Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.82/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$149.82

108 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	152.98	805	65
Medium and Large 2	490	146.14	717	36
Medium and Large 3	455	139.42	634	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $171 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 sale108 hd

149.82

—

AL average14 barns · 1,755 hd

149.65

+0.17

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	1,660	94.00	1,560	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,217	80.84	984	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,077	73.85	796	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$826	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$730	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	563	146.98/cwt	143.00–151.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	157.96/cwt	155.00–160.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	173.36/cwt	170.00–176.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.24/cwt	150.00–159.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	142.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	151.35/cwt	150.00–154.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	180.79/cwt	179.00–181.00	835	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	146.44/cwt	144.00–149.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	167.67/cwt	167.00–168.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	184.60/cwt	181.00–190.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	851	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.22/cwt	154.00–158.00	736	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	177.50/cwt	177.00–178.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	162.95/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.28/cwt	156.00–160.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	138.46/cwt	135.00–141.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	174.66/cwt	174.00–175.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	141.63/cwt	139.00–143.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	153.16/cwt	150.00–156.00	651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	147.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.14/cwt	140.00–146.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	156.02/cwt	155.00–158.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	134.34/cwt	133.00–136.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	161.20/cwt	161.00–163.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	140.95/cwt	136.00–145.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.46/cwt	156.00–161.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/head	690.00–800.00	730	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,055.00/head	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,055	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	673.33/head	600.00–740.00	673	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	76.82/cwt	76.00–79.00	832	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	69.88/cwt	68.00–73.00	748	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,214	79.00/cwt	78.00–81.00	959	4

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 Aug 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 353Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	143.00–151.00	146.98
3	—	470	155.00–160.00	157.96
5	—	431	170.00–176.00	173.36
8	—	525	150.00–159.00	152.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	141.00–145.00	142.96
3	—	478	150.00–154.00	151.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	142.00	142.00
3	—	725	149.00	149.00
2	—	533	177.00–178.00	177.50
5	—	585	167.00	167.00
2	—	620	160.00–166.00	162.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	179.00–181.00	180.79
3	—	520	167.00–168.00	167.67
5	—	375	181.00–190.00	184.60
8	—	679	139.00–143.00	141.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	144.00–149.00	146.44
3	—	377	174.00–175.00	174.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	160.00	160.00
11	—	525	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	154.00–158.00	155.22
2	—	583	144.00–145.00	144.50
8	—	660	137.00	137.00
10	—	376	161.00–163.00	161.20
2	—	633	141.00–142.00	141.50
4	—	429	156.00–161.00	159.46
5	—	775	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	156.00–160.00	157.28
4	—	584	135.00–141.00	138.46
6	—	425	150.00–156.00	153.16
7	—	478	145.00–150.00	147.84
7	—	526	140.00–146.00	144.14
2	—	720	121.00–123.00	122.02
3	—	378	155.00–158.00	156.02
3	—	623	133.00–136.00	134.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	135.00–140.00	137.37
4	—	431	136.00–145.00	140.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	690.00–800.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,055.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–740.00	673.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	84.00–85.00	84.51
4	—	1,214	78.00–81.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	76.00–79.00	76.82
3	—	1,070	68.00–73.00	69.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	94.00	94.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

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Replacement Cattle

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