Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.50/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$209.50

32 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$19.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	219.56	1,048	7thin
Medium and Large 2	463	209.57	969	17thin
Medium and Large 3	401	200.56	804	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.00/cwt here — about $244 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 sale32 hd

209.50

—

AL average16 barns · 1,402 hd

204.51

+4.99

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	1,640	104.15	1,708	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	98.18	1,350	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	95.42	1,033	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	84.26	902	8thin

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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	10

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	478	236.02/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	219.26/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,252	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	211.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	206.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	220.66/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	218.96/cwt	215.00–222.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	210.08/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	223.13/cwt	220.00–227.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	238.53/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	255.87/cwt	252.00–260.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	179.33/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	244.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	221.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	214.00/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	208.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	205.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	186.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	223.46/cwt	222.00–225.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	250.00/cwt	247.00–253.00	1,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	875.00–950.00	900	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075	4
Bulls	—	—	1,755	106.71/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,525	101.59/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	82.02/cwt	80.00–84.00	920	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	95.42/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,033	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	98.18/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,350	6

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 181Year ago 126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 15Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	235.00–237.00	236.02
4	—	571	217.00–220.00	219.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	210.00–215.00	211.39
3	—	528	200.00–210.00	206.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	220.00–222.00	220.66
2	—	528	213.00–215.00	214.00
2	—	433	222.00–225.00	223.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	215.00–222.00	218.96
2	—	478	205.00–215.00	210.08
3	—	325	220.00–227.00	223.13
3	—	628	178.00–180.00	179.33
2	—	365	220.00–222.00	221.01
3	—	533	200.00–210.00	205.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	205.00–215.00	208.94
3	—	532	180.00–190.00	186.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	235.00–242.00	238.53
2	—	495	247.00–253.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	252.00–260.00	255.87
2	—	373	240.00–250.00	244.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	220.00–225.00	221.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	875.00–950.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	104.00–109.00	106.71
2	—	1,525	101.00–102.00	101.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	985	88.00	88.00
5	—	1,122	80.00–84.00	82.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	94.00–98.00	95.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,375	96.00–101.00	98.18

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