Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.52/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$143.52

75 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$485

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

$24.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	163.47	731	8thin
Medium and Large 3	354	158.12	559	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	878	138.50	1,216	58

One grade step is worth $24.97/cwt here — about −$485 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 sale75 hd

143.52

—

AL average12 barns · 654 hd

159.50

−15.98

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	1,340	73.00	978	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	69.24	748	8thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	573	135.39/cwt	132.00–139.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	129.99/cwt	129.00–131.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	158.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	684	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	147.21/cwt	143.00–153.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	136.14/cwt	131.00–141.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	878	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,216	58
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	159.76/cwt	159.00–162.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	123.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	156.80/cwt	152.00–161.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	165.94/cwt	162.00–171.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.01/cwt	137.00–141.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.50/cwt	139.00–142.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	138.30/cwt	137.00–141.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	134.35/cwt	133.00–135.00	564	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	70.82/cwt	69.00–73.00	770	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	682	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	978	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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 345Year ago 607

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 44Year ago 66

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 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	—	573	132.00–139.00	135.39
3	—	632	129.00–131.00	129.99
4	—	430	156.00–160.00	158.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	126.00–129.00	127.49
4	—	423	143.00–153.00	147.21
6	—	523	131.00–141.00	136.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	161.00	161.00
4	—	419	162.00–171.00	165.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	878	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	159.00–162.00	159.76
5	—	376	152.00–161.00	156.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	147.00	147.00
3	—	477	120.00–127.00	123.97
3	—	370	137.00–141.00	138.30
3	—	420	133.00–135.00	134.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	151.00–152.00	151.49
2	—	660	117.00–121.00	118.98
2	—	480	139.00–142.00	140.50
3	—	570	133.00–134.00	133.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	141.00–142.00	141.50
4	—	574	137.00–141.00	140.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	69.00–73.00	70.82
2	—	1,058	64.00–65.00	64.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	73.00	73.00

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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