Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2019-11-13

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 13
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 383 vs last sale 474▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 68▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 22▲ 24 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 sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.59/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$115.59
23 head · 430 lb average
Value per head Derived
$497
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.56
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1378128.254854thin
Medium and Large 2455113.5151615thin
Medium and Large 3390110.744324thin
One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $53 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 sale23 hd
115.59
—
AL average15 barns · 1,647 hd
112.03
+3.56
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15046.405347thin

Every lot

22 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2313150.39/cwt146.00–155.004712
Steers—Medium and Large 1323167.92/cwt166.00–170.005422
Steers—Medium and Large 1368165.49/cwt164.00–167.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 2375141.40/cwt138.00–146.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 2468132.27/cwt130.00–137.006193
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335122.67/cwt120.00–125.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375123.92/cwt121.00–127.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378128.25/cwt128.00–129.004854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390110.74/cwt105.00–115.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425114.49/cwt114.00–115.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480112.61/cwt110.00–115.005413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532108.66/cwt108.00–109.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 259096.99/cwt96.00–98.005722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432141.26/cwt136.00–145.006103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480132.28/cwt130.00–135.006354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3577106.98/cwt100.00–110.006175
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00540.50/cwt40.00–41.004072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16746.65/cwt45.00–49.005443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27051.91/cwt50.00–54.006592
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—977.50/cwt975.00–980.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—787.50/cwt775.00–800.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—776.00/cwt730.00–850.00—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.