Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.22/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$213.22

34 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	220.76	1,015	21
Medium and Large 3	503	201.04	1,012	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $4 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 sale34 hd

213.22

—

AL average16 barns · 1,959 hd

216.79

−3.58

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	1,494	108.02	1,614	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	96.87	1,141	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	89.53	859	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	530	229.48/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	200.64/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	227.00/cwt	225.00–230.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	207.01/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	230.52/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	200.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	226.25/cwt	220.00–230.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	207.51/cwt	207.00–208.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	239.02/cwt	235.00–242.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	194.83/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	197.44/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	218.17/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,034	6
Bulls	—	—	1,799	112.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	2,029	4
Bulls	—	—	1,087	101.67/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,105	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	95.23/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,109	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	89.53/cwt	89.00–90.00	859	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,172	2

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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 185Last week 129Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 22

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	227.00–232.00	229.48
3	—	627	197.00–207.00	200.64
4	—	578	206.00–210.00	207.01
6	—	474	227.00–235.00	230.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	205.00	205.00
5	—	425	225.00–230.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	255.00–260.00	257.50
2	—	473	245.00–247.00	246.01
2	—	715	207.00–208.00	207.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	200.00–205.00	200.98
2	—	425	205.00	205.00
2	—	323	210.00–217.00	213.47
2	—	643	190.00–192.00	191.00
2	—	575	190.00–200.00	194.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	220.00–230.00	226.25
3	—	343	235.00–242.00	239.02
2	—	563	200.00–205.00	202.49
2	—	630	195.00–200.00	197.44
6	—	474	215.00–220.00	218.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,799	110.00–116.00	112.78
3	—	1,087	99.00–105.00	101.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	93.00–97.00	95.23
2	—	1,190	98.00–99.00	98.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	89.00–90.00	89.53

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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