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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, May 8

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 131▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 43▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 18 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.99/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −120.46 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.

Average price

$237.99

11 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$11.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.21

vs AL average

−29.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	240.11	1,296	9thin
Medium and Large 3	515	228.47	1,177	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale11 hd

237.99

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

250.21

−12.21

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−29.60

This barn, trailing median16 sales

358.45

−120.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $358.45 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,173	116.86	1,371	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	120.93	1,408	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	110.48	1,646	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	104.00	967	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$748	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$969	8

Every lot

29 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,010	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	295.53/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,102	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	286.06/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,545	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	275.75/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,594	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	260.62/cwt	255.00–265.00	842	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	277.22/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,006	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	256.03/cwt	255.00–257.00	947	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	251.23/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,063	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,092	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	253.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,196	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	238.81/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,134	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,177	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	244.16/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,275	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	221.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,395	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	281.18/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,175	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	298.64/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,260	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	279.97/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,341	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,417	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,373	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,481	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,173	116.86/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,371	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	967	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	117.37/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,283	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,537	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	110.48/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,646	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,037.50/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,038	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	748.33/head	700.00–820.00	748	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 May 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 12Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	123.00–126.00	124.48
2	—	1,093	116.00–119.00	117.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	109.00–112.00	110.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	114.00–118.00	116.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.56
3	350–400	373	290.00–300.00	295.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	280.00–292.00	286.06
3	550–600	578	272.00–280.00	275.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	255.00–265.00	260.62
2	350–400	370	255.00–257.00	256.03
4	400–450	423	250.00–255.00	251.23
5	450–500	475	235.00–242.00	238.81
2	500–550	515	227.00–230.00	228.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	270.00–282.00	277.22
3	400–450	425	257.00	257.00
5	450–500	472	250.00–260.00	253.38
6	500–550	522	242.00–247.00	244.16
3	550–600	575	232.00	232.00
4	600–650	630	220.00–222.00	221.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	277.00–285.00	281.18
2	500–550	523	260.00–265.00	262.49
2	550–600	575	255.00–260.00	257.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	297.00–302.00	298.64
8	450–500	479	275.00–282.00	279.97
2	500–550	520	270.00–275.00	272.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,037.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–820.00	748.33

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.