Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2020-12-09

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Dec 9

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▲ 137 vs last sale 253▲ 171 vs year ago 219 · +78.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 46▲ 20 vs year ago 34 · +58.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 34▲ 42 vs year ago 4 · +1,050.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.34/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$130.34

110 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$327

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$26.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.66

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	146.72	720	17thin
Medium and Large 2	521	133.96	697	30
Medium and Large 3	408	133.90	547	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	872	120.00	1,046	44

One grade step is worth $26.72/cwt here — about −$327 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 sale110 hd

130.34

—

AL average12 barns · 1,443 hd

138.00

−7.66

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	1,657	67.73	1,122	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,090	47.99	523	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,276	45.72	583	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	38.35	368	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	145.65/cwt	140.00–149.00	476	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	150.42/cwt	147.00–154.00	566	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	381	136.26/cwt	135.00–139.00	519	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	155.68/cwt	155.00–156.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	146.34/cwt	145.00–148.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	144.43/cwt	143.00–148.00	686	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	133.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	116.57/cwt	113.00–120.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	145.17/cwt	140.00–146.00	780	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	706	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	116.68/cwt	116.00–118.00	737	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	116.24/cwt	116.00–117.00	779	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	872	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,046	44
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	126.65/cwt	126.00–129.00	412	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	121.60/cwt	120.00–124.00	395	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	433	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	123.38/cwt	120.00–126.00	463	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	119.82/cwt	116.00–121.00	512	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	478	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	474	100.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	477	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	121.20/cwt	121.00–122.00	577	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	117.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	562	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	109.63/cwt	106.00–114.00	573	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	525	123.33/cwt	122.00–124.00	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	98.98/cwt	95.00–101.00	521	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	99.50/cwt	99.00–100.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	100.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	629	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	88.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	99.99/cwt	99.00–101.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	138.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	576	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	125.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	608	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	116.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	610	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	113.29/cwt	111.00–115.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	106.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	674	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,657	67.73/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,122	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	36.69/cwt	35.00–38.00	341	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	396	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	47.99/cwt	47.00–50.00	523	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,272	48.20/cwt	47.00–50.00	613	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	43.24/cwt	40.00–45.00	553	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/cwt	610.00–790.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	490.00/cwt	450.00–520.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	422.50/cwt	400.00–460.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	735.71/cwt	660.00–860.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	600.00/cwt	540.00–690.00	—	6

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 253Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 46Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 34Year ago 4

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
7	—	376	147.00–154.00	150.42
4	—	670	116.00–117.00	116.24
4	—	529	131.00–135.00	133.98
3	—	775	114.00	114.00
3	—	632	116.00–118.00	116.68
2	—	565	120.00–130.00	124.96
2	—	460	135.00–139.00	136.98
3	—	422	145.00–148.00	146.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	872	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	155.00–156.00	155.68
7	—	537	140.00–146.00	145.17
7	—	475	143.00–148.00	144.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	115.00–120.00	117.53
9	—	327	140.00–149.00	145.65
4	—	381	135.00–139.00	136.26
2	—	625	110.00	110.00
2	—	535	113.00–120.00	116.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	85.00–90.00	88.31
6	—	325	126.00–129.00	126.65
2	—	570	99.00–100.00	99.50
12	—	427	116.00–121.00	119.82
9	—	476	112.00–120.00	117.99
8	—	523	106.00–114.00	109.63
8	—	375	120.00–126.00	123.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	122.00–124.00	123.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	121.00–122.00	121.20
4	—	623	100.00–104.00	100.99
2	—	725	90.00	90.00
2	—	665	99.00–101.00	99.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	115.00–119.00	116.33
8	—	474	100.00–105.00	100.62
6	—	526	95.00–101.00	98.98
6	—	427	110.00–114.00	112.01
5	—	325	120.00–124.00	121.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	115.00–120.00	116.25
8	—	474	125.00–135.00	128.28
4	—	415	135.00–141.00	138.75
3	—	630	104.00–110.00	106.99
3	—	572	111.00–115.00	113.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	115.00–117.00	115.99
3	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	35.00–38.00	36.69
2	—	990	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	40.00–45.00	43.24
3	—	1,272	47.00–50.00	48.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,090	47.00–50.00	47.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	65.00–71.00	67.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–460.00	422.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	450.00–520.00	490.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–790.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	540.00–690.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	660.00–860.00	735.71

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.