Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.04/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$141.04

177 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,120

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$151

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

$10.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	650	151.00	982	16thin
Medium and Large 1	808	140.05	1,132	161

One grade step is worth $10.95/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 sale177 hd

141.04

—

AL average13 barns · 904 hd

156.95

−15.91

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	1,645	97.42	1,603	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	69.04	789	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	418	157.46/cwt	156.00–159.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	142.87/cwt	136.00–146.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	541	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	844	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	940	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,189	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,163	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,098	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	167.75/cwt	166.50–172.00	902	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	901	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.40/cwt	134.00–138.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	147.43/cwt	143.00–152.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	128.57/cwt	125.00–132.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.13/cwt	127.00–137.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.26/cwt	141.00–151.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	943.00/cwt	840.00–1,050.00	—	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,281.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,684	100.13/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,686	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	91.99/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	69.04/cwt	68.00–70.00	789	2

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 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 121Year ago 299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 36Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 12Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	156.00–159.00	157.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	136.00–146.00	142.87
5	—	528	134.00–138.00	135.40
2	—	310	143.00–152.00	147.43
2	—	618	125.00–132.00	128.57
6	—	575	127.00–137.00	133.13
3	—	433	141.00–151.00	145.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	114.00–117.00	115.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	406	162.50	162.50
17	—	541	156.00	156.00
3	—	730	127.00	127.00
28	—	658	137.00	137.00
9	—	475	159.00	159.00
5	—	860	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	940	126.50	126.50
58	—	865	134.50	134.50
15	—	779	141.00	141.00
26	—	538	166.50–172.00	167.75
8	—	445	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	650	151.00	151.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	840.00–1,050.00	943.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,281.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,684	98.00–103.00	100.13
2	—	1,568	91.00–93.00	91.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	68.00–70.00	69.04

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Frisco City Stockyards

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