Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.64/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −148.70 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$210.64

17 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$9.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.57

vs AL average

−36.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	212.27	1,165	14thin
Medium and Large 3	532	203.03	1,080	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.24/cwt here — about $85 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

210.64

—

AL average16 barns · 447 hd

223.21

−12.57

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−36.14

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−148.70

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	112.71	1,413	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,630	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,763	8

Every lot, as filed

30 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	116.56/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,458	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	268.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	249.29/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	259.81/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	250.81/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	263.83/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	235.06/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	225.06/cwt	220.00–230.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	203.03/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	206.99/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,188	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	219.31/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.31/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	240.96/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	275.52/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,047	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	208.27/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,206	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	211.27/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	221.33/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	254.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	249.26/cwt	245.00–252.00	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,416	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,630.00/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,630	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	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 Oct 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 157Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 47Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	115.00–117.00	116.56
2	—	1,260	105.00	105.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	265.00–270.00	268.40
3	400–450	418	247.00–252.00	249.29
2	600–650	623	222.00–225.00	223.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	220.00–230.00	225.06
2	450–500	475	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	532	202.00–205.00	203.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	245.00–252.00	249.26
2	400–450	423	240.00–242.00	240.96
4	450–500	473	230.00–237.00	235.06
6	500–550	515	212.00–225.00	219.31
8	550–600	574	205.00–217.00	206.99
3	650–700	680	197.00–202.00	200.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	247.00–255.00	250.81
4	450–500	475	240.00–245.00	242.50
4	550–600	579	207.00–212.00	208.27
2	600–650	638	200.00–205.00	202.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	429	260.00–265.00	263.83
6	450–500	473	250.00–260.00	254.82
3	500–550	522	230.00–240.00	233.29
5	550–600	569	215.00–230.00	221.33
3	600–650	618	207.00–215.00	211.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	275.00–277.00	275.52
2	450–500	480	265.00–270.00	267.55
5	500–550	524	255.00–262.00	259.81
2	550–600	578	240.00–250.00	244.94

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	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,630.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle