Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.46/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$134.46

205 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$312

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

$15.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	406	149.02	605	9thin
Medium and Large 3	400	139.77	560	21
Medium and Large 1-2	689	133.08	917	175

One grade step is worth $15.94/cwt here — about −$312 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 sale205 hd

134.46

—

AL average15 barns · 1,469 hd

140.21

−5.75

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	1,360	90.00	1,224	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	69.97	782	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	69.47	868	6thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	475	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.00/cwt	143.00–148.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	140.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.52/cwt	138.00–142.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	144.45/cwt	141.00–148.00	543	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.80/cwt	130.00–140.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	131.73/cwt	131.00–132.00	888	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	151.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	146.63/cwt	142.00–151.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	618	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	151.55/cwt	149.00–159.00	562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	129.61/cwt	125.00–134.00	620	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	908.33/cwt	900.00–925.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	69.97/cwt	68.00–73.00	782	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,138	73.04/cwt	71.00–75.00	831	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	65.90/cwt	64.00–69.00	898	3

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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 173Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 26Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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	—	475	145.00–148.00	146.56
3	—	425	140.00	140.00
4	—	525	138.00–142.00	140.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	143.00–148.00	145.00
7	—	479	135.00–145.00	140.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	710	135.00	135.00
103	—	674	131.00–132.00	131.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	141.00–148.00	144.45
3	—	318	147.00–149.00	147.99
4	—	420	130.00–140.00	135.80
5	—	478	125.00–134.00	129.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	150.00–154.00	151.38
6	—	418	145.00–150.00	147.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	142.00–151.00	146.63
10	—	371	149.00–159.00	151.55

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–925.00	908.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,117	68.00–73.00	69.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,138	71.00–75.00	73.04
3	—	1,362	64.00–69.00	65.90

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

Heifers · 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