Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.39/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$209.39

44 head · 416 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$19.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	220.19	993	5thin
Medium and Large 2	408	213.42	871	22
Medium and Large 3	415	201.00	834	17thin

One grade step is worth $19.19/cwt here — about $158 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 sale44 hd

209.39

—

AL average15 barns · 1,553 hd

200.01

+9.38

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	1,285	109.19	1,403	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	94.06	1,055	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	90.88	1,266	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	83.29	848	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$933	6

Every lot, as filed

33 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 3	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	188.47/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	202.77/cwt	200.00–206.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	220.31/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	208.52/cwt	205.00–212.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	216.78/cwt	215.00–220.00	813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	186.05/cwt	181.00–191.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	238.89/cwt	235.00–240.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	225.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	230.96/cwt	230.00–232.00	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	213.08/cwt	210.00–215.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	221.48/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	230.54/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	437	198.93/cwt	194.00–204.00	869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	211.73/cwt	210.00–215.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	218.29/cwt	215.00–222.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	240.22/cwt	237.00–245.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	234.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	992	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	850.00–1,025.00	933	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/head	925.00–1,050.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	712.50/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,285	109.19/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,403	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	94.06/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,055	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	81.97/cwt	80.00–85.00	833	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,347	95.28/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,283	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	89.23/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,259	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	86.37/cwt	86.00–87.00	884	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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 0Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 0Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 19

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	210.00	210.00
2	—	545	190.00	190.00
4	—	478	200.00–206.00	202.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	187.00–190.00	188.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	219.00–222.00	220.31
2	—	425	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	205.00–212.00	208.52
9	—	375	215.00–220.00	216.78
3	—	425	210.00–215.00	213.08
4	—	526	200.00–207.00	203.71
4	—	326	215.00–222.00	218.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	181.00–191.00	186.05
2	—	468	190.00–200.00	195.03
5	—	437	194.00–204.00	198.93
3	—	332	210.00–215.00	211.73
5	—	378	200.00–210.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	235.00–240.00	238.89
2	—	518	220.00–223.00	221.48
5	—	480	227.00–237.00	230.54
6	—	328	237.00–245.00	240.22
6	—	423	230.00–240.00	234.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	220.00–230.00	225.40
2	—	318	230.00–232.00	230.96

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	6	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	933.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–725.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	107.00–112.00	109.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	92.00–96.00	94.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,016	80.00–85.00	81.97
3	—	1,023	86.00–87.00	86.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	93.00–97.00	95.28
8	—	1,411	87.00–92.00	89.23

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