Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.12/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$214.12

28 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$31.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	421	228.17	960	13thin
Medium and Large 3	378	206.45	781	8thin
Medium and Large 2	519	196.81	1,021	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.36/cwt here — about −$61 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

214.12

—

AL average10 barns · 1,016 hd

202.29

+11.84

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	91.49	1,070	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	89.50	1,236	11

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	425	235.33/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	225.20/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	196.45/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	187.92/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	229.77/cwt	227.00–232.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	220.26/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	232.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	207.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	242.64/cwt	237.00–247.00	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	235.94/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	220.49/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	264.52/cwt	262.00–267.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	233.22/cwt	230.00–237.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	206.66/cwt	200.00–210.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	205.02/cwt	202.00–208.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	201.26/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	215.95/cwt	212.00–220.00	896	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,070	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	87.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,228	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	92.20/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,249	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 254Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 43Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	232.00–237.00	235.33
4	—	481	219.00–230.00	225.20
2	—	573	194.00–199.00	196.45
2	—	628	185.00–191.00	187.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	227.00–232.00	229.77
4	—	478	218.00–222.00	220.26
5	—	375	230.00–237.00	233.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	205.00–210.00	207.44
4	—	376	200.00–210.00	206.66
2	—	433	202.00–208.00	205.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	170.00–172.00	171.00
3	—	525	197.00–207.00	201.26
2	—	415	212.00–220.00	215.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	230.00–235.00	232.37
2	—	488	217.00–220.00	218.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	237.00–247.00	242.64
4	—	425	232.00–240.00	235.94
2	—	473	230.00–235.00	232.41
2	—	510	219.00–222.00	220.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	262.00–267.00	264.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	90.00–93.00	91.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,396	85.00–90.00	87.96
4	—	1,355	91.00–94.00	92.20

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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