Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-04-14

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 14
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
607 head
▲ 222 vs last sale 385▲ 532 vs year ago 75 · +709.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 33▲ 24 vs year ago 42 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 21▼ 20 vs year ago 56 · −35.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.84/cwt on 283 head.
Average price
$121.84
283 head · 670 lb average
Value per head Derived
$817
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$350
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$2.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.14
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3417124.0651718thin
Medium and Large 2527122.6264737
Medium and Large 1713121.53867228
One grade step is worth $2.52/cwt here — about −$350 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 sale283 hd
121.84
—
AL average16 barns · 2,537 hd
131.98
−10.14
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,36482.861,13012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22264.017828thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04064.006662thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,31663.7383915

Every lot

64 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3320147.95/cwt145.00–151.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 3373141.65/cwt140.00–145.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 2428148.49/cwt146.00–151.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 2525140.30/cwt137.00–143.0073710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added546149.75/cwt149.75–149.7581816
Steers—Medium and Large 2578137.25/cwt136.00–138.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 3590125.52/cwt123.00–128.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607144.75/cwt144.75–144.7587916
Steers—Medium and Large 3625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 1675133.51/cwt133.00–134.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 3677112.72/cwt110.00–116.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added694136.75/cwt136.75–136.7594949
Steers—Medium and Large 1719128.00/cwt128.00–128.009207
Steers—Medium and Large 1775123.06/cwt123.00–124.0095416
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323130.99/cwt130.00–133.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375136.00/cwt136.00–136.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376128.29/cwt125.00–130.004827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426132.98/cwt130.00–135.005667
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430121.00/cwt120.00–122.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474120.00/cwt120.00–120.005694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475126.33/cwt123.00–128.006006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527120.01/cwt119.00–122.006326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540127.91/cwt127.00–129.0069132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574124.40/cwt124.00–126.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576119.66/cwt117.00–121.006899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624119.67/cwt118.00–120.007476
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627115.01/cwt114.00–117.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added643124.04/cwt123.00–124.5079839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added654120.00/cwt120.00–120.0078511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675108.50/cwt107.00–110.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added748117.00/cwt117.00–117.0087515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added764120.75/cwt120.75–120.7592357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added821118.75/cwt118.75–118.7597563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425142.44/cwt141.00–144.006059
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430134.47/cwt133.00–136.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473129.49/cwt125.00–132.006126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485137.98/cwt136.00–141.006693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521130.26/cwt129.00–133.006794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530123.48/cwt120.00–126.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563122.48/cwt121.00–124.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 3582116.99/cwt114.00–119.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621121.52/cwt119.00–123.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663118.99/cwt117.00–121.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680122.66/cwt122.00–123.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728107.97/cwt106.00–110.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2778102.49/cwt100.00–105.007972
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06877.73/cwt74.00–80.008304
Bulls——1,37083.09/cwt82.00–86.001,1385
Bulls——1,74789.32/cwt89.00–90.001,5603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04064.00/cwt64.00–64.006662
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22264.01/cwt63.00–66.007828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26560.51/cwt59.00–62.007652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32464.23/cwt63.00–67.0085013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,387.50/cwt1,300.00–1,475.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt975.00–1,025.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/cwt900.00–1,000.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—941.67/cwt875.00–1,075.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—937.50/cwt925.00–950.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/cwt825.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/cwt750.00–800.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,431.25/cwt1,350.00–1,525.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—908.33/cwt850.00–950.00—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.