Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.21/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$252.21

54 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,234

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$250

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

$4.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	254.03	1,148	32
Medium and Large 3	380	251.93	957	2thin
Medium and Large 1	560	249.33	1,397	20

One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about −$250 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 sale54 hd

252.21

—

AL average11 barns · 712 hd

240.05

+12.16

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	—	Low	1,593	99.98	1,593	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,331	100.71	1,340	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	94.63	1,085	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	87.47	869	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,058	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$988	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	483	209.87/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	242.31/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	217.33/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	212.38/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	202.43/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	226.36/cwt	222.00–230.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	207.55/cwt	205.00–215.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	251.93/cwt	247.00–257.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	239.70/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	247.30/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	265.40/cwt	262.00–272.00	990	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	235.96/cwt	235.00–240.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	228.52/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	245.71/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	239.68/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	235.66/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,468	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	278.15/cwt	275.00–282.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	223.30/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	221.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	238.33/cwt	235.00–245.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	241.48/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,504	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,058.33/head	1,025.00–1,090.00	1,058	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	987.50/head	925.00–1,050.00	988	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	99.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,593	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	101.36/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,163	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	90.74/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,016	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	96.88/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,138	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	89.51/cwt	87.00–92.00	890	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	84.20/cwt	82.00–86.00	836	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	99.09/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,366	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	102.53/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,309	8

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 Jun 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 207Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 31Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 15Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	205.00–215.00	209.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	240.00–245.00	242.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	215.00–220.00	217.33
3	—	577	210.00–215.00	212.38
5	—	429	222.00–230.00	226.36
5	—	371	235.00–240.00	235.96
6	—	478	217.00–227.00	223.30
3	—	325	235.00–245.00	238.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	200.00–205.00	202.43
3	—	377	210.00–220.00	214.98
6	—	429	205.00–215.00	207.55
4	—	320	220.00–225.00	221.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	227.00–230.00	228.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	247.00–257.00	251.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	237.00–245.00	239.70
7	—	373	262.00–272.00	265.40
10	—	475	240.00–250.00	245.71
3	—	562	237.00–242.00	239.68
3	—	623	235.00–237.00	235.66
6	—	326	275.00–282.00	278.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	246.00–255.00	247.30
2	—	535	250.00–260.00	254.91
2	—	365	275.00–280.00	277.47
6	—	623	240.00–249.00	241.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,090.00	1,058.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	987.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	98.00–102.00	99.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	101.00–102.00	101.36
11	—	1,120	88.00–93.00	90.74
10	—	1,175	95.00–98.00	96.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	994	87.00–92.00	89.51
5	—	993	82.00–86.00	84.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,379	98.00–100.00	99.09
8	—	1,277	101.00–104.00	102.53

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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Steers · 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