Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.68/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$163.68

174 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$18.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	168.74	901	60
Medium and Large 1-2	693	163.50	1,133	74
Medium and Large 2	424	161.19	683	22
Medium and Large 3	380	150.59	573	18thin

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $328 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 sale174 hd

163.68

—

AL average13 barns · 1,550 hd

164.89

−1.21

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	1,843	98.49	1,815	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	90.03	1,179	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	84.77	1,049	5thin

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)	—	$810	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$735	10

Every lot, as filed

34 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 3	—	430	178.64/cwt	176.00–180.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	165.01/cwt	162.00–169.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	158.73/cwt	157.00–161.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	157.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	145.92/cwt	142.00–150.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	182.94/cwt	181.00–189.00	679	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	205.46/cwt	204.00–209.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	200.50/cwt	199.00–204.00	756	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	170.49/cwt	169.00–172.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	175.91/cwt	173.00–177.00	767	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	147.25/cwt	141.00–151.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	150.70/cwt	146.00–156.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	154.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,033	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	167.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,133	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.34/cwt	153.00–160.00	980	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	735.00/head	700.00–775.00	735	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	725.00–800.00	750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,815	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	80.46/cwt	79.00–82.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	87.65/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,118	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	90.03/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,179	3

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 219Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 19Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	176.00–180.00	178.64
3	—	478	162.00–169.00	165.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	170.00–173.00	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	157.00–161.00	158.73
3	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.30
2	—	633	142.00–150.00	145.92
10	—	364	160.00–170.00	167.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	563	169.00–172.00	170.49
16	—	630	164.00	164.00
3	—	435	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	137.00	137.00
26	—	436	173.00–177.00	175.91
3	—	623	153.00–160.00	157.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	141.00–151.00	147.25
4	—	371	146.00–156.00	150.70
6	—	328	151.00–159.00	154.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	693	163.50	163.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	181.00–189.00	182.94
2	—	338	190.00–195.00	192.56
2	—	475	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	204.00–209.00	205.46
6	—	377	199.00–204.00	200.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	188.00	188.00
7	—	360	210.00	210.00
8	—	480	196.00	196.00
13	—	435	200.00	200.00

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	10	—	—	700.00–775.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–800.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,843	98.00–99.00	98.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	79.00–82.00	80.46
3	—	1,275	86.00–89.00	87.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,310	88.00–93.00	90.03

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle