Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2020-10-07

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Oct 7

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

257 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 143▼ 121 vs year ago 378 · −32.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 37▼ 20 vs year ago 31 · −64.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 18▼ 14 vs year ago 21 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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 $115.39/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$115.39

72 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$22.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	124.18	690	30
Medium and Large 2	434	110.81	481	34
Medium and Large 3	473	101.87	481	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $208 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 sale72 hd

115.39

—

AL average10 barns · 1,224 hd

114.93

+0.46

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%	Low	1,355	46.00	623	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	38.34	370	2thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	134.16/cwt	131.00–135.00	441	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	139.24/cwt	138.00–143.00	521	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	597	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	125.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	118.21/cwt	117.00–122.00	813	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	116.41/cwt	110.00–125.00	386	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	117.25/cwt	115.00–119.00	440	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	112.15/cwt	109.00–118.00	478	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	107.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	510	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	120.50/cwt	119.00–121.00	574	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	487	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	103.16/cwt	100.00–108.00	542	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	96.65/cwt	94.00–99.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	537	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	677	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	739	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	134.59/cwt	130.00–137.00	573	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	429	121.03/cwt	120.00–124.00	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	565	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	112.00/cwt	111.00–114.00	532	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	116.96/cwt	115.00–119.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	103.98/cwt	103.00–105.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	631	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	38.34/cwt	36.00–40.00	370	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	46.00/cwt	45.00–47.00	623	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	590.00–610.00	—	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 143Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 37Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	131.00–132.00	131.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	111.00–114.00	112.00
2	—	535	103.00–105.00	103.98
4	—	429	120.00–124.00	121.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	130.00–137.00	134.59
2	—	473	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	515	115.00–119.00	116.96
2	—	625	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	126.00	126.00
13	—	598	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	115.00–119.00	117.25
4	—	426	109.00–118.00	112.15
6	—	474	106.00–110.00	107.66
6	—	525	100.00–108.00	103.16
3	—	578	100.00–101.00	100.34
7	—	332	110.00–125.00	116.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	100.00–103.00	101.53
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
2	—	443	102.00–105.00	103.49
3	—	530	94.00–99.00	96.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	119.00–121.00	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	570	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	124.00–126.00	125.51
4	—	688	117.00–122.00	118.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	138.00–143.00	139.24
3	—	470	125.00–130.00	126.99
3	—	527	120.00–124.00	121.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	131.00–135.00	134.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	45.00–47.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	36.00–40.00	38.34

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	590.00–610.00	600.00

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.