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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $120.00/cwt ≈ $1,046/hd at 872 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.82/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $512/hd at 427 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 490 333 257
Feeder cattle 390 253 219
Slaughter cattle 54 46 34
Replacement cattle 46 34 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
872 value added 872 44 120.00 $120.00 $1,046 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 155.00 $155.00 $504 -15.78
375–380 376 7 147.00–154.00 $150.42 $566 -13.33
410–435 422 3 145.00–148.00 $146.34 $618 —
455–465 460 2 135.00–139.00 $136.98 $630 —
525–540 529 4 131.00–135.00 $133.98 $709 —
560–570 565 2 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $706 +1.96
625–645 632 3 116.00–118.00 $116.68 $737 -5.32
655–675 670 4 116.00–117.00 $116.24 $779 —
775 775 3 114.00 $114.00 $884 -1.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 9 140.00–149.00 $145.65 $476 -8.88
375–395 381 4 135.00–139.00 $136.26 $519 —
480–490 485 2 115.00–120.00 $117.53 $570 —
525–545 535 2 113.00–120.00 $116.57 $624 —
625 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 418 3 155.00–156.00 $155.68 $651 -13.80
475 475 7 143.00–148.00 $144.43 $686 —
520–540 537 7 140.00–146.00 $145.17 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 6 126.00–129.00 $126.65 $412 +2.85
375 375 8 120.00–126.00 $123.38 $463 +0.93
425–445 427 12 116.00–121.00 $119.82 $512 -0.67
475–485 476 9 112.00–120.00 $117.99 $562 -2.75
505–525 523 8 106.00–114.00 $109.63 $573 -3.00
570 570 2 99.00–100.00 $99.50 $567 -5.50
625–640 630 3 85.00–90.00 $88.31 $556 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 120.00–124.00 $121.60 $395 +3.43
360–375 372 9 115.00–119.00 $116.33 $433 —
420–440 427 6 110.00–114.00 $112.01 $478 +2.50
470–475 474 8 100.00–105.00 $100.62 $477 —
520–540 526 6 95.00–101.00 $98.98 $521 -4.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 476 5 121.00–122.00 $121.20 $577 -8.31
525 525 3 122.00–124.00 $123.33 $647 —
615–625 623 4 100.00–104.00 $100.99 $629 -12.04
660–670 665 2 99.00–101.00 $99.99 $665 -5.83
725 725 2 90.00 $90.00 $652 -13.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 415 4 135.00–141.00 $138.75 $576 -8.60
465–490 474 8 125.00–135.00 $128.28 $608 -8.01
525 525 8 115.00–120.00 $116.25 $610 -10.20
560–595 572 3 111.00–115.00 $113.29 $648 —
605–645 630 3 104.00–110.00 $106.99 $674 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 418 3 120.00–130.00 $125.62 $525 —
465–480 473 3 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $549 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1110 1090 80-85% 8 47.00–50.00 $47.99 $523 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1550 1272 75-80% 3 47.00–50.00 $48.20 $613 —
1065–1440 1280 75-80% 3 40.00–45.00 $43.24 $553 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1050 930 85-90% 2 35.00–38.00 $36.69 $341 -5.80
990 990 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $396 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1980 1657 3 65.00–71.00 $67.73 $1,122 —

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 450.00–520.00 $490.00
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 400.00–460.00 $422.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 610.00–790.00 $700.00
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 610.00 $610.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 14 660.00–860.00 $735.71 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 6 540.00–690.00 $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.