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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $121.75/cwt ≈ $1,053/hd at 865 lb · 58 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.26/cwt ≈ $777/hd at 674 lb · 17 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $134.00/cwt ≈ $863/hd at 644 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 156 258
Feeder cattle 299 121 157
Slaughter cattle 22 25 63
Replacement cattle 11 10 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 value added 865 58 121.75 $121.75 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 17 134.00 $134.00 $863 —
722 value added 722 9 128.00 $128.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 4 168.00–170.00 $169.25 $555 +9.78
370–395 377 5 150.00–159.00 $154.74 $583 +6.41
470–490 480 3 138.00–148.00 $143.69 $690 —
525–546 544 9 130.00–135.00 $134.46 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 378 3 135.00–145.00 $138.39 $523 -6.61
410–425 418 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $533 -3.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $448 -5.82
355–395 372 9 128.00–138.00 $134.81 $501 +5.30
410–445 430 6 120.00–129.00 $123.88 $533 -2.70
455–495 475 5 119.00–126.00 $123.17 $585 +1.18
520–538 535 7 116.00–124.00 $117.11 $627 +1.02
575–590 580 3 110.00–111.00 $110.66 $642 —
615–630 623 2 103.00–106.00 $104.48 $651 —
675 675 5 96.00–100.00 $98.40 $664 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
604 604 6 116.00 $116.00 $701 —
672 value added 672 13 117.50 $117.50 $790 —
682 682 4 108.00 $108.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 3 124.00–129.00 $126.99 $406 —
355–375 373 8 120.00–126.00 $123.00 $459 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 3 134.00–140.00 $136.71 $584 -1.63
695 695 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 531 4 110.00–115.00 $112.28 $596 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1460 1367 75-80% 3 56.00–58.00 $56.71 $775 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1685 1548 2 76.00–79.00 $77.63 $1,202 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 570.00–630.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 670.00–690.00 $680.00

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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.