Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2020-03-18

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 18

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 159 vs last sale 228▲ 69 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 23▲ 50 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 mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 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 $117.44/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$117.44

13 head · 408 lb average

Value per head Derived

$479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.38

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	388	121.98	474	9thin
Medium and Large 3	452	107.24	484	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.74/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale13 hd

117.44

—

AL average11 barns · 513 hd

107.07

+10.38

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	1,428	83.89	1,198	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,277	61.68	788	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	58.55	687	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	52.98	487	4thin

Every lot

20 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	135.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	424	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	124.44/cwt	123.00–126.00	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	104.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	499	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	83.89/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,198	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	52.98/cwt	51.00–56.00	487	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	59.59/cwt	58.00–61.00	678	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	54.86/cwt	53.00–56.00	644	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	64.90/cwt	64.00–66.00	785	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,277	61.68/cwt	61.00–62.00	788	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895.00/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	745.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730.00/cwt	710.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718.75/cwt	630.00–770.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752.50/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	20

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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 228Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 23Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	82.00–86.00	83.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,138	58.00–61.00	59.59
2	—	1,210	64.00–66.00	64.90
4	—	1,173	53.00–56.00	54.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	61.00–62.00	61.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	51.00–56.00	52.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	630.00–770.00	718.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	710.00–750.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	895.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	745.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	650.00–825.00	752.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	130.00–140.00	135.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	123.00–126.00	124.44
2	—	425	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	465	110.00–114.00	111.96
3	—	325	129.00–132.00	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	100.00–109.00	104.48

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.