Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2020-08-12

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 12

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 206▲ 35 vs year ago 117 · +29.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 46▲ 17 vs year ago 15 · +113.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 25▲ 17 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 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 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 $125.26/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$125.26

46 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$16.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.18

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	131.67	590	12thin
Medium and Large 2	457	125.07	571	27
Medium and Large 3	448	115.00	515	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.67/cwt here — about $75 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 sale46 hd

125.26

—

AL average12 barns · 1,460 hd

123.07

+2.18

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,286	54.16	696	16

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	165.00/cwt	164.00–167.00	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	154.05/cwt	153.00–155.00	508	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	141.70/cwt	138.00–147.00	485	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	138.37/cwt	135.00–141.00	509	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	144.75/cwt	140.00–149.00	615	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	428	133.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	123.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	584	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	132.60/cwt	130.00–136.00	691	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	136.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	422	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	135.80/cwt	132.00–139.00	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	132.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	121.51/cwt	119.00–124.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	121.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	575	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	103.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.85/cwt	117.00–122.00	632	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	116.95/cwt	114.00–119.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	116.66/cwt	116.00–117.00	720	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	136.00/cwt	131.00–141.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	118.71/cwt	115.00–125.00	500	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	123.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	591	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	529	110.81/cwt	110.00–112.00	586	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	668	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	111.94/cwt	110.00–114.00	812	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,215	50.95/cwt	50.00–52.00	619	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	54.39/cwt	53.00–56.00	711	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	57.75/cwt	57.00–58.00	771	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770.00/cwt	700.00–910.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566.67/cwt	530.00–610.00	—	3

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 206Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 46Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	110.00–114.00	111.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	115.00–116.00	115.49
3	—	418	131.00–141.00	136.00
5	—	477	120.00–126.00	123.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	115.00–125.00	118.71
5	—	529	110.00–112.00	110.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	120.00–126.00	123.52
2	—	428	131.00–137.00	133.98
3	—	342	138.00–147.00	141.70
3	—	368	135.00–141.00	138.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	164.00–167.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	153.00–155.00	154.05
5	—	425	140.00–149.00	144.75
5	—	521	130.00–136.00	132.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	119.00–124.00	121.51
5	—	374	132.00–139.00	135.80
6	—	523	117.00–122.00	120.85
8	—	475	119.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	308	135.00–140.00	136.99
3	—	570	114.00–119.00	116.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	113.00–115.00	114.32
2	—	340	125.00–129.00	127.03
2	—	513	100.00–108.00	103.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	146.00	146.00
3	—	617	116.00–117.00	116.66
6	—	425	131.00–134.00	132.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–910.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	530.00–610.00	566.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,308	53.00–56.00	54.39
4	—	1,335	57.00–58.00	57.75
5	—	1,215	50.00–52.00	50.95

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.