Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.73/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$137.73

40 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$807

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$6.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	140.10	810	20
Medium and Large 2	489	138.01	675	6thin
Medium and Large 3	425	136.51	580	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	675	133.83	903	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale40 hd

137.73

—

AL average16 barns · 1,518 hd

139.20

−1.47

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	1,328	73.40	974	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	73.08	885	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	67.23	696	7thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	528	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	148.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.51/cwt	135.00–137.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	710.00–840.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	75.86/cwt	72.00–77.00	933	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	68.47/cwt	68.00–69.00	1,043	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	68.75/cwt	67.00–71.00	709	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	63.44/cwt	63.00–64.00	663	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	78.55/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,021	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	69.40/cwt	69.00–70.00	843	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	74.57/cwt	72.00–77.00	873	5

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 169Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 68Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	140.00–142.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	136.00–137.00	136.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	655	135.00	135.00
4	—	720	130.00	130.00
2	—	645	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	147.00	147.00
6	—	755	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	141.00	141.00
4	—	521	135.00–137.00	136.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	505	156.00	156.00
2	—	725	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	162.00	162.00
2	—	475	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	145.00–150.00	148.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	147.00	147.00
8	—	575	157.00	157.00

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	—	—	710.00–840.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	72.00–77.00	75.86
2	—	1,523	68.00–69.00	68.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,031	67.00–71.00	68.75
2	—	1,045	63.00–64.00	63.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	78.00–79.00	78.55
5	—	1,215	69.00–70.00	69.40
5	—	1,171	72.00–77.00	74.57

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