Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $217.74/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −154.24 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$217.74

13 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs AL average

−40.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	230.00	1,346	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	226.28	1,165	3thin
Medium and Large 3	557	200.35	1,117	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.65/cwt here — about $229 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

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 sale13 hd

217.74

—

AL average14 barns · 513 hd

224.95

−7.22

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−40.65

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−154.24

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	1,608	132.86	2,136	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	105.00	1,061	2thin

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)	—	$1,028	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	197.50/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,136	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	252.35/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	238.50/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,133	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	249.50/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	291.35/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	226.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	256.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	203.46/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	251.19/cwt	247.00–257.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	236.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	236.00/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	213.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	197.26/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	242.62/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	218.01/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	238.96/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	267.64/cwt	265.00–270.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,027.50/head	1,025.00–1,030.00	1,028	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	132.86/cwt	131.00–134.00	2,136	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 164Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 34Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	235.00–242.00	238.96
3	500–550	528	217.00–220.00	218.01
4	550–600	575	190.00–205.00	197.50
1	600–650	605	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	250.00–257.00	252.35
4	450–500	475	237.00–240.00	238.50
2	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
2	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	663	200.00–205.00	202.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	290.00–292.00	291.35
2	500–550	545	247.00–252.00	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	250.00–260.00	256.11
5	350–400	369	247.00–257.00	251.19
6	400–450	423	237.00–250.00	242.62
4	450–500	475	235.00–237.00	236.00
3	500–550	515	220.00–230.00	226.28
2	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	683	200.00–207.00	203.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	235.00–240.00	236.62
2	400–450	425	220.00–230.00	225.18
3	450–500	468	210.00–220.00	213.24
2	500–550	543	200.00–210.00	204.98
3	550–600	567	192.00–205.00	197.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	300.00–310.00	305.16
2	300–350	323	265.00–270.00	267.64
5	550–600	585	230.00	230.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,030.00	1,027.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	131.00–134.00	132.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	105.00	105.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle