Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.28/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$154.28

85 head · 687 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$527

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$33.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	351	180.51	633	13thin
Medium and Large 3	355	170.04	604	5thin
Medium and Large 1	575	159.00	914	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	786	147.50	1,159	64

One grade step is worth $33.01/cwt here — about −$527 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale85 hd

154.28

—

AL average14 barns · 1,211 hd

164.80

−10.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,654	79.27	1,311	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,374	63.56	873	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	61.47	734	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.84/cwt	156.00–166.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	166.50/cwt	164.00–169.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	121.35/cwt	117.00–125.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	140.69/cwt	135.00–144.00	453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	179.29/cwt	175.00–183.00	672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,159	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	181.94/cwt	180.00–188.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	168.38/cwt	166.00–171.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.65/cwt	127.00–130.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	172.53/cwt	169.00–176.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	151.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.34/cwt	138.00–143.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.95/cwt	144.00–149.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	146.47/cwt	145.00–149.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	137.99/cwt	136.00–141.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	153.26/cwt	153.00–154.00	720	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	682.50/cwt	650.00–720.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	588.75/cwt	550.00–630.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	630.00/cwt	600.00–660.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	59.27/cwt	57.00–61.00	756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	79.27/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,311	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	61.47/cwt	60.00–64.00	734	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	65.70/cwt	64.00–67.00	936	4

How this sale compares

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Jan 12, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 287Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	130.00–139.00	134.39
2	—	480	156.00–166.00	160.84
2	—	440	164.00–169.00	166.50
2	—	670	131.00–132.00	131.49
2	—	740	115.00–120.00	117.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	145.00–149.00	147.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	117.00–125.00	121.35
3	—	322	135.00–144.00	140.69
3	—	388	136.00–141.00	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	137.00	137.00
2	—	530	150.00	150.00
4	—	470	153.00–154.00	153.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	127.00–130.00	128.65
2	—	525	148.00–149.00	148.50
3	—	413	150.00–154.00	151.70
3	—	573	138.00–143.00	141.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	144.00–149.00	145.95
4	—	324	145.00–149.00	146.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	175.00–183.00	179.29
6	—	322	180.00–188.00	181.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	786	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	166.00–171.00	168.38
2	—	328	169.00–176.00	172.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–720.00	682.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–875.00	816.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–630.00	588.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–660.00	630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	57.00–61.00	59.27
4	—	1,424	64.00–67.00	65.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,194	60.00–64.00	61.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,654	78.00–81.00	79.27

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle