Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-03-15

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 15
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
189 head
24 vs last sale 165 103 vs year ago 86 · +119.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
11 vs last sale 19 9 vs year ago 21 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
5 vs last sale 15 4 vs year ago 6 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.58/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$173.58
109 head · 621 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,078
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$215
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
21.86
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2499189.4094520
Medium and Large 3464175.1181215thin
Medium and Large 1-2686169.001,15974
One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale109 hd
173.58
AL average14 barns · 1,471 hd
195.44
−21.86
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,467101.271,4855thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09290.7099012
CowsLean 85-90%Low95881.677822thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8252thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2472211.79/cwt210.00–213.001,0005
HeifersMedium and Large 3370184.73/cwt180.00–190.006843
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added686169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,15974
HeifersMedium and Large 2469195.77/cwt193.00–199.009184
SteersMedium and Large 2565211.47/cwt208.00–215.001,1952
HeifersMedium and Large 2522182.35/cwt179.00–186.009525
HeifersMedium and Large 2373205.36/cwt200.00–208.007663
HeifersMedium and Large 3585157.03/cwt153.00–161.009193
HeifersMedium and Large 3480171.84/cwt167.00–177.008252
HeifersMedium and Large 2423203.27/cwt199.00–207.008604
HeifersMedium and Large 3338190.00/cwt187.00–192.006423
SteersMedium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1502
HeifersMedium and Large 2Value Added670166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1124
HeifersMedium and Large 3530171.93/cwt165.00–175.009114
Bred CowsSmall 1-2825.00/head750.00–900.008252
Bulls1,705104.52/cwt104.00–105.001,7822
Bulls1,30899.11/cwt97.00–100.001,2963
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09491.81/cwt90.00–94.001,0048
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08888.49/cwt88.00–89.009634
CowsLean 85-90%95881.67/cwt80.00–83.007822

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.