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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.78/cwt ≈ $698/hd at 593 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.77/cwt +14.78 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 675 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $128.39/cwt -7.87 vs last sale · ≈ $484/hd at 377 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 490 197
Feeder cattle 293 390 163
Slaughter cattle 29 54 24
Replacement cattle 26 46 10

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 unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 377 13 124.00–132.00 $128.39 $484 -7.87
405–425 416 4 120.00–126.00 $122.69 $510 —
510–520 517 3 110.00–117.00 $113.01 $584 -3.56
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 5 129.00 $129.00 $742 —
725–742 739 11 119.00–120.00 $119.18 $881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 140.00 $140.00 $595 -6.34

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 127.00–129.00 $128.01 $522 —
475–495 482 5 124.00–128.00 $126.98 $612 +5.78
505–525 518 3 124.00 $124.00 $642 +0.67
533 value added 533 8 126.50 $126.50 $674 —
584–598 592 25 117.00–118.00 $117.39 $695 —
595 value added 595 8 119.00 $119.00 $708 —
625 625 3 110.00 $110.00 $688 +9.01
658–690 value added 675 30 113.75–116.00 $114.77 $775 —
725 725 6 100.00–105.00 $101.67 $737 +11.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 3 111.00–115.00 $113.61 $377 -7.99
375–395 384 4 104.00–114.00 $109.50 $420 -6.83
410–425 421 8 100.00–110.00 $104.75 $441 -7.26
520–530 523 8 92.00–101.00 $99.73 $522 +0.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 377 3 119.00–129.00 $122.36 $461 -1.02
410–425 418 2 114.00–123.00 $118.42 $495 -1.40
590–595 593 2 103.00–107.00 $104.99 $623 +5.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–480 477 3 115.00–123.00 $120.31 $574 +4.32
505–545 521 4 105.00–110.00 $106.97 $557 —
610–630 618 3 94.00–102.00 $98.37 $608 —
775 775 2 70.00 $70.00 $542 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 468 2 126.00–129.00 $127.49 $597 -0.79
510–525 518 2 117.00–125.00 $120.94 $626 +4.69
580–590 585 2 111.00–112.00 $111.50 $652 -1.79
660–685 677 3 105.00–112.00 $108.63 $735 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1195 1106 85-90% 4 35.00–37.00 $36.23 $401 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1420 1280 80-85% 3 39.00–43.00 $41.52 $531 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1310 1278 3 64.00–66.00 $65.37 $835 —
1200–1650 1425 2 69.00–74.00 $71.89 $1,024 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 500.00–570.00 $543.33

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 610.00–690.00 $672.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–830.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 580.00–650.00 $615.00

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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 4 580.00–700.00 $640.00 —

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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.