Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2024-08-14

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 14
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
133 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 203▼ 70 vs year ago 203 · −34.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 30▲ 3 vs year ago 36 · +8.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 0▲ 17 vs year ago 10 · +170.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.79/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −130.66 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.
Average price
$227.79
22 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,176
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$5.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.80
vs AL average
−24.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2517228.321,18120
Medium and Large 3508222.511,1302thin
One grade step is worth $5.81/cwt here — about $50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale22 hd
227.79
—
AL average16 barns · 583 hd
235.59
−7.80
National average159 barns · 7,784 hd
251.94
−24.15
This barn, trailing median16 sales
358.45
−130.66
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
Bulls—Low1,321148.381,9596thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,245140.421,7482thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,110135.321,5023thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,027123.671,2707thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8814thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,5882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0784thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335328.80/cwt320.00–337.001,1013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1252
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383325.09/cwt317.00–330.001,2455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470275.98/cwt275.00–277.001,2972
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578240.97/cwt240.00–242.001,3932
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382265.69/cwt265.00–267.001,0153
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421250.50/cwt242.00–255.001,0558
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,1644
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507228.90/cwt228.00–237.001,16117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3508222.51/cwt220.00–225.001,1302
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2943
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618219.90/cwt215.00–225.001,3592
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3627200.67/cwt200.00–202.001,2583
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423308.49/cwt307.00–310.001,3052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,2234
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525251.00/cwt245.00–255.001,3185
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,2972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560244.96/cwt240.00–250.001,3722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618236.00/cwt235.00–237.001,4582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,158135.02/cwt132.00–137.001,5643
Bulls——1,483161.74/cwt160.00–165.002,3993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933118.93/cwt117.00–120.001,1103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098127.22/cwt126.00–128.001,3974
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110135.32/cwt135.00–136.001,5023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,245140.42/cwt139.00–142.001,7482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,077.50/head1,830.00–2,325.002,0784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,881.25/head1,750.00–1,925.001,8814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,587.50/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5882

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.