Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-07-21

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 21
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 124▲ 159 vs year ago 89 · +178.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 42▲ 7 vs year ago 18 · +38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 9 vs year ago 18 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.20/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$148.20
79 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$760
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$305
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$2.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3386148.9357511thin
Medium and Large 2517148.5676855
Medium and Large 1602146.0887913thin
One grade step is worth $2.85/cwt here — about −$305 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 sale79 hd
148.20
—
AL average16 barns · 1,460 hd
148.17
+0.04
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—Average1,81886.101,5653thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18162.707405thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12360.336782thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3315159.52/cwt157.00–161.005024
Steers—Medium and Large 2325167.80/cwt165.00–171.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 3370150.14/cwt145.00–155.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 2378165.49/cwt164.00–167.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1422164.00/cwt164.00–164.006923
Steers—Medium and Large 2427155.64/cwt150.00–160.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 3432140.61/cwt137.00–145.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 3475139.00/cwt139.00–139.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2478150.65/cwt148.00–152.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 2524147.53/cwt143.00–150.0077315
Steers—Medium and Large 1525152.50/cwt152.00–154.008014
Steers—Medium and Large 2575142.80/cwt140.00–144.0082110
Steers—Medium and Large 2626139.50/cwt137.00–142.0087310
Steers—Medium and Large 2668133.98/cwt133.00–135.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1680138.50/cwt138.00–139.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0084
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373141.28/cwt138.00–143.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383132.42/cwt130.00–135.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420130.02/cwt128.00–131.005463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424139.45/cwt135.00–143.0059116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473133.60/cwt129.00–139.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475126.45/cwt125.00–128.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485144.00/cwt144.00–144.006985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521137.51/cwt136.00–138.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524131.17/cwt129.00–132.006876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565131.50/cwt131.00–132.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574116.01/cwt110.00–120.006665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578124.66/cwt124.00–125.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624122.27/cwt120.00–124.0076311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645125.50/cwt125.00–126.008092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008254
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418148.70/cwt146.00–154.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474143.54/cwt142.00–148.006809
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475132.52/cwt130.00–136.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518131.38/cwt128.00–133.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526141.48/cwt139.00–143.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563134.97/cwt130.00–139.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573123.00/cwt121.00–126.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630127.01/cwt126.00–129.008006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668123.46/cwt120.00–127.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710117.50/cwt117.00–118.008342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,81886.10/cwt85.00–87.001,5653
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12360.33/cwt58.00–63.006782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13861.16/cwt60.00–63.006963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24565.00/cwt65.00–65.008092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt850.00–900.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—700.00/cwt700.00–700.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.00—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.