Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.75/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$146.75

93 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	158.00	916	12thin
Medium and Large 1	580	149.46	867	2thin
Medium and Large 2	480	147.82	709	56
Medium and Large 3	456	138.02	630	23

One grade step is worth $19.98/cwt here — about $287 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 sale93 hd

146.75

—

AL average15 barns · 1,981 hd

147.11

−0.36

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	1,487	92.56	1,376	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	78.72	904	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	68.61	646	6thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	632	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	156.99/cwt	154.00–159.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	159.01/cwt	158.00–161.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	135.52/cwt	130.00–145.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	174.58/cwt	172.00–182.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	167.66/cwt	167.00–169.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	181.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	134.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	916	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	146.19/cwt	145.00–150.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	566	128.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	141.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	143.15/cwt	140.00–152.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.95/cwt	142.00–146.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	151.19/cwt	148.00–154.00	643	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	149.46/cwt	147.00–152.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	189.22/cwt	187.00–191.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	169.53/cwt	169.00–172.00	826	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	153.03/cwt	152.00–154.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	137.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	143.24/cwt	140.00–149.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	149.84/cwt	145.00–152.00	724	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	170.00/cwt	168.00–172.00	723	4
Bulls	—	—	1,568	96.54/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	78.72/cwt	78.00–79.00	904	4
Bulls	—	—	1,433	89.91/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,288	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	69.92/cwt	68.00–73.00	671	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	597	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 Sep 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 364Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 44Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	130.00–135.00	131.70
4	—	528	154.00–159.00	156.99
3	—	478	158.00–161.00	159.01
4	—	576	130.00–145.00	135.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	115.00–121.00	117.97
2	—	575	133.00	133.00
2	—	480	152.00–154.00	153.03
6	—	526	135.00–145.00	139.82
4	—	425	168.00–172.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	146.00–148.00	147.00
5	—	423	172.00–182.00	174.58
2	—	725	139.00	139.00
5	—	625	140.00–152.00	143.15
4	—	330	187.00–191.00	189.22
11	—	487	169.00–172.00	169.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
3	—	472	167.00–169.00	167.66
4	—	323	180.00–185.00	181.22
2	—	443	170.00–171.00	170.50
2	—	568	140.00–145.00	142.53
3	—	725	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	130.00–135.00	134.02
4	—	320	145.00–150.00	146.19
4	—	566	125.00–130.00	128.71
4	—	424	140.00–145.00	141.24
2	—	370	142.00–146.00	143.95
4	—	475	136.00–140.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	145.00	145.00
12	—	425	148.00–154.00	151.19
6	—	562	135.00–139.00	137.64
7	—	520	140.00–149.00	143.24
29	—	483	145.00–152.00	149.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	147.00–152.00	149.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	96.00–97.00	96.54
3	—	1,433	88.00–91.00	89.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	78.00–79.00	78.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	959	68.00–73.00	69.92
2	—	905	66.00	66.00

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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