Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2020-08-19

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 19
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 152▼ 97 vs year ago 293 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 32▼ 60 vs year ago 80 · −75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 20 vs year ago 31 · −64.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.96/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$114.96
73 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$524
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.50/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 1529121.006407thin
Medium and Large 2461116.5053742
Medium and Large 3425110.5047024
One grade step is worth $10.50/cwt here — about $170 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 sale73 hd
114.96
—
AL average12 barns · 1,916 hd
122.40
−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—Average1,93084.321,6272thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37051.657082thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03349.235095thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324143.63/cwt140.00–149.004654
Steers—Medium and Large 3368125.93/cwt124.00–130.004633
Steers—Medium and Large 2374140.71/cwt136.00–145.005267
Steers—Medium and Large 3429126.21/cwt122.00–128.005414
Steers—Medium and Large 2528125.19/cwt121.00–129.006614
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321135.05/cwt132.00–140.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376117.10/cwt115.00–120.004409
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380131.92/cwt126.00–135.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424109.44/cwt105.00–114.004649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427116.86/cwt114.00–122.0049913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473102.67/cwt100.00–105.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480112.31/cwt110.00–115.0053910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508113.58/cwt110.00–115.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527101.68/cwt100.00–105.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529121.00/cwt121.00–121.006407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583105.97/cwt104.00–108.006182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618102.64/cwt101.00–104.006343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425137.26/cwt134.00–140.005834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434121.57/cwt118.00–126.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2457125.32/cwt123.00–128.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473115.50/cwt110.00–119.005466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524114.75/cwt114.00–115.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540105.50/cwt105.00–106.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575107.50/cwt105.00–110.006182
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,93084.32/cwt83.00–86.001,6272
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94051.00/cwt50.00–52.004793
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17346.57/cwt45.00–48.005462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37051.65/cwt50.00–53.007082
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—540.00/cwt500.00–570.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—756.67/cwt650.00–810.00—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.