Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-11-17

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 17

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

228 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 277▼ 35 vs year ago 263 · −13.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 42▼ 29 vs year ago 76 · −38.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 42▼ 95 vs year ago 105 · −90.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

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 $131.33/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$131.33

102 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	680	134.17	912	63
Medium and Large 2	458	129.68	593	30
Medium and Large 3	447	116.99	523	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.17/cwt here — about $389 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 sale102 hd

131.33

—

AL average15 barns · 1,862 hd

126.78

+4.55

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	—	High	1,653	79.44	1,313	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,574	54.98	865	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	50.64	587	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	42.70	453	10

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	166.98/cwt	166.00–170.00	539	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	163.99/cwt	162.00–166.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	147.38/cwt	146.00–156.00	718	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	139.21/cwt	135.00–141.00	448	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	126.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	411	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	132.32/cwt	128.00–134.00	574	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	130.19/cwt	126.00–132.00	622	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	120.96/cwt	119.00–123.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	108.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	134.80/cwt	134.80–134.80	914	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	864	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	163.02/cwt	160.00–166.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	132.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	137.96/cwt	135.00–144.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	135.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	719	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	115.66/cwt	114.00–119.00	721	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	79.44/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,313	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	39.53/cwt	38.00–41.00	396	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	45.86/cwt	44.00–47.00	515	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	48.93/cwt	47.00–50.00	549	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	52.77/cwt	52.00–53.00	635	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	57.21/cwt	55.00–59.00	864	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	53.49/cwt	52.00–54.00	865	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753.33/cwt	625.00–825.00	—	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 Nov 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 277Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 42Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 42Year ago 105

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	130.00–136.00	132.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	130.00–140.00	135.95
3	—	623	114.00–119.00	115.66
4	—	478	135.00–144.00	137.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	160.00–166.00	163.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	119.00–123.00	120.96
5	—	322	135.00–141.00	139.21
9	—	478	126.00–132.00	130.19
11	—	434	128.00–134.00	132.32
3	—	670	105.00–110.00	108.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	678	134.80	134.80
3	—	711	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	125.00–130.00	126.59
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	166.00–170.00	166.98
7	—	487	146.00–156.00	147.38
2	—	373	162.00–166.00	163.99
3	—	595	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	151.00–153.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,050.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–825.00	753.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	79.00–80.00	79.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	52.00–53.00	52.77
5	—	1,123	47.00–50.00	48.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	52.00–54.00	53.49
2	—	1,510	55.00–59.00	57.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	44.00–47.00	45.86
5	—	1,002	38.00–41.00	39.53

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.