Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2019-11-20

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 20
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▲ 357 vs last sale 91▲ 448 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 22▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 20 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 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.78/cwt on 132 head.
Average price
$109.78
132 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$506
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.56
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426120.7251529
Medium and Large 2472109.7851870
Medium and Large 3469100.1646933
One grade step is worth $20.57/cwt here — about $45 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 sale132 hd
109.78
—
AL average15 barns · 2,328 hd
114.34
−4.56
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
Bulls—Average1,44469.391,0028thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10652.595825thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98037.8937110

Every lot

49 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318160.50/cwt160.00–161.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 3325130.00/cwt130.00–130.004232
Steers—Medium and Large 2328148.43/cwt145.00–155.004878
Steers—Medium and Large 1378150.97/cwt150.00–152.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 3378128.64/cwt126.00–130.004863
Steers—Medium and Large 2379145.55/cwt138.00–149.0055212
Steers—Medium and Large 2475126.00/cwt126.00–126.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 3475120.50/cwt120.00–121.005724
Steers—Medium and Large 3521116.22/cwt115.00–120.006064
Steers—Medium and Large 2525128.00/cwt128.00–128.006723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317119.52/cwt119.00–121.003796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374123.73/cwt122.00–127.0046311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375116.93/cwt114.00–121.0043810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384107.46/cwt105.00–109.004134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425120.30/cwt119.00–121.0051110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427103.69/cwt100.00–105.0044310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429111.83/cwt110.00–118.0048018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added452124.00/cwt124.00–124.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470116.49/cwt116.00–117.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 347396.72/cwt94.00–102.004578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481111.20/cwt105.00–115.0053511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522104.65/cwt102.00–109.005469
Heifers—Medium and Large 352797.47/cwt90.00–100.005148
Heifers—Medium and Large 355395.00/cwt95.00–95.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574101.99/cwt100.00–106.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625104.00/cwt104.00–104.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629100.67/cwt97.00–103.006339
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422121.62/cwt120.00–128.005136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426132.23/cwt130.00–135.0056313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468132.50/cwt132.00–133.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473112.78/cwt110.00–120.005335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486120.00/cwt120.00–120.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 351599.00/cwt97.00–101.005102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536115.09/cwt111.00–120.0061715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563116.00/cwt115.00–117.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 357696.39/cwt92.00–101.005555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577107.60/cwt105.00–110.006215
Bulls—Medium and Large 362688.25/cwt86.00–89.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2636104.73/cwt99.00–108.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 267597.00/cwt95.00–100.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 273082.45/cwt80.00–85.006022
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32867.50/cwt66.00–69.008966
Bulls——1,79375.04/cwt74.00–76.001,3452
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95541.51/cwt40.00–43.003964
Cows—Lean 85-90%99735.48/cwt34.00–37.003546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10652.59/cwt50.00–55.005825
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—600.00/cwt500.00–700.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—520.00/cwt490.00–550.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—416.67/cwt400.00–440.00—3

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.