Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2020-03-25

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 25

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

383 head

▲ 314 vs last sale 69▲ 383 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 33▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 50▲ 19 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 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

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 $115.41/cwt on 266 head.

Average price

$115.41

266 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$216

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$18.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.32

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	132.08	586	15thin
Medium and Large 3	325	125.00	406	3thin
Medium and Large 2	510	116.09	592	33
Medium and Large 1-2	703	114.01	802	215

One grade step is worth $18.06/cwt here — about −$216 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 sale266 hd

115.41

—

AL average10 barns · 739 hd

124.73

−9.32

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	62.52	666	6thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	167.24/cwt	164.00–170.00	622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	160.67/cwt	160.00–161.00	603	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	150.85/cwt	146.00–156.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	163.85/cwt	159.00–169.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	126.32/cwt	126.00–130.00	803	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	645	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	804	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	724	117.30/cwt	117.00–118.00	849	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	431	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	501	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	131.03/cwt	128.00–133.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	132.77/cwt	131.00–135.00	576	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	127.02/cwt	126.00–128.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	114.80/cwt	114.00–116.00	603	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	107.41/cwt	107.00–109.00	632	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	688	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	774	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	113.75/cwt	113.00–114.50	817	140
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	160.47/cwt	159.00–162.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	130.04/cwt	126.00–134.00	670	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	62.01/cwt	61.00–63.00	629	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	57.03/cwt	56.00–58.00	587	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	68.53/cwt	68.00–69.00	788	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115.00/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786.25/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	4

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 383Last week 69Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	159.00–162.00	160.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	515	126.00–134.00	130.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	119.00–120.00	119.67
4	—	571	130.00	130.00
20	—	724	117.00–118.00	117.30
2	—	423	146.00–156.00	150.85
3	—	375	160.00–161.00	160.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	170.00–172.00	171.00
2	—	428	159.00–169.00	163.85
3	—	372	164.00–170.00	167.24
12	—	636	126.00–130.00	126.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	112.00–117.00	114.50
2	—	710	90.00–91.00	90.50
3	—	520	120.00–125.00	123.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	130.00–135.00	132.71
12	—	588	107.00–109.00	107.41
4	—	385	128.00–133.00	131.03
5	—	525	114.00–116.00	114.80
5	—	668	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	126.00–128.00	127.02
3	—	372	134.00–135.00	134.67
4	—	434	131.00–135.00	132.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	676	114.50	114.50
140	—	718	113.00–114.50	113.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	61.00–63.00	62.01
2	—	1,030	56.00–58.00	57.03
2	—	1,150	68.00–69.00	68.53

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	975.00–1,175.00	1,115.00

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)	4	—	—	700.00–875.00	786.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00

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.