Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-04-21

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 21

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

155 head

▼ 452 vs last sale 607▼ 156 vs year ago 311 · −50.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 66▲ 15 vs year ago 27 · +55.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 36▲ 34 vs year ago 13 · +261.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 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 $125.90/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$125.90

29 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.93

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	131.75	627	4thin
Medium and Large 2	458	126.88	581	15thin
Medium and Large 3	415	122.10	506	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $121 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 sale29 hd

125.90

—

AL average15 barns · 1,435 hd

126.83

−0.93

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	60.52	831	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	57.21	656	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	51.70	481	7thin

Every lot

30 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 3	328	146.02/cwt	143.00–150.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	150.15/cwt	150.00–151.00	647	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	685	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	136.32/cwt	136.00–137.00	706	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	124.41/cwt	120.00–129.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	123.29/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	128.59/cwt	126.00–132.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	466	127.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	131.75/cwt	131.00–132.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	121.65/cwt	119.00–126.00	630	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	112.49/cwt	112.00–113.00	596	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	138.67/cwt	135.00–141.00	580	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	657	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	131.23/cwt	127.00–136.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	117.91/cwt	114.00–122.00	682	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	50.19/cwt	49.00–51.00	461	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	55.47/cwt	55.00–56.00	533	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	54.78/cwt	54.00–56.00	619	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	58.95/cwt	57.00–62.00	682	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	831	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885.00/cwt	820.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820.00/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	735.00/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625.00/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,375.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	936.82/cwt	875.00–1,030.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	746.25/cwt	670.00–825.00	—	16

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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 607Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 66Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 36Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	57.00–62.00	58.95
5	—	1,130	54.00–56.00	54.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	60.00–61.00	60.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	55.00–56.00	55.47
5	—	918	49.00–51.00	50.19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	131.00–132.00	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	125.00–130.00	127.62
3	—	518	119.00–126.00	121.65
7	—	427	126.00–132.00	128.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	120.00–125.00	123.29
2	—	325	126.00–128.00	127.03
2	—	388	120.00–129.00	124.41
2	—	530	112.00–113.00	112.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	431	150.00–151.00	150.15
3	—	518	136.00–137.00	136.32
6	—	476	143.00–145.00	144.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	143.00–150.00	146.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	125.00–127.00	125.99
3	—	418	135.00–141.00	138.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	139.00–142.00	140.49
2	—	578	114.00–122.00	117.91
4	—	524	127.00–136.00	131.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–675.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–875.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	820.00–950.00	885.00

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)	3	—	—	600.00–675.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–800.00	735.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	875.00–1,030.00	936.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	670.00–825.00	746.25

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.