Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2024-09-11

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Sep 11
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 265▼ 213 vs year ago 336 · −63.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 56▼ 18 vs year ago 44 · −40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 10▲ 17 vs year ago 22 · +77.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower in a lightly tested market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $205.35/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −153.10 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.
Average price
$205.35
12 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.84
vs AL average
−33.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2558206.581,1529thin
Medium and Large 3523201.661,0553thin
One grade step is worth $4.92/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale12 hd
205.35
—
AL average13 barns · 455 hd
217.19
−11.84
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−33.26
This barn, trailing median16 sales
358.45
−153.10
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—Low1,413132.881,8782thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,344121.501,6339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193120.361,4363thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,085106.451,1552thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9335
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,88712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8554thin

Every lot

32 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 2325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325271.67/cwt265.00–275.008833
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332321.53/cwt315.00–325.001,0673
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518246.62/cwt245.00–250.001,2773
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618222.98/cwt221.00–225.001,3782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1258274.95/cwt270.00–280.007092
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275253.33/cwt250.00–260.006973
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278235.00/cwt230.00–240.006535
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328249.89/cwt245.00–255.008202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383242.35/cwt235.00–250.009282
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428223.81/cwt217.00–230.009587
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485204.95/cwt200.00–210.009942
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517213.66/cwt207.00–222.001,1053
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523201.66/cwt200.00–205.001,0553
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578203.04/cwt200.00–212.001,1746
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625194.46/cwt192.00–197.001,2152
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675190.88/cwt187.00–195.001,2882
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420257.98/cwt252.00–262.001,0843
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428236.18/cwt230.00–242.001,0112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3472221.91/cwt217.00–227.001,0473
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523216.69/cwt210.00–220.001,1333
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3613194.00/cwt190.00–197.001,1893
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615198.48/cwt197.00–200.001,2212
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,413132.88/cwt131.00–134.001,8782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085106.45/cwt105.00–108.001,1552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193120.36/cwt119.00–121.001,4363
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,328124.32/cwt123.00–126.001,6516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375115.86/cwt114.00–119.001,5933
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,933.00/head1,800.00–2,040.001,9335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,887.08/head1,750.00–2,050.001,88712
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,855.00/head1,800.00–1,910.001,8554

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.