Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.19/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$173.19

58 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$19.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	177.03	883	28
Medium and Large 2	467	171.46	801	26
Medium and Large 3	425	157.64	670	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.39/cwt here — about $214 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 sale58 hd

173.19

—

AL average16 barns · 1,426 hd

166.97

+6.22

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	1,915	114.09	2,185	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	84.00	942	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	76.96	730	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	467	189.40/cwt	185.00–195.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	192.54/cwt	190.00–195.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	178.01/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	175.49/cwt	168.00–178.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	179.97/cwt	179.00–181.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	194.67/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	225.42/cwt	222.00–228.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	194.54/cwt	190.00–196.00	735	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	148.41/cwt	144.00–153.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	167.73/cwt	166.00–169.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	174.24/cwt	171.00–181.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	166.86/cwt	164.00–170.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	207.00/cwt	201.00–209.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	164.59/cwt	161.00–166.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.23/cwt	179.00–182.00	851	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	163.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	174.20/cwt	170.00–178.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	195.98/cwt	194.00–199.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	190.20/cwt	189.00–192.00	993	5
Bulls	—	—	1,915	114.09/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,185	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	85.65/cwt	83.00–88.00	906	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	80.69/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,009	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	76.96/cwt	74.00–79.00	730	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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 350Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 22Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	185.00–195.00	189.40
2	—	423	190.00–195.00	192.54
2	—	563	176.00–180.00	178.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	168.00–178.00	175.49
2	—	335	179.00–181.00	179.97
3	—	370	171.00–181.00	174.24
5	—	526	161.00–166.00	164.59
4	—	580	160.00–165.00	163.22
5	—	426	170.00–178.00	174.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	144.00–153.00	148.41
2	—	330	164.00–170.00	166.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	166.00–169.00	167.73
21	—	475	179.00–182.00	179.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	194.00–196.00	194.67
2	—	670	185.00	185.00
4	—	324	222.00–228.00	225.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	378	190.00–196.00	194.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	575	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	201.00–209.00	207.00
3	—	420	194.00–199.00	195.98
5	—	522	189.00–192.00	190.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	112.00–116.00	114.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,058	83.00–88.00	85.65
3	—	1,250	80.00–81.00	80.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	74.00–79.00	76.96

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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