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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $132.00/cwt ≈ $752/hd at 570 lb · 30 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt ≈ $677/hd at 537 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.50/cwt ≈ $739/hd at 598 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 198 430
Feeder cattle 257 — 378
Slaughter cattle 11 — 31
Replacement cattle 7 — 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
570 value added 570 30 132.00 $132.00 $752
605–625 620 4 124.00–126.00 $125.51 $778
665–695 688 4 117.00–122.00 $118.21 $813
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
370–375 374 8 138.00–143.00 $139.24 $521
465–475 470 3 125.00–130.00 $126.99 $597
520–535 527 3 120.00–124.00 $121.99 $643
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
325–345 329 5 131.00–135.00 $134.16 $441

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
325–345 332 7 110.00–125.00 $116.41 $386
375 375 8 115.00–119.00 $117.25 $440
410–445 426 4 109.00–118.00 $112.15 $478
470–475 474 6 106.00–110.00 $107.66 $510
520–530 525 6 100.00–108.00 $103.16 $542
575–585 578 3 100.00–101.00 $100.34 $580
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
475–480 476 4 119.00–121.00 $120.50 $574
537 value added 537 13 126.00 $126.00 $677
598 value added 598 13 123.50 $123.50 $739
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397
440–445 443 2 102.00–105.00 $103.49 $458
470–490 480 2 100.00–103.00 $101.53 $487
520–540 530 3 94.00–99.00 $96.65 $512

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
420–435 426 5 130.00–137.00 $134.59 $573
470–475 473 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $565
505–525 515 2 115.00–119.00 $116.96 $602
625 625 2 101.00 $101.00 $631
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
425–440 429 4 120.00–124.00 $121.03 $519
475 475 3 111.00–114.00 $112.00 $532
525–545 535 2 103.00–105.00 $103.98 $556
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
465–485 475 2 131.00–132.00 $131.49 $625

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–1130 965 85-90% 2 36.00–40.00 $38.34 $370
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1350–1360 1355 80-85% 2 45.00–47.00 $46.00 $623

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 590.00–610.00 $600.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.