Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.50/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$147.50

67 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$21.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	159.59	780	12thin
Medium and Large 2	413	153.55	634	25
Medium and Large 3	447	137.63	616	30

One grade step is worth $21.96/cwt here — about $164 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 sale67 hd

147.50

—

AL average12 barns · 1,538 hd

151.22

−3.72

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	1,805	86.44	1,560	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	60.73	702	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,383	59.94	829	3thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	151.77/cwt	148.00–154.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	134.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	158.26/cwt	152.00–161.00	592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	157.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,187	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	167.44/cwt	165.00–170.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	173.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	141.16/cwt	137.00–145.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	135.96/cwt	130.00–139.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.84/cwt	148.00–156.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	161.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	165.51/cwt	161.00–169.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	123.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	159.84/cwt	157.00–165.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	148.23/cwt	145.00–150.00	485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	129.40/cwt	126.00–132.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	137.96/cwt	135.00–142.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	123.62/cwt	120.00–125.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	163.99/cwt	162.00–166.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	98.02/cwt	96.00–100.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	157.76/cwt	156.00–158.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.98/cwt	164.00–166.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.51/cwt	160.00–163.00	675	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	86.44/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	64.99/cwt	64.00–66.00	782	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	59.94/cwt	59.00–61.00	829	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	57.53/cwt	56.00–59.00	644	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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 201Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 21Year ago 41

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	140.00	140.00
2	—	683	118.00–119.00	118.49
5	—	531	148.00–154.00	151.77
4	—	419	170.00–172.00	170.99
3	—	463	162.00–166.00	163.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	155.00–157.00	156.02
4	—	521	130.00–140.00	134.24
4	—	575	120.00–128.00	123.24
5	—	623	120.00–125.00	123.62
2	—	713	96.00–100.00	98.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	148.00–150.00	149.01
7	—	374	152.00–161.00	158.26
6	—	430	148.00–156.00	151.84
6	—	329	157.00–165.00	159.84
3	—	572	135.00–142.00	137.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	137.00–145.00	141.16
3	—	478	130.00–139.00	135.96
2	—	625	120.00–126.00	122.98
9	—	327	145.00–150.00	148.23
10	—	524	126.00–132.00	129.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	156.00–158.00	157.76
2	—	383	164.00–166.00	164.98
2	—	418	160.00–163.00	161.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	154.00–160.00	157.03
2	—	625	140.00–145.00	142.50
4	—	368	161.00–169.00	165.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	751	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	165.00–170.00	167.44
8	—	372	170.00–180.00	173.09
3	—	573	155.00–165.00	161.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	639	165.00–167.00	166.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	86.00–87.00	86.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	64.00–66.00	64.99
4	—	1,120	56.00–59.00	57.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	59.00–61.00	59.94

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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