Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.28/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$138.28

183 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$28.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	159.90	806	20
Medium and Large 1	754	143.29	1,080	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	867	135.17	1,172	138
Medium and Large 3	635	131.51	835	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.39/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale183 hd

138.28

—

AL average15 barns · 902 hd

158.09

−19.81

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,257	74.19	933	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	73.52	839	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	66.02	662	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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 3	—	465	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	136.42/cwt	133.00–140.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	147.93/cwt	146.00–150.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.98/cwt	146.00–149.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,170	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,096	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,203	56
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	669	123.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	154.91/cwt	153.00–158.00	812	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	631	134.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	982	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	144.31/cwt	143.00–145.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.30/cwt	136.00–144.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	113.67/cwt	113.00–114.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	735	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/cwt	950.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	525.00–625.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	66.23/cwt	65.00–67.00	693	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	73.43/cwt	71.00–75.00	800	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	77.56/cwt	77.00–79.00	918	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	68.87/cwt	66.00–70.00	777	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,257	74.19/cwt	72.00–75.00	933	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	531	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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 268Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 74Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 45Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–143.00	141.53
2	—	420	146.00–150.00	147.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	133.00–140.00	136.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	625	134.00	134.00
9	—	540	143.00	143.00
3	—	578	136.00–144.00	141.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	146.00–149.00	146.98
3	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.64
3	—	693	115.00–119.00	117.00
3	—	482	143.00–145.00	144.31
3	—	727	113.00–114.00	113.67
2	—	630	123.00–125.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	725	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	683	105.00–110.00	107.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	148.00	148.00
11	—	775	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	857	136.50	136.50
23	—	786	139.50	139.50
56	—	911	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	140.00	140.00
4	—	669	120.00–129.00	123.46
5	—	631	130.00–137.00	134.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	178.00–179.00	178.49
11	—	524	153.00–158.00	154.91
2	—	728	130.00–132.00	131.00
5	—	425	175.00	175.00

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	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–625.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,046	65.00–67.00	66.23
3	—	987	71.00	71.00
2	—	915	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	71.00–75.00	73.43
7	—	1,183	77.00–79.00	77.56
6	—	1,128	66.00–70.00	68.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,257	72.00–75.00	74.19

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