Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-01-27

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jan 27

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 216 vs last sale 299▼ 144 vs year ago 227 · −63.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 22▼ 29 vs year ago 41 · −70.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 11▼ 17 vs year ago 25 · −68.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

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 $134.29/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$134.29

25 head · 385 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	383	138.80	532	13thin
Medium and Large 1	525	132.00	693	3thin
Medium and Large 3	341	128.53	438	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about $94 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 sale25 hd

134.29

—

AL average16 barns · 1,314 hd

123.38

+10.91

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	1,100	65.24	718	3thin

Every lot

15 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	162.68/cwt	160.00–166.00	514	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	150.84/cwt	146.00–156.00	483	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	157.69/cwt	154.00–161.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	552	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	141.73/cwt	138.00–144.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	129.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	421	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	140.19/cwt	136.00–141.00	523	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	126.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	563	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	149.34/cwt	149.00–150.00	645	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,100	65.24/cwt	62.00–70.00	718	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660.00/cwt	650.00–670.00	—	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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 299Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 22Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	133.00–138.00	135.47
2	—	468	132.00–135.00	133.54
6	—	373	136.00–141.00	140.19
3	—	320	138.00–144.00	141.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	127.00–134.00	129.48
3	—	373	125.00–129.00	126.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	149.00–150.00	149.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	138.00–140.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	140.00–147.00	143.41
2	—	320	146.00–156.00	150.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	160.00–166.00	162.68
4	—	375	154.00–161.00	157.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	62.00–70.00	65.24

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	—	—	650.00–670.00	660.00

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.