Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.18/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −144.22 against this barn's trailing median of $372.41.

Average price

$228.18

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$10.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	230.56	1,253	7thin
Medium and Large 3	528	219.88	1,161	2thin

One grade step is worth $10.68/cwt here — about $92 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

9 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $394.47, low $321.10, median $372.41 across 9 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 sale9 hd

228.18

—

AL average16 barns · 347 hd

239.69

−11.51

This barn, trailing median9 sales

372.41

−144.22

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	1,378	131.45	1,811	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	126.18	1,846	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	117.20	1,498	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	3thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	1,278	127.44/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,629	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	122.37/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,374	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	109.44/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,653	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	126.18/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,846	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	135.45/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	320.66/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	235.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	243.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	309.44/cwt	302.00–317.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	219.88/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	296.37/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,120	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	268.48/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	247.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	251.56/cwt	250.00–257.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	217.99/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	337.49/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	226.31/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	264.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	233.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	249.58/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	240.88/cwt	237.00–245.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	232.28/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	261.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	228.48/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,766	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125	3

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 113Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 50Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	126.00–129.00	127.44
2	—	1,478	134.00–137.00	135.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	121.00–124.00	122.37
2	—	1,510	109.00–110.00	109.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	124.00–128.00	126.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	330.00–345.00	337.49
3	350–400	360	315.00–330.00	320.66
2	750–800	773	227.00–230.00	228.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	302.00–317.00	309.44
3	350–400	378	287.00–305.00	296.37
2	450–500	463	267.00–270.00	268.48
2	500–550	525	250.00–255.00	252.43
2	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	247.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	260.00–265.00	261.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	250.00–257.00	251.56
5	350–400	372	240.00–250.00	243.73
3	400–450	430	230.00–240.00	235.67
4	550–600	574	215.00–220.00	217.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	237.00–245.00	240.88
3	450–500	477	210.00–220.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	245.00–255.00	249.58
3	450–500	470	230.00–237.00	232.28
2	500–550	528	215.00–225.00	219.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	260.00–275.00	264.60
3	450–500	462	240.00–250.00	244.98
4	500–550	520	230.00–240.00	233.74
3	550–600	575	222.00–230.00	226.31
2	600–650	635	212.00–215.00	213.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

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

Bulls · 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