Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-03-10

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 10

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

299 head

▲ 233 vs last sale 66▲ 71 vs year ago 228 · +31.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 24▲ 14 vs year ago 25 · +56.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▼ 14 vs year ago 23 · −60.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 $118.61/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$118.61

85 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$224

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	121.73	585	48
Medium and Large 3	462	116.10	536	26
Medium and Large 1	729	110.93	809	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about −$224 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 sale85 hd

118.61

—

AL average16 barns · 2,355 hd

127.84

−9.23

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	1,442	70.41	1,015	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	54.75	725	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	53.04	628	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	42.58	416	3thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	148.49/cwt	147.00–151.00	558	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	150.85/cwt	150.00–151.00	793	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	133.83/cwt	132.00–134.00	787	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	125.97/cwt	124.00–128.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	826	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	809	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	938	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	128.44/cwt	126.00–131.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	324	136.57/cwt	133.00–139.00	442	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	486	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	387	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	426	118.74/cwt	115.00–121.00	506	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	125.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	537	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	122.62/cwt	119.00–126.00	584	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	114.83/cwt	114.00–115.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	112.18/cwt	110.00–115.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	118.85/cwt	116.00–123.00	632	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	112.99/cwt	112.00–119.00	646	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	678	97.46/cwt	96.00–99.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	752	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	829	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	146.15/cwt	142.00–151.00	621	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	141.67/cwt	136.00–146.00	673	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	484	128.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	126.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	673	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	119.71/cwt	117.00–123.00	690	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	635	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	702	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,037	64.00/cwt	63.00–65.00	664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,847	76.82/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,419	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	42.58/cwt	40.00–45.00	416	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	50.52/cwt	48.00–52.00	596	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	57.25/cwt	54.00–59.00	681	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	52.48/cwt	50.00–55.00	682	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	57.02/cwt	56.00–58.00	770	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	600.00/cwt	570.00–630.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	495.00/cwt	470.00–520.00	—	2

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 66Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 24Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	50.00–55.00	52.48
2	—	1,350	56.00–58.00	57.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	40.00–45.00	42.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,180	48.00–52.00	50.52
3	—	1,190	54.00–59.00	57.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	63.00–65.00	64.00
3	—	1,847	75.00–79.00	76.82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
4	—	576	117.00–123.00	119.71
5	—	530	120.00–130.00	126.94
11	—	475	136.00–146.00	141.67
11	—	425	142.00–151.00	146.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	110.00–111.00	110.50
4	—	484	125.00–133.00	128.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	119.00–126.00	122.62
13	—	572	112.00–119.00	112.99
6	—	427	125.00–129.00	125.68
6	—	532	116.00–123.00	118.85
2	—	775	96.00	96.00
6	—	375	129.00–130.00	129.67
7	—	324	133.00–139.00	136.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	115.00–121.00	118.74
5	—	521	110.00–115.00	112.18
2	—	313	126.00–131.00	128.44
2	—	678	96.00–99.00	97.46
3	—	387	120.00–125.00	122.35
6	—	476	114.00–115.00	114.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	752	110.25	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	124.00–128.00	125.97
3	—	668	123.00–124.00	123.67
6	—	376	147.00–151.00	148.49
12	—	588	132.00–134.00	133.83
3	—	775	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	157.00–161.00	159.00
11	—	809	116.00	116.00
7	—	526	150.00–151.00	150.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	570.00–630.00	600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	470.00–520.00	495.00

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.