Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2019-10-09

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Oct 9
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 507▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 49▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 8▲ 21 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 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.77/cwt on 136 head.
Average price
$131.77
136 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$581
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.18
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2771135.251,04365
Medium and Large 1565129.6273225
Medium and Large 2510128.1665436
Medium and Large 3362127.5946210thin
One grade step is worth $7.67/cwt here — about $581 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 sale136 hd
131.77
—
AL average13 barns · 1,112 hd
128.59
+3.18
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—Average1,74771.411,2483thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24044.565538thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62044.487212thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00332.993315thin

Every lot

48 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 2330142.52/cwt139.00–145.004707
Steers—Medium and Large 3330134.97/cwt133.00–137.004453
Steers—Medium and Large 2371138.22/cwt135.00–140.005135
Steers—Medium and Large 3376124.42/cwt120.00–128.004687
Steers—Medium and Large 1418144.68/cwt143.00–146.006053
Steers—Medium and Large 2432133.09/cwt130.00–139.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 2478130.99/cwt129.00–132.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 2521124.98/cwt123.00–127.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1527127.63/cwt127.00–128.0067311
Steers—Medium and Large 2563122.48/cwt121.00–124.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 2624117.23/cwt116.00–119.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added639129.50/cwt129.50–129.508287
Steers—Medium and Large 1648124.00/cwt124.00–124.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 2672115.65/cwt114.00–119.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 2727114.64/cwt113.00–117.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added771135.25/cwt135.25–135.251,04365
Steers—Medium and Large 2785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323118.02/cwt116.00–119.003814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325113.00/cwt105.00–115.003675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376117.59/cwt115.00–119.004425
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378102.52/cwt100.00–105.003882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423126.99/cwt125.00–130.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427115.00/cwt110.00–119.004919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479107.37/cwt105.00–112.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 347999.77/cwt95.00–102.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 351697.03/cwt93.00–100.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520109.67/cwt109.00–110.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540105.87/cwt102.00–109.0057223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573103.06/cwt101.00–105.0059116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625103.33/cwt102.00–104.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675101.57/cwt100.00–103.0068614
Heifers—Medium and Large 272297.71/cwt97.00–99.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 278393.48/cwt92.00–95.007322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422125.64/cwt124.00–129.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475113.16/cwt108.00–117.0053812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528106.62/cwt100.00–110.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530112.03/cwt111.00–115.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570104.67/cwt104.00–105.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582110.98/cwt109.00–112.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678101.54/cwt100.00–103.006882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,74771.41/cwt69.00–73.001,2483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93535.43/cwt34.00–37.003312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04831.37/cwt30.00–33.003293
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21043.90/cwt41.00–45.005316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33046.55/cwt46.00–47.006192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62044.48/cwt44.00–45.007212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—640.00/cwt630.00–650.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—450.00/cwt410.00–490.00—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.