Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $209.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −162.48 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$209.50

4 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.07

vs AL average

−50.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	575	209.50	1,205	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $332.53, median $371.98 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 sale4 hd

209.50

—

AL average14 barns · 495 hd

222.57

−13.07

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−50.96

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−162.48

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	1,773	137.76	2,442	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	113.64	1,420	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	111.04	1,210	3thin

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)	—	$1,638	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	1,727	136.21/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	139.30/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,532	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	116.83/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,456	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	109.65/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,375	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	111.04/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	257.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	302.88/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	209.50/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	243.52/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	276.49/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,167	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	197.46/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	245.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	251.71/cwt	247.00–257.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	224.69/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	241.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	250.30/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	321.22/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	273.05/cwt	265.00–277.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	176.03/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	234.76/cwt	230.00–242.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	312.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	288.74/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	263.81/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,253	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,637.50/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,163	2

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 140Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 22Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 25

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	134.00–138.00	136.21
3	—	1,818	139.00–140.00	139.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	114.00–120.00	116.83
4	—	1,254	108.00–111.00	109.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	109.00–112.00	111.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	255.00–265.00	257.97
3	450–500	477	242.00–257.00	250.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	247.00–257.00	251.71
4	350–400	371	240.00–250.00	245.48
7	400–450	428	240.00–245.00	241.59
6	450–500	480	222.00–230.00	224.69
4	550–600	575	207.00–212.00	209.50
2	600–650	615	195.00–200.00	197.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	230.00–242.00	234.76
2	650–700	685	172.00–180.00	176.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	310.00–315.00	312.63
4	350–400	370	300.00–312.00	302.88
3	400–450	428	280.00–297.00	288.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	365	265.00–277.00	273.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	320.00–325.00	321.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	240.00–247.00	243.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	422	267.00–285.00	276.49
5	450–500	475	257.00–270.00	263.81

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,637.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,162.50

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