Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2019-07-31

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 31
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
321 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 320▲ 321 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 23▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 46▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.35/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$114.35
97 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519122.006336thin
Medium and Large 2503114.8157766
Medium and Large 3463111.2951525
One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale97 hd
114.35
—
AL average15 barns · 1,911 hd
120.44
−6.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,73079.601,3778thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24955.1668931
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42254.717786thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00048.5948621

Every lot

57 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2313151.88/cwt147.00–157.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 3332138.92/cwt135.00–141.004613
Steers—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt125.00–135.004754
Steers—Medium and Large 2372140.40/cwt139.00–143.005227
Steers—Medium and Large 3427124.20/cwt120.00–129.005305
Steers—Medium and Large 2477131.74/cwt129.00–135.006283
Steers—Medium and Large 1523135.49/cwt133.00–138.007096
Steers—Medium and Large 2529128.86/cwt124.00–133.006828
Steers—Medium and Large 3532119.66/cwt119.00–120.006373
Steers—Medium and Large 2571125.38/cwt120.00–129.007168
Steers—Medium and Large 3574117.75/cwt115.00–120.006764
Steers—Medium and Large 2618122.47/cwt120.00–126.007574
Steers—Medium and Large 3643114.99/cwt112.00–118.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 2685120.65/cwt119.00–123.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 2733116.49/cwt115.00–118.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1735119.50/cwt119.00–120.008782
Steers—Medium and Large 1782118.98/cwt117.00–120.009303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305136.00/cwt135.00–137.004152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319126.16/cwt125.00–129.004025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325121.00/cwt121.00–121.003932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375124.47/cwt124.00–125.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422114.21/cwt110.00–119.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424122.62/cwt120.00–125.005208
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474115.81/cwt115.00–120.0054916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478108.29/cwt105.00–113.005187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525111.87/cwt110.00–116.0058715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526107.40/cwt105.00–110.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572104.69/cwt100.00–107.005993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574109.91/cwt109.00–111.0063111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626115.00/cwt115.00–115.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629108.53/cwt104.00–110.006839
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424127.58/cwt125.00–136.005415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430119.73/cwt116.00–123.005154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477121.32/cwt116.00–126.0057910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479113.97/cwt110.00–115.005465
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521110.24/cwt110.00–111.005744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525118.14/cwt115.00–122.0062014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574116.75/cwt112.00–120.006708
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582108.65/cwt107.00–110.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625110.59/cwt109.00–113.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678109.51/cwt109.00–110.007422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63476.57/cwt74.00–79.001,2514
Bulls——1,82582.64/cwt80.00–84.001,5084
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98249.13/cwt48.00–51.0048211
Cows—Lean 85-90%99742.18/cwt40.00–45.004215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04353.80/cwt53.00–55.005615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23750.24/cwt48.00–52.006217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25159.17/cwt58.00–63.007409
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25355.05/cwt54.00–57.0069015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42254.71/cwt53.00–57.007786
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—721.25/cwt660.00–780.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—675.00/cwt660.00–690.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,167.50/cwt1,125.00–1,210.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—756.67/cwt670.00–870.00—12
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—580.00/cwt500.00–660.00—4

This sale against other markets

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.