Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2020-02-05

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Feb 5

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Jan 29Feb 5Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 227▲ 236 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 41▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 33 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 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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 $125.66/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$125.66

62 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	128.80	582	10thin
Medium and Large 2	423	126.84	537	42
Medium and Large 3	415	117.59	488	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $95 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 sale62 hd

125.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,515 hd

127.55

−1.89

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	—	Low	1,485	71.08	1,055	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	53.82	606	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	38.38	367	11

Every lot

31 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	148.41/cwt	145.00–154.00	479	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	553	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	356	155.31/cwt	153.00–160.00	553	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	123.04/cwt	122.00–124.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	132.48/cwt	129.00–136.00	497	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	121.64/cwt	120.00–123.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	125.73/cwt	123.00–130.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	114.98/cwt	113.00–116.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	123.20/cwt	119.00–125.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	114.19/cwt	113.00–115.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	101.94/cwt	100.00–104.00	637	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	146.96/cwt	143.00–150.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	142.36/cwt	138.00–143.00	605	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	132.46/cwt	129.00–136.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	107.34/cwt	105.00–112.00	780	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	78.63/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,345	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	40.69/cwt	40.00–42.00	385	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	37.52/cwt	35.00–39.00	361	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	54.46/cwt	53.00–56.00	585	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	58.05/cwt	57.00–59.00	639	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	612	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	746.67/cwt	680.00–790.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668.33/cwt	630.00–725.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	510.00/cwt	420.00–600.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	497.50/cwt	410.00–590.00	—	8

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 227Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	105.00–112.00	107.34
4	—	418	143.00–150.00	146.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	129.00–136.00	132.46
11	—	425	138.00–143.00	142.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	160.00–167.00	163.47
13	—	356	153.00–160.00	155.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	323	145.00–154.00	148.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	113.00–115.00	114.19
7	—	424	123.00–130.00	125.73
24	—	375	129.00–136.00	132.48
2	—	625	100.00–104.00	101.94
4	—	478	119.00–125.00	123.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	122.00–124.00	123.04
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
3	—	380	120.00–123.00	121.64
3	—	430	113.00–116.00	114.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	126.00–128.00	126.65
5	—	412	132.00	132.00
2	—	525	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	63.00–64.00	63.52
2	—	1,710	76.00–81.00	78.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	40.00–42.00	40.69
8	—	961	35.00–39.00	37.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	57.00–59.00	58.05
2	—	1,275	48.00	48.00
5	—	1,075	53.00–56.00	54.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	680.00–790.00	746.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	420.00–600.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	630.00–725.00	668.33

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	600.00–800.00	716.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	410.00–590.00	497.50

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.