Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.54/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$188.54

62 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$16.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	193.54	1,015	35
Medium and Large 3	460	184.80	850	17thin
Medium and Large 1	665	177.40	1,180	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.14/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale62 hd

188.54

—

AL average10 barns · 990 hd

198.24

−9.70

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,508	90.96	1,372	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	88.47	1,031	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	85.31	834	3thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$752	10

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	578	195.85/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	210.53/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	226.57/cwt	225.00–230.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	193.02/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	220.80/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	229.21/cwt	227.00–235.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	173.41/cwt	170.00–180.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	219.30/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	218.71/cwt	215.00–225.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	184.98/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	192.20/cwt	186.00–196.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	191.73/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	179.21/cwt	174.00–184.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	205.19/cwt	199.00–209.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	217.55/cwt	211.00–221.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	172.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	206.46/cwt	202.00–208.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	203.23/cwt	198.00–208.00	742	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	955.00/head	900.00–1,010.00	955	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	616.67/head	550.00–725.00	617	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	90.96/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,372	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	85.31/cwt	85.00–86.00	834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	91.58/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,083	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	86.39/cwt	86.00–87.00	996	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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 202Last week 304Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	191.00–201.00	195.85
3	—	522	205.00–215.00	210.53
5	—	425	225.00–230.00	226.57
6	—	470	217.00–227.00	220.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	191.00–195.00	193.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	155.00–158.00	156.51
4	—	525	195.00–205.00	200.00
2	—	735	142.00–150.00	145.95
4	—	570	191.00–194.00	191.73
9	—	477	199.00–209.00	205.19
3	—	382	211.00–221.00	217.55
5	—	626	170.00–175.00	172.80
6	—	428	202.00–208.00	206.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	170.00–180.00	173.41
4	—	426	186.00–196.00	192.20
5	—	478	174.00–184.00	179.21
3	—	365	198.00–208.00	203.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	209.00	209.00
4	—	675	176.00	176.00
4	—	725	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	227.00–235.00	229.21
2	—	480	220.00–225.00	222.45
3	—	522	217.00–224.00	219.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	215.00–225.00	218.71
2	—	625	182.00–188.00	184.98

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–1,010.00	955.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	550.00–725.00	616.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	90.00–92.00	90.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	85.00–86.00	85.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	91.00–92.00	91.58
3	—	1,153	86.00–87.00	86.39

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