Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-04-20

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 20
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
155 head
51 vs last sale 206 0 vs year ago 155 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
17 vs last sale 42 17 vs year ago 42 · 40.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
24 vs last sale 0 23 vs year ago 47 · 48.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.34/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$139.34
28 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$47
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.12
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486151.517378thin
Medium and Large 3422136.7657714thin
Medium and Large 2607129.157846thin
One grade step is worth $22.36/cwt here — about −$47 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 sale28 hd
139.34
AL average14 barns · 1,074 hd
144.47
−5.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,63687.371,4294thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31477.981,0254thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13373.178296thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10866.517372thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,29378.46/cwt78.00–79.001,0142
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,31477.98/cwt77.00–79.001,0254
CowsLean 85-90%1,10866.51/cwt66.00–67.007372
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15073.00/cwt73.00–73.008402
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03877.51/cwt77.00–78.008052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21069.00/cwt69.00–69.008352
BullsMedium and Large 2568138.47/cwt137.00–140.007872
BullsMedium and Large 2417156.59/cwt152.00–161.006533
BullsMedium and Large 2525139.50/cwt138.00–141.007324
HeifersMedium and Large 2577133.65/cwt129.00–136.007713
HeifersMedium and Large 1425159.00/cwt159.00–159.006763
HeifersMedium and Large 1523147.01/cwt145.00–148.007695
SteersMedium and Large 2520150.98/cwt150.00–152.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 3328147.78/cwt143.00–150.004856
SteersMedium and Large 2475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007842
SteersMedium and Large 1568161.47/cwt160.00–163.009172
SteersMedium and Large 1629155.75/cwt154.00–159.009804
SteersMedium and Large 2373169.50/cwt169.00–170.006322
SteersMedium and Large 3375152.80/cwt150.00–160.005735
SteersMedium and Large 3325156.99/cwt156.00–160.005105
HeifersMedium and Large 3375142.51/cwt142.00–143.005342
HeifersMedium and Large 3638114.06/cwt109.00–119.007282
HeifersMedium and Large 2637124.65/cwt121.00–127.007943
HeifersMedium and Large 3433132.44/cwt129.00–136.005732
HeifersMedium and Large 3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006562
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2843.75/cwt775.00–900.004
Bred CowsSmall 1-2663.33/cwt625.00–690.003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2725.00/cwt650.00–800.004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2850.00/cwt800.00–900.004
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2737.50/cwt650.00–825.004
Bulls1,97896.28/cwt94.00–98.001,9042

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.