Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.48/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −132.49 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$239.48

18 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.03

vs AL average

−43.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	246.21	1,323	12thin
Medium and Large 3	522	226.04	1,180	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $143 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

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 sale18 hd

239.48

—

AL average15 barns · 576 hd

251.52

−12.03

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−43.84

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−132.49

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	1,705	134.31	2,290	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	110.98	1,190	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	110.30	1,553	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,563	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,848	127.93/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	110.98/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,190	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	138.57/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,231	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,428	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	113.47/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	283.63/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.10/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,283	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	267.28/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	312.67/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,173	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	257.27/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	266.16/cwt	260.00–270.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	226.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,180	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	247.50/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	295.71/cwt	290.00–300.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	237.89/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	288.73/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	304.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	278.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	274.60/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,170	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	303.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	274.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	323.95/cwt	317.00–332.00	1,056	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.57/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	224.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	335.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	284.48/cwt	282.00–287.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	248.98/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	306.22/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	263.57/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	349.69/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	245.99/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	255.22/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	283.91/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	276.02/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	277.57/cwt	270.00–282.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	304.61/cwt	302.00–307.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	296.99/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,111	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	231.59/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	259.49/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	286.72/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,239	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,213	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,563	6

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 Dec 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 42Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 0Year ago 13

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,848	126.00–130.00	127.93
3	—	1,610	136.00–141.00	138.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	110.00–112.00	110.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	108.00–110.00	109.03
2	—	1,653	113.00–114.00	113.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	275.00–280.00	278.29
3	450–500	470	265.00–272.00	267.28
3	500–550	532	252.00–260.00	257.27
5	550–600	578	227.00–237.00	231.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	300.00–305.00	303.43
4	450–500	471	277.00–290.00	283.91
3	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	274.03
4	550–600	564	250.00–262.00	255.22
2	600–650	615	245.00–247.00	245.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	302.00–307.00	304.61
7	350–400	374	290.00–300.00	296.99
2	400–450	420	280.00–287.00	283.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	317.00–332.00	323.95
9	350–400	375	305.00–320.00	312.67
4	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	306.22
3	450–500	475	297.00–305.00	300.57
2	500–550	540	282.00–287.00	284.48
2	600–650	623	260.00–267.00	263.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	345.00–355.00	349.69
4	350–400	380	330.00–340.00	335.03
2	400–450	418	325.00–330.00	327.54
2	550–600	563	290.00–295.00	292.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	300.00–310.00	304.72
7	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.71
4	350–400	378	285.00–290.00	288.73
17	400–450	426	270.00–282.00	274.60
10	450–500	475	265.00–275.00	270.10
9	500–550	523	240.00–255.00	248.98
3	550–600	580	232.00–245.00	237.89
5	600–650	629	220.00–230.00	224.38
2	650–700	663	210.00–220.00	214.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	270.00–282.00	277.57
6	350–400	372	260.00–270.00	266.16
6	400–450	423	255.00–265.00	259.49
4	450–500	475	240.00–250.00	247.50
6	500–550	522	220.00–230.00	226.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	285.00–290.00	286.72
2	450–500	470	275.00–277.00	276.02

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)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,212.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,562.50

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