Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-08-04

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 4

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 158▼ 15 vs year ago 206 · −7.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 37▼ 6 vs year ago 46 · −13.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 19▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $131.84/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$131.84

46 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$8.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	133.47	726	13thin
Medium and Large 2	455	133.11	606	25
Medium and Large 3	431	125.23	539	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.24/cwt here — about $186 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 sale46 hd

131.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,845 hd

135.58

−3.74

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	1,273	71.17	906	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	66.76	870	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,251	64.09	802	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	58.85	576	8thin

Every lot

33 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 3	373	151.00/cwt	149.00–154.00	563	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	613	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	139.63/cwt	135.00–143.00	586	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	131.99/cwt	129.00–134.00	620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	128.31/cwt	125.00–135.00	671	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	141.63/cwt	139.00–144.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	885	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	144.95/cwt	142.00–151.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	142.21/cwt	139.00–146.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	523	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	136.59/cwt	134.00–140.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	128.51/cwt	126.00–130.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	139.15/cwt	137.00–144.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	528	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	620	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	122.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	707	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	149.00/cwt	147.00–151.00	635	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	136.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	642	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	483	127.84/cwt	125.00–131.00	617	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	131.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	695	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	124.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	693	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	856	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,273	71.17/cwt	70.00–72.00	906	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	59.90/cwt	58.00–62.00	582	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	65.46/cwt	65.00–66.00	638	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	53.39/cwt	51.00–55.00	527	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,251	64.09/cwt	62.00–65.00	802	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	66.76/cwt	64.00–68.00	870	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830.00/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	661.67/cwt	550.00–725.00	—	3

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 158Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 37Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 19Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	58.00–62.00	59.90
2	—	975	65.00–66.00	65.46
3	—	987	51.00–55.00	53.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	64.00–68.00	66.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,251	62.00–65.00	64.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	70.00–72.00	71.17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	137.00–144.00	139.15
3	—	520	135.00–136.00	135.67
3	—	725	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	134.00–140.00	136.59
4	—	473	126.00–130.00	128.51
4	—	369	139.00–146.00	142.21
4	—	320	142.00–151.00	144.95
8	—	576	120.00–126.00	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	115.00–120.00	117.44
3	—	423	123.00–125.00	123.66
3	—	373	129.00–135.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	125.00–131.00	127.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	124.00–127.00	124.98
5	—	471	135.00–139.00	136.38
5	—	426	147.00–151.00	149.00
6	—	529	129.00–135.00	131.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	123.00–124.00	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	139.00–144.00	141.63
4	—	383	158.00–162.00	160.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	135.00–143.00	139.63
3	—	523	125.00–135.00	128.31
3	—	373	149.00–154.00	151.00
3	—	470	129.00–134.00	131.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	725	130.00	130.00
2	—	628	140.00–142.00	140.98

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–900.00	830.00

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	—	—	550.00–725.00	661.67

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.