Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2020-06-24

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jun 24
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 228▼ 93 vs year ago 218 · −42.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 64▼ 2 vs year ago 36 · −5.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 59▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.12/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$111.12
41 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$579
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.44
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2531113.1060028
Medium and Large 3501106.8453513thin
One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about $65 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 sale41 hd
111.12
—
AL average13 barns · 1,385 hd
118.55
−7.44
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—Average1,78593.541,6702thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50970.041,0575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15364.6974611
CowsLean 85-90%Low88655.064884thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315146.48/cwt145.00–148.004612
Steers—Medium and Large 3315137.58/cwt135.00–140.004332
Steers—Medium and Large 3378132.48/cwt130.00–135.005012
Steers—Medium and Large 3520114.63/cwt110.00–119.005962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318135.64/cwt135.00–137.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373127.66/cwt127.00–129.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430113.22/cwt110.00–116.004874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475114.40/cwt114.00–115.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485107.46/cwt104.00–111.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525104.02/cwt101.00–106.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528115.18/cwt113.00–117.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573101.66/cwt100.00–105.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613105.33/cwt102.00–108.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 267699.74/cwt96.00–103.006748
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424125.85/cwt122.00–130.005347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473124.21/cwt121.00–126.005884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525117.20/cwt116.00–119.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525112.71/cwt107.00–115.005927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575111.93/cwt110.00–114.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621109.40/cwt107.00–112.006795
Bulls—Medium and Large 268396.49/cwt95.00–98.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 277888.44/cwt86.00–91.006882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,78593.54/cwt93.00–94.001,6702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88655.06/cwt53.00–57.004884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11865.62/cwt65.00–66.007345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17568.00/cwt68.00–68.007992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18561.86/cwt60.00–64.007334
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50970.04/cwt68.00–72.001,0575
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt810.00–890.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—710.00/cwt700.00–720.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—513.33/cwt450.00–550.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—5

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.