Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.60/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$183.60

28 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$17.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	188.71	952	7thin
Medium and Large 2	456	185.39	845	16thin
Medium and Large 3	498	170.75	851	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.96/cwt here — about $102 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 sale28 hd

183.60

—

AL average14 barns · 1,709 hd

191.71

−8.11

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	—	Low	1,410	101.96	1,438	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	93.36	1,123	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	91.94	1,241	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$960	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$818	4thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	532	203.71/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	196.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	138.03/cwt	134.00–142.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	234.48/cwt	233.00–236.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	199.99/cwt	198.00–202.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	205.41/cwt	201.00–210.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	191.33/cwt	187.00–196.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	218.61/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	208.97/cwt	207.00–210.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	230.37/cwt	226.00–235.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	246.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	192.99/cwt	191.00–196.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	190.49/cwt	190.00–191.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	166.42/cwt	163.00–170.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	178.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	173.63/cwt	170.00–176.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	186.30/cwt	183.00–190.00	913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	817.50/head	770.00–900.00	818	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/head	940.00–980.00	960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,410	101.96/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,438	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	96.46/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,264	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	88.92/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,224	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	93.36/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,123	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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 217Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 24Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. 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	—	532	200.00–209.00	203.71
4	—	576	190.00–200.00	196.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	134.00–142.00	138.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	170.00–172.00	171.00
2	—	423	198.00–202.00	199.99
3	—	467	191.00–196.00	192.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	187.00–196.00	191.33
2	—	415	190.00–191.00	190.49
6	—	524	175.00–185.00	178.28
3	—	490	183.00–190.00	186.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	163.00–170.00	166.42
3	—	485	170.00–176.00	173.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	233.00–236.00	234.48
2	—	623	201.00–210.00	205.41
5	—	523	215.00–221.00	218.61
3	—	330	240.00–250.00	246.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	250.00–255.00	252.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	207.00–210.00	208.97
2	—	335	226.00–235.00	230.37

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	770.00–900.00	817.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	940.00–980.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	99.00–105.00	101.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	95.00–98.00	96.46
3	—	1,377	86.00–91.00	88.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	92.00–94.00	93.36

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