Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.22/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$144.22

25 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	150.96	738	9thin
Medium and Large 1	628	142.95	898	7thin
Medium and Large 3	424	138.47	587	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $151 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 sale25 hd

144.22

—

AL average16 barns · 1,407 hd

149.74

−5.52

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	—	High	2,244	103.23	2,316	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	66.55	658	4thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	—	618	143.59/cwt	140.00–147.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.67/cwt	151.00–155.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	142.95/cwt	137.00–146.00	898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	149.28/cwt	147.00–152.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.43/cwt	128.00–137.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	183.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	160.44/cwt	159.00–162.00	610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.45/cwt	158.00–168.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	130.57/cwt	126.00–135.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	178.56/cwt	174.00–183.00	652	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	528.33/cwt	500.00–560.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	2,295	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	2,479	2
Bulls	—	—	2,193	98.43/cwt	97.00–100.00	2,159	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	66.55/cwt	65.00–68.00	658	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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 193Year ago 66

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	140.00–147.00	143.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	151.00–155.00	152.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	137.00–146.00	142.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	147.00–152.00	149.28
2	—	420	130.00–138.00	134.00
2	—	513	126.00–135.00	130.57
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	128.00–137.00	132.43
3	—	560	148.00	148.00
4	—	370	158.00–168.00	162.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	180.00–190.00	183.37
3	—	365	174.00–183.00	178.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	159.00–162.00	160.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	690	148.00	148.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–560.00	528.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,295	107.00–109.00	108.02
2	—	2,193	97.00–100.00	98.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	65.00–68.00	66.55

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