Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.01/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$220.01

62 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

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

$10.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	224.37	1,299	16thin
Medium and Large 2	481	223.00	1,073	23
Medium and Large 3	420	214.00	900	23

One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $399 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 sale62 hd

220.01

—

AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd

220.49

−0.48

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	1,360	98.00	1,333	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,265	103.34	1,307	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	97.69	1,097	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	93.31	928	7thin

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)	—	$1,060	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,038	6

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 1	—	415	265.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	223.22/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	223.47/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	241.75/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	275.67/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	248.67/cwt	245.00–255.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	218.67/cwt	215.00–225.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	232.17/cwt	227.00–237.00	989	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	285.33/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	228.80/cwt	225.00–232.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	219.33/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,349	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	247.00/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	203.76/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	210.44/cwt	205.00–215.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	222.71/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,080	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	207.21/cwt	202.00–210.00	982	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	203.08/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,259	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,038.33/head	975.00–1,090.00	1,038	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/head	970.00–1,150.00	1,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	97.69/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,097	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	103.34/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,307	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	92.02/cwt	90.00–93.00	945	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	96.52/cwt	95.00–98.00	881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,333	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 181Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 36Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 7Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	260.00–270.00	265.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	227.00	227.00
2	—	515	222.00–225.00	223.47
2	—	428	235.00–237.00	236.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	220.00–227.00	223.22
2	—	463	235.00–240.00	237.46
5	—	421	240.00–247.00	241.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	275.00–277.00	275.67
5	—	425	246.00	246.00
8	—	475	242.00–245.00	243.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	267.00	267.00
4	—	368	245.00–255.00	248.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	282.00–290.00	285.33
2	—	345	300.00–305.00	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	215.00–225.00	218.67
5	—	325	225.00–232.00	228.80
4	—	524	200.00–205.00	203.76
5	—	417	205.00–215.00	210.44
5	—	474	202.00–210.00	207.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	227.00–237.00	232.17
2	—	515	210.00–215.00	212.52
12	—	485	217.00–227.00	222.71
2	—	620	198.00–208.00	203.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	219.00–220.00	219.33
2	—	415	242.00–252.00	247.00
2	—	525	232.00	232.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,366.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	975.00–1,090.00	1,038.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	970.00–1,150.00	1,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	97.00–98.00	97.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	101.00–105.00	103.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,027	90.00–93.00	92.02
2	—	913	95.00–98.00	96.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	98.00	98.00

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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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