	136.93
3	—	1,765	144.00–149.00	147.17
4	—	1,306	123.00–129.00	127.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,042	104.00–107.00	105.16
2	—	1,055	109.00–111.00	109.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	117.00–118.00	117.49
5	—	1,213	108.00–112.00	110.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	121.00–123.00	121.95
3	—	1,473	112.00–117.00	113.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	225.00–235.00	231.18
6	400–450	428	215.00–225.00	221.63
5	450–500	479	210.00–217.00	213.43
6	500–550	523	197.00–205.00	199.81
3	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
10	350–400	375	242.00–250.00	246.40
7	400–450	422	235.00–245.00	238.13
5	450–500	471	220.00–230.00	223.34
3	550–600	568	202.00–210.00	204.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	245.00–255.00	249.96
2	500–550	530	210.00–220.00	215.09
3	550–600	582	197.00–205.00	200.69
2	600–650	625	192.00–200.00	196.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	272.00–277.00	274.73
2	500–550	520	230.00–232.00	231.03
4	600–650	623	207.00–215.00	211.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	285.00–300.00	293.33
6	400–450	422	270.00–285.00	277.92
2	450–500	473	262.00–267.00	264.49
2	500–550	515	257.00–260.00	258.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	322.00–330.00	325.67
2	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
5	400–450	425	290.00–305.00	295.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	235.00–240.00	238.29
2	550–600	575	232.00	232.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,615.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Frisco City Stockyards

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