Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.43/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$163.43

80 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$36

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

$41.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	350	198.98	696	5thin
Medium and Large 2	479	163.26	781	44
Medium and Large 3	464	157.95	732	31

One grade step is worth $41.03/cwt here — about −$36 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 sale80 hd

163.43

—

AL average15 barns · 1,240 hd

159.87

+3.57

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	—	High	2,027	99.37	2,014	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	71.07	818	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	66.99	676	6thin

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)	—	$944	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$822	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$758	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	680	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.97/cwt	156.00–166.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	159.01/cwt	155.00–164.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	121.06/cwt	116.00–126.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	142.79/cwt	137.00–147.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	128.61/cwt	127.00–135.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	171.10/cwt	165.00–174.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	151.80/cwt	150.00–152.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	163.56/cwt	161.00–164.00	764	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	188.25/cwt	183.00–192.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	175.18/cwt	170.00–178.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.99/cwt	145.00–152.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	140.73/cwt	134.00–142.00	532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	161.78/cwt	160.00–166.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	204.94/cwt	203.00–207.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.41/cwt	135.00–140.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	130.95/cwt	127.00–134.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.49/cwt	151.00–158.00	724	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	174.96/cwt	170.00–180.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	154.30/cwt	151.00–159.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	142.60/cwt	138.00–146.00	461	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	821.88/head	725.00–925.00	822	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	757.50/head	720.00–850.00	758	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	944.44/head	875.00–1,060.00	944	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	—	—	2,027	99.37/cwt	98.00–100.00	2,014	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	72.37/cwt	71.00–74.00	838	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	68.47/cwt	68.00–69.00	777	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	696	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	637	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 349Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 9Year ago 57

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 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	—	680	124.00–125.00	124.50
5	—	423	156.00–166.00	159.97
5	—	482	155.00–164.00	159.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	116.00–126.00	121.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	137.00–147.00	142.79
5	—	576	127.00–135.00	128.61
3	—	523	136.00–140.00	137.32
8	—	423	145.00–152.00	148.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00–127.00	123.47
8	—	378	134.00–142.00	140.73
2	—	420	135.00–140.00	137.41
4	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.23
3	—	532	127.00–134.00	130.95
7	—	323	138.00–146.00	142.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	151.00–158.00	152.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	146.00	146.00
7	—	378	165.00–174.00	171.10
4	—	558	141.00–145.00	143.00
7	—	481	155.00–160.00	158.26
2	—	635	137.00–139.00	138.02
5	—	426	160.00–166.00	161.78
2	—	313	170.00–180.00	174.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	150.00–152.00	151.80
23	—	467	161.00–164.00	163.56
3	—	337	183.00–192.00	188.25
5	—	421	170.00–178.00	175.18
3	—	517	151.00–159.00	154.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	190.00–200.00	195.00
2	—	320	203.00–207.00	204.94

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	725.00–925.00	821.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	720.00–850.00	757.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	—	875.00–1,060.00	944.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,027	98.00–100.00	99.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	71.00–74.00	72.37
2	—	1,135	68.00–69.00	68.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	68.00–69.00	68.49
2	—	995	64.00	64.00

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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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle