Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.69/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −123.29 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$248.69

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$44.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

vs AL average

−31.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	271.02	1,417	2thin
Medium and Large 2	541	248.55	1,344	9thin
Medium and Large 3	575	227.00	1,305	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.02/cwt here — about $112 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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

248.69

—

AL average15 barns · 671 hd

257.71

−9.02

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−31.61

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−123.29

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	1,308	121.41	1,588	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	116.04	1,514	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	104.06	1,050	9thin

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)	—	$2,233	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,543	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,188	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	—	1,535	126.23/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,938	3
Bulls	—	—	1,138	117.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	109.05/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,012	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	101.56/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,065	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	116.04/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	293.48/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	315.66/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	251.19/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	288.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	317.95/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	290.90/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	314.12/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	254.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	306.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	309.59/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	287.86/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	314.70/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	292.75/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	232.33/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	349.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,134	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	243.27/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	274.71/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,863	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,233	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,329.17/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,329	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,187.50/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,188	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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 284Year ago 170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 29Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 24Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,535	122.00–128.00	126.23
4	—	1,138	115.00–120.00	117.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	108.00–111.00	109.05
6	—	1,049	100.00–104.00	101.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	115.00–117.00	116.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	312.00–317.00	314.70
3	350–400	382	305.00–312.00	309.59
2	400–450	425	292.00–295.00	293.48
3	450–500	468	282.00–292.00	287.86
2	500–550	523	270.00–272.00	271.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	300.00–310.00	306.11
2	350–400	385	287.00–295.00	290.90
4	400–450	423	285.00–290.00	288.00
3	450–500	483	272.00–277.00	274.71
6	500–550	526	250.00–255.00	251.19
3	550–600	570	235.00–250.00	243.27
3	600–650	615	225.00–240.00	232.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	465	250.00–260.00	254.95
2	550–600	575	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	340.00–360.00	349.00
2	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	472	315.00–317.00	315.66
2	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
5	550–600	570	290.00–302.00	292.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	310.00–317.00	314.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	315.00–322.00	317.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,233.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,329.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,187.50

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

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