Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.03/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$145.03

89 head · 748 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$677

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$26.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	350	162.50	569	8thin
Medium and Large 2	471	161.77	761	21
Medium and Large 1	701	146.17	1,025	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	916	136.00	1,246	55

One grade step is worth $26.50/cwt here — about −$677 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 sale89 hd

145.03

—

AL average14 barns · 680 hd

165.57

−20.53

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	81.91	920	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,253	79.03	990	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	67.58	648	17

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	513	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	155.15/cwt	150.00–159.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	136.20/cwt	134.00–140.00	789	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	140.22/cwt	137.00–146.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	126.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	916	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,246	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	169.51/cwt	165.00–173.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	168.16/cwt	167.00–172.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	140.23/cwt	136.00–142.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	153.60/cwt	151.00–156.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.47/cwt	132.00–138.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.93/cwt	148.00–154.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	150.26/cwt	148.00–152.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.71/cwt	141.00–146.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.31/cwt	150.00–155.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.33/cwt	127.00–137.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.81/cwt	154.00–164.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	124.59/cwt	121.00–128.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	599	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	850.00–1,100.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,078.13/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	875.00–950.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	728.57/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	84.33/cwt	84.00–85.00	883	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	80.70/cwt	78.00–82.00	938	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	82.94/cwt	82.00–84.00	981	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	76.09/cwt	74.00–77.00	994	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	69.20/cwt	67.00–71.00	660	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	77.34/cwt	76.00–79.00	763	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	62.71/cwt	60.00–65.00	596	8

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 73Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 17Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	145.00–147.00	145.99
3	—	620	133.00–134.00	133.67
5	—	479	150.00–159.00	155.15
5	—	579	134.00–140.00	136.20
2	—	670	124.00–130.00	126.96
6	—	428	154.00–164.00	159.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	137.00–146.00	140.22
3	—	525	127.00–137.00	130.33
2	—	418	144.00–145.00	144.51
2	—	580	121.00–128.00	124.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	165.00–170.00	167.50
4	—	375	155.00–160.00	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	179.00	179.00
4	—	468	165.00–173.00	169.51
8	—	590	148.00	148.00
7	—	377	167.00–172.00	168.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	916	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	143.00	143.00
2	—	620	148.00–154.00	150.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	136.00–142.00	140.23
3	—	572	129.00–131.00	130.02
4	—	523	132.00–138.00	135.47
4	—	318	148.00–152.00	150.26
4	—	380	141.00–146.00	143.71
4	—	425	140.00–142.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	151.00–156.00	153.60
2	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.44
2	—	625	136.00	136.00
3	—	477	150.00–155.00	152.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	140.00–144.00	142.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–900.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,078.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	875.00–950.00	912.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00–800.00	728.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	84.00–85.00	84.33
6	—	1,162	78.00–82.00	80.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	82.00–84.00	82.94
4	—	1,306	74.00–77.00	76.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	954	67.00–71.00	69.20
3	—	987	76.00–79.00	77.34
8	—	951	60.00–65.00	62.71

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