Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2024-07-17

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 17
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 196▼ 10 vs year ago 181 · −5.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 28▼ 5 vs year ago 36 · −13.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle too few to trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.49/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −105.96 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.
Average price
$252.49
16 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.36
vs AL average
−5.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552258.911,43011thin
Medium and Large 2545238.371,2995thin
One grade step is worth $20.54/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd
252.49
—
AL average14 barns · 628 hd
254.85
−2.36
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−5.31
This barn, trailing median16 sales
358.45
−105.96
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
426376326276median 358.4503/1104/2908/1209/3010/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,341138.771,8618thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,222134.461,6439thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328335.91/cwt312.00–345.001,1028
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0471
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382326.45/cwt322.00–332.001,2475
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,2841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532292.26/cwt290.00–297.001,5553
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564289.85/cwt289.00–295.001,6357
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590266.00/cwt260.00–273.001,5693
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664256.79/cwt250.00–260.001,7055
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328279.89/cwt275.00–285.009182
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378272.35/cwt265.00–280.001,0292
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405267.50/cwt260.00–270.001,0834
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3442253.32/cwt250.00–255.001,1203
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465250.55/cwt247.00–255.001,1655
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473246.01/cwt245.00–247.001,1642
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518243.95/cwt242.00–245.001,2643
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,4076
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,4515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622227.32/cwt225.00–230.001,4143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3761
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720199.86/cwt190.00–210.001,4392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3331
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420298.57/cwt292.00–310.001,2544
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,3662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468274.97/cwt270.00–280.001,2872
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4981
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155128.53/cwt127.00–130.001,4852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163139.32/cwt139.00–140.001,6203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300133.77/cwt133.00–135.001,7394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,341138.77/cwt137.00–140.001,8618

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.