Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.18/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$129.18

91 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$12.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	653	135.53	885	34
Medium and Large 2	562	129.39	728	21
Medium and Large 3	469	123.05	577	36

One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $308 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 sale91 hd

129.18

—

AL average15 barns · 1,252 hd

134.00

−4.83

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	1,530	83.48	1,277	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	67.85	921	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	65.99	826	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	59.55	601	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$917	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$665	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,115	8

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.47/cwt	131.00–138.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	117.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	154.39/cwt	151.00–156.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	169.62/cwt	167.00–173.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	131.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	489	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	172.21/cwt	170.00–175.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	148.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	160.64/cwt	160.00–162.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	154.48/cwt	153.00–156.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	133.03/cwt	132.00–135.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	138.55/cwt	137.00–140.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	148.40/cwt	146.00–150.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	943	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	131.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	121.79/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	117.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	121.76/cwt	117.00–125.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	111.98/cwt	108.00–116.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	126.94/cwt	122.00–131.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	138.83/cwt	137.00–140.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,180.00/head	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,180	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	665.00/head	650.00–680.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	916.67/head	850.00–1,000.00	917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	89.46/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	57.88/cwt	56.00–60.00	582	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	62.94/cwt	62.00–64.00	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	68.03/cwt	67.00–69.00	816	3
Bulls	—	—	1,365	77.50/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,058	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	62.47/cwt	62.00–64.00	633	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	70.35/cwt	69.00–71.00	897	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	65.98/cwt	65.00–68.00	936	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 220Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 20Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	137.00–140.00	138.00
4	—	670	125.00–131.00	126.99
1	—	615	138.00	138.00
6	—	573	137.00–140.00	138.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	131.00–138.00	133.47
3	—	682	114.00–120.00	117.96
3	—	532	130.00–135.00	131.71
4	—	571	125.00–135.00	131.54
4	—	629	122.00–131.00	126.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	130.00–135.00	131.40
6	—	523	115.00–125.00	119.33
14	—	425	120.00–125.00	121.79
4	—	573	115.00–120.00	117.76
5	—	481	117.00–125.00	121.76
2	—	625	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	695	135.75	135.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	151.00–156.00	154.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	167.00–173.00	169.62
5	—	479	155.00–160.00	157.57
2	—	525	156.00	156.00
3	—	428	158.00–160.00	159.00
3	—	368	160.00–162.00	160.64
2	—	725	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	161.00	161.00
2	—	475	165.00	165.00
5	—	376	170.00–175.00	172.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	773	148.00–150.00	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	153.00–156.00	154.48
2	—	518	143.00–145.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	132.00–135.00	133.03
2	—	478	137.00–140.00	138.55
5	—	425	146.00–150.00	148.40
2	—	638	108.00–116.00	111.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,160.00–1,200.00	1,180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–680.00	665.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	916.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	89.00–90.00	89.46
2	—	1,365	76.00–79.00	77.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	56.00–60.00	57.88
4	—	1,013	62.00–64.00	62.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	62.00–64.00	62.94
3	—	1,200	67.00–69.00	68.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	69.00–71.00	70.35
4	—	1,418	65.00–68.00	65.98

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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