Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-09-15

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Sep 15

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

193 head

▼ 130 vs last sale 323▲ 193 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 24▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 13▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $125.63/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$125.63

51 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	130.49	582	30
Medium and Large 3	462	118.69	549	21

One grade step is worth $11.80/cwt here — about $34 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 sale51 hd

125.63

—

AL average16 barns · 2,093 hd

129.10

−3.47

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	60.04	682	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	55.82	579	6thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	162.69/cwt	158.00–165.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	137.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	154.08/cwt	151.00–160.00	586	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	646	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	873	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	142.99/cwt	139.00–147.00	459	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	132.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	124.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	129.75/cwt	127.00–132.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	119.98/cwt	114.00–124.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	126.91/cwt	125.00–131.00	596	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	119.35/cwt	114.00–122.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	521	116.22/cwt	115.00–120.00	606	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	127.11/cwt	121.00–129.00	675	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	109.20/cwt	109.00–110.00	608	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	146.22/cwt	143.00–151.00	616	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	121.54/cwt	120.00–123.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	130.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	625	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	116.99/cwt	115.00–121.00	612	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	524	125.18/cwt	122.00–131.00	656	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	122.44/cwt	121.00–125.00	708	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	55.82/cwt	54.00–58.00	579	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,127	58.74/cwt	57.00–60.00	662	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	713	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715.00/cwt	700.00–730.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656.67/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627.50/cwt	530.00–690.00	—	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	129.00–132.00	130.99
5	—	421	143.00–151.00	146.22
7	—	578	121.00–125.00	122.44
10	—	524	122.00–131.00	125.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00–123.00	121.54
3	—	523	115.00–121.00	116.99
6	—	428	130.00–135.00	132.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	135.00–141.00	137.92
3	—	580	134.00	134.00
7	—	465	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	158.00–165.00	162.69
3	—	380	151.00–160.00	154.08
3	—	670	130.00–131.00	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	120.00–128.00	124.50
4	—	521	115.00–120.00	116.22
5	—	557	109.00–110.00	109.20
2	—	325	130.00–136.00	132.82
3	—	420	114.00–124.00	119.98
3	—	473	114.00–122.00	119.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	139.00–147.00	142.99
7	—	531	121.00–129.00	127.11
12	—	470	125.00–131.00	126.91
2	—	375	133.00–135.00	133.97
4	—	419	127.00–132.00	129.75

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)	2	—	—	700.00–730.00	715.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	530.00–690.00	627.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–700.00	656.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,127	57.00–60.00	58.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,037	54.00–58.00	55.82

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.