Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.32/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$182.32

124 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$364

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2

$13.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	191.30	894	30
Medium and Large 1	580	187.00	1,085	5thin
Medium and Large 3	414	185.47	767	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	709	177.50	1,258	72

One grade step is worth $13.80/cwt here — about −$364 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 sale124 hd

182.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd

196.73

−14.42

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	1,893	110.41	2,090	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	91.34	1,242	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	91.17	1,103	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	984	86.41	850	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)	—	$725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,438	4thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	468	213.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	203.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	221.90/cwt	217.00–225.00	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	202.72/cwt	197.00–207.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	177.54/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	184.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	186.50/cwt	186.00–187.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	193.58/cwt	192.00–200.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,258	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	180.74/cwt	176.00–185.00	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	221.47/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	240.86/cwt	240.00–242.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	219.51/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	204.02/cwt	201.00–205.00	761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	190.49/cwt	180.00–198.00	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	183.99/cwt	180.00–188.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	170.95/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	204.97/cwt	203.00–207.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	650.00–800.00	725	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	110.41/cwt	109.00–112.00	2,090	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	89.34/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,161	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	92.08/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,072	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	93.68/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,253	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	89.94/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,235	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	86.41/cwt	85.00–89.00	850	5

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 445Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 52Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. 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
3	—	468	210.00–220.00	213.24
3	—	517	200.00–210.00	203.58
8	—	423	217.00–225.00	221.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	197.00–207.00	202.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	171.00–181.00	177.54
4	—	534	180.00–190.00	184.52
6	—	373	201.00–205.00	204.02
10	—	476	180.00–198.00	190.49
2	—	625	169.00–173.00	170.95
4	—	330	203.00–207.00	204.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	192.00–200.00	193.58
7	—	472	176.00–185.00	180.74
5	—	422	180.00–188.00	183.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	709	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	203.00	203.00
2	—	425	230.00	230.00
2	—	673	186.00–187.00	186.50
4	—	375	230.00–235.00	232.50
4	—	473	218.00–228.00	221.47
7	—	325	240.00–242.00	240.86
2	—	513	219.00–220.00	219.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–800.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,893	109.00–112.00	110.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	89.00–90.00	89.34
6	—	1,164	91.00–93.00	92.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	93.00–94.00	93.68
5	—	1,373	88.00–91.00	89.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	85.00–89.00	86.41

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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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

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