Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.00/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$130.00

37 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$175

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

$7.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	517	132.12	682	16thin
Medium and Large 3	443	131.18	581	12thin
Medium and Large 1	688	124.66	857	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.45/cwt here — about −$175 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 sale37 hd

130.00

—

AL average16 barns · 1,507 hd

137.55

−7.54

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	1,927	93.71	1,806	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	74.07	987	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	68.54	841	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	60.73	630	15

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	135.77/cwt	135.00–137.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	120.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.98/cwt	143.00–148.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	147.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	773	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	154.28/cwt	153.00–157.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.52/cwt	141.00–144.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.90/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.89/cwt	159.00–165.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.52/cwt	146.00–149.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	141.00/cwt	137.00–143.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	155.57/cwt	152.00–162.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	133.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	112.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	137.39/cwt	135.00–141.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	143.03/cwt	138.00–146.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	762	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,927	93.71/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,806	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	64.06/cwt	62.00–65.00	641	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	59.52/cwt	58.00–61.00	625	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	67.17/cwt	65.00–69.00	805	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	71.28/cwt	70.00–73.00	915	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	73.28/cwt	71.00–76.00	956	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,149	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 May 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 293Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 24Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 16

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	132.00–137.00	134.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	135.00–137.00	135.77
4	—	628	114.00–115.00	114.75
4	—	320	138.00–146.00	143.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	124.00–126.00	125.02
5	—	756	120.00–124.00	120.80
2	—	585	130.00–138.00	133.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	143.00–148.00	146.98
4	—	681	110.00–115.00	112.99
5	—	472	135.00–141.00	137.39
2	—	635	119.00–121.00	120.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	142.00–150.00	147.00
2	—	425	159.00–165.00	161.89
2	—	625	133.00–135.00	134.01
3	—	575	137.00–143.00	141.00
4	—	484	152.00–162.00	155.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	147.00–150.00	148.48
7	—	374	153.00–157.00	154.28
2	—	475	146.00–149.00	147.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	141.00–144.00	142.52
2	—	728	135.00–143.00	138.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	750.00–925.00	866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–950.00	866.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,927	92.00–95.00	93.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	62.00–65.00	64.06
11	—	1,050	58.00–61.00	59.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,199	65.00–69.00	67.17
4	—	1,284	70.00–73.00	71.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,305	71.00–76.00	73.28
2	—	1,473	78.00	78.00

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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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