Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2019-08-21

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 21
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
293 head
▲ 176 vs last sale 117▲ 293 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 15▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 0▲ 31 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 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.08/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$116.08
93 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$597
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$166
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.27
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552119.4966046
Medium and Large 2495114.5856729
Medium and Large 3450109.7749418thin
One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $166 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 sale93 hd
116.08
—
AL average15 barns · 1,401 hd
118.35
−2.27
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—Low1,67472.741,2184thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55059.529232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24149.4561425
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03640.114159thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325128.40/cwt126.00–130.004175
Steers—Medium and Large 3379124.97/cwt122.00–126.004744
Steers—Medium and Large 2390133.50/cwt131.00–136.005212
Steers—Medium and Large 2428138.00/cwt138.00–138.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added456150.00/cwt150.00–150.006844
Steers—Medium and Large 2489133.00/cwt133.00–133.006504
Steers—Medium and Large 2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 2557118.00/cwt118.00–118.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 1561131.00/cwt131.00–131.0073513
Steers—Medium and Large 3578114.24/cwt112.00–118.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 1606130.00/cwt130.00–130.007888
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added667129.75/cwt129.75–129.758657
Steers—Medium and Large 1705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008535
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308130.03/cwt126.00–134.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322117.19/cwt115.00–119.003775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363123.68/cwt122.00–125.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413113.01/cwt112.00–114.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423127.51/cwt127.00–128.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423118.18/cwt115.00–120.005005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430132.00/cwt132.00–132.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458125.50/cwt125.00–126.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465115.96/cwt113.00–119.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479111.25/cwt110.00–113.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483127.42/cwt126.50–129.0061513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520111.38/cwt108.00–115.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523103.81/cwt101.00–105.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1549116.00/cwt116.00–116.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555121.00/cwt121.00–121.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 356599.96/cwt96.00–104.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573110.62/cwt105.00–114.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1595115.00/cwt115.00–115.006848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625107.00/cwt107.00–107.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663102.99/cwt101.00–105.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added684110.50/cwt110.50–110.507568
Heifers—Medium and Large 177590.00/cwt90.00–90.006982
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418123.54/cwt122.00–125.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436132.52/cwt129.00–136.005784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467138.29/cwt135.00–144.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475113.00/cwt110.00–114.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483125.98/cwt122.00–130.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527119.66/cwt119.00–120.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3527111.84/cwt108.00–115.005897
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569115.01/cwt112.00–119.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580103.56/cwt100.00–107.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675103.00/cwt103.00–103.006952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31568.60/cwt67.00–70.009022
Bulls——2,03376.87/cwt76.00–78.001,5632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01238.59/cwt38.00–39.003915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06542.01/cwt41.00–43.004474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22645.31/cwt42.00–47.0055610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23950.61/cwt49.00–53.0062710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27655.41/cwt54.00–56.007075
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55059.52/cwt59.00–60.009232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—685.00/cwt610.00–750.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—805.71/cwt770.00–850.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—738.57/cwt700.00–790.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—575.00/cwt550.00–600.00—2

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.