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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 15

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Apr 1Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 125▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 13▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 6▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with some pairs selling up to 1550.00. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower in a lightly tested market.

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 $119.33/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$119.33

16 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$24.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	394	125.45	495	12thin
Medium and Large 3	493	100.99	497	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.46/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale16 hd

119.33

—

AL average10 barns · 588 hd

114.39

+4.94

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	1,258	72.25	909	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	60.62	742	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	50.86	499	13

Every lot

25 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	711	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	134.17/cwt	129.00–136.00	443	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	130.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	121.60/cwt	119.00–126.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	113.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	539	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	617	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	580	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,258	72.25/cwt	70.00–74.00	909	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	46.74/cwt	45.00–51.00	441	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	58.98/cwt	58.00–60.00	602	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	54.00/cwt	53.00–56.00	555	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	56.83/cwt	54.00–58.00	633	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	61.98/cwt	60.00–63.00	778	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	65.49/cwt	65.00–66.00	904	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270.83/cwt	1,175.00–1,375.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833.33/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613.75/cwt	575.00–690.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,334.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,460.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	940.00/cwt	900.00–980.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856.25/cwt	775.00–950.00	—	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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–131.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	95.00–100.00	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	129.00–136.00	134.17
2	—	370	128.00–134.00	130.96
3	—	418	119.00–126.00	121.60
3	—	473	113.00–116.00	113.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00–104.00	101.98
2	—	525	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	115.00–117.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	127.00–129.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	70.00–74.00	72.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	65.00–66.00	65.49
4	—	1,114	54.00–58.00	56.83
4	—	1,256	60.00–63.00	61.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	58.00–60.00	58.98
4	—	1,028	53.00–56.00	54.00
7	—	943	45.00–51.00	46.74

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	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	983.33

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)	3	—	—	800.00–875.00	833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,270.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–690.00	613.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50

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	8	—	—	775.00–950.00	856.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,225.00–1,460.00	1,334.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–980.00	940.00

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.