Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.51/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$156.51

128 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	161.01	696	97
Medium and Large 2	413	146.47	606	21
Medium and Large 3	382	133.96	512	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.05/cwt here — about $184 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 sale128 hd

156.51

—

AL average14 barns · 1,663 hd

149.24

+7.28

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	—	Average	1,484	97.63	1,449	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,160	74.54	865	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	66.06	630	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	633	132.06/cwt	129.00–135.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.88/cwt	151.00–159.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	143.76/cwt	139.00–148.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	133.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	176.79/cwt	174.00–179.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	161.38/cwt	160.00–164.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	457	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	747	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	357	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	602	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	735	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	183.14/cwt	183.00–185.00	852	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	179.98/cwt	179.00–181.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.43/cwt	146.00–149.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.67/cwt	139.00–148.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	168.65/cwt	166.00–170.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.00/cwt	142.00–152.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	819	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.40/cwt	158.00–161.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.37/cwt	145.00–149.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.65/cwt	165.00–169.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	161.04/cwt	157.00–164.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	122.94/cwt	120.00–126.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	140.49/cwt	138.00–143.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	134.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	132.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.51/cwt	142.00–146.00	824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	158.97/cwt	157.00–161.00	528	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	75.85/cwt	74.00–78.00	878	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	70.59/cwt	68.00–73.00	826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	100.70/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	94.56/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,308	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	66.06/cwt	64.00–67.00	630	3

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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 8Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	129.00–135.00	132.06
8	—	477	151.00–159.00	154.88
2	—	410	159.00–161.00	160.00
2	—	530	145.00–147.00	146.02
2	—	720	120.00–126.00	122.94
4	—	570	142.00–146.00	144.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	139.00–148.00	143.76
4	—	516	130.00–140.00	133.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	157.00–158.00	157.50
4	—	369	174.00–179.00	176.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	160.00–164.00	161.38
3	—	327	166.00–170.00	168.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	185.00	185.00
3	—	427	179.00–181.00	179.98
3	—	528	165.00–169.00	167.65
3	—	572	157.00–164.00	161.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	385	191.00	191.00
14	—	465	183.00–185.00	183.14
3	—	570	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	457	163.50	163.50
32	—	357	168.50	168.50
12	—	535	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	135.00–145.00	140.00
9	—	424	139.00–148.00	145.67
4	—	375	142.00–152.00	147.00
3	—	332	157.00–161.00	158.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	146.00–149.00	148.43
10	—	377	158.00–161.00	159.40
8	—	523	145.00–149.00	147.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	120.00–124.00	122.00
4	—	311	138.00–143.00	140.49
2	—	383	130.00–140.00	134.84
2	—	430	129.00–135.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,157	74.00–78.00	75.85
2	—	1,170	68.00–73.00	70.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	64.00–67.00	66.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	99.00–102.00	100.70
2	—	1,383	94.00–95.00	94.56

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

Heifers · 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