Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2019-11-06

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 6

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Oct 23Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

474 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 472▲ 474 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 56▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.55/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$106.55

124 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$24.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.49

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	119.76	541	34
Medium and Large 2	462	106.74	494	51
Medium and Large 3	473	94.79	448	39

One grade step is worth $24.97/cwt here — about $92 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 sale124 hd

106.55

—

AL average16 barns · 2,428 hd

113.04

−6.49

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	—	Average	1,720	66.29	1,140	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	45.84	641	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	43.77	492	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	36.84	374	8thin

Every lot

45 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	136.36/cwt	132.00–139.00	447	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	139.09/cwt	136.00–140.00	515	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	374	127.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	128.19/cwt	126.00–129.00	601	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	665	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	121.24/cwt	119.00–124.00	646	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	117.02/cwt	112.00–119.00	378	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	111.31/cwt	109.00–115.00	415	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	103.34/cwt	100.00–106.00	385	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	481	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	422	97.99/cwt	95.00–101.00	414	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	109.04/cwt	105.00–110.00	472	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	105.02/cwt	103.00–108.00	488	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	93.13/cwt	90.00–97.00	443	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	481	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	596	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	92.12/cwt	89.00–95.00	483	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	91.02/cwt	85.00–94.00	522	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	98.83/cwt	95.00–100.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	96.19/cwt	94.00–100.00	605	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	133.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	565	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	537	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	591	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	112.73/cwt	109.00–115.00	535	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	111.26/cwt	109.00–113.00	584	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	101.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	533	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	111.49/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	578	99.33/cwt	98.00–100.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	93.47/cwt	90.00–97.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	87.35/cwt	85.00–90.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	723	86.67/cwt	86.00–87.00	627	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	66.29/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,140	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	36.84/cwt	35.00–39.00	374	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	42.87/cwt	41.00–45.00	474	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	47.99/cwt	47.00–49.00	580	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	44.13/cwt	42.00–46.00	602	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	49.26/cwt	48.00–50.00	723	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	5

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 472Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	130.00–140.00	133.46
4	—	525	109.00–113.00	111.26
4	—	573	110.00–114.00	111.49
9	—	473	120.00–130.00	124.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	121.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	640	90.00–97.00	93.47
3	—	578	98.00–100.00	99.33
3	—	675	85.00–90.00	87.35
3	—	723	86.00–87.00	86.67
4	—	475	109.00–115.00	112.73
11	—	525	100.00–105.00	101.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	418	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	481	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	109.00–115.00	111.31
6	—	577	95.00–100.00	98.83
6	—	629	94.00–100.00	96.19
7	—	508	105.00	105.00
8	—	433	105.00–110.00	109.04
9	—	323	112.00–119.00	117.02
9	—	465	103.00–108.00	105.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	85.00–94.00	91.02
5	—	373	100.00–106.00	103.34
6	—	422	95.00–101.00	97.99
9	—	524	89.00–95.00	92.12
16	—	476	90.00–97.00	93.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	133.00	133.00
10	—	430	140.00	140.00
19	—	508	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	118.00	118.00
3	—	330	140.00	140.00
4	—	533	119.00–124.00	121.24
10	—	370	136.00–140.00	139.09
16	—	469	126.00–129.00	128.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	105.00	105.00
4	—	374	125.00–130.00	127.75
5	—	328	132.00–139.00	136.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–750.00	684.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–975.00	929.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,720	66.00–67.00	66.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	47.00–49.00	47.99
14	—	1,106	41.00–45.00	42.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	48.00–50.00	49.26
6	—	1,365	42.00–46.00	44.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,014	35.00–39.00	36.84

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.