Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-02-24

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Feb 24

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Feb 10Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

298 head

▲ 118 vs last sale 180▲ 33 vs year ago 265 · +12.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 31▲ 5 vs year ago 25 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 0▼ 34 vs year ago 61 · −55.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 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 $128.15/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$128.15

99 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	130.63	667	57
Medium and Large 2	433	127.16	551	28
Medium and Large 3	401	120.02	481	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $185 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 sale99 hd

128.15

—

AL average16 barns · 1,382 hd

123.33

+4.82

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	1,397	76.97	1,075	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	62.59	934	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	59.94	677	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	865	49.02	424	3thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	162.95/cwt	159.00–165.00	531	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	148.37/cwt	147.00–150.00	487	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	152.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	572	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	143.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	541	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	127.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	599	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	145.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	688	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	795	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	828	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	738	111.97/cwt	109.00–115.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	745	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	957	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	972	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	128.24/cwt	121.00–130.00	414	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	136.50/cwt	135.00–137.00	444	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	461	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	130.78/cwt	129.00–133.00	494	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	398	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	553	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	135.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	580	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	125.56/cwt	124.00–127.00	594	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	130.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	113.06/cwt	109.00–117.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	119.34/cwt	115.00–122.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	682	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	113.02/cwt	109.00–116.00	650	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	99.00/cwt	96.00–102.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	742	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	883	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	145.00/cwt	143.00–148.00	613	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	107.45/cwt	104.00–111.00	768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,397	76.97/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,075	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	49.02/cwt	48.00–50.00	424	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	59.94/cwt	59.00–61.00	677	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	66.52/cwt	65.00–68.00	881	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	59.97/cwt	59.00–61.00	961	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936.67/cwt	900.00–970.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	590.00/cwt	490.00–690.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752.50/cwt	710.00–820.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	535.00/cwt	470.00–610.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	522.50/cwt	480.00–600.00	—	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 Feb 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 298Last week 180Year ago 265

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 31Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 61

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	65.00–68.00	66.52
3	—	1,603	59.00–61.00	59.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	48.00–50.00	49.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	59.00–61.00	59.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	73.00–80.00	76.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	130.00–134.00	132.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	143.00–148.00	145.00
2	—	625	117.00–119.00	117.98
2	—	715	104.00–111.00	107.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	635	126.00	126.00
2	—	742	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.67
18	—	482	130.00–136.00	130.92
8	—	398	139.00	139.00
11	—	429	132.00–138.00	135.10
2	—	533	127.00–129.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	115.00–122.00	119.34
5	—	378	129.00–133.00	130.78
8	—	325	135.00–137.00	136.50
3	—	575	109.00–116.00	113.02
7	—	473	124.00–127.00	125.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	121.00–130.00	128.24
2	—	580	96.00–102.00	99.00
2	—	483	109.00–117.00	113.06
5	—	375	120.00–125.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	817	119.00	119.00
12	—	568	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	745	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	159.00–165.00	162.95
7	—	374	152.00–155.00	152.99
2	—	575	138.00	138.00
8	—	472	140.00–147.00	145.75
2	—	673	122.00–124.00	122.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	140.00–148.00	143.95
2	—	468	125.00–131.00	127.92
3	—	328	147.00–150.00	148.37
2	—	738	109.00–115.00	111.97

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	6	—	—	900.00–970.00	936.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	490.00–690.00	590.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	710.00–820.00	752.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	480.00–600.00	522.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	470.00–610.00	535.00

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.