Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.92/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$219.92

51 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$22.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	228.70	997	25
Medium and Large 1	631	215.60	1,360	14thin
Medium and Large 3	521	206.67	1,077	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.03/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale51 hd

219.92

—

AL average12 barns · 1,318 hd

221.57

−1.65

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	1,017	102.98	1,047	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	103.08	1,280	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	97.35	1,024	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	92.14	871	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	4thin

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 2	—	568	217.98/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	272.95/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	193.48/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,321	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	227.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,070	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	239.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	207.20/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,090	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	300.69/cwt	300.00–302.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	296.67/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	249.70/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	244.66/cwt	242.00–247.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	234.64/cwt	232.00–237.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	283.60/cwt	282.00–287.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	217.99/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	221.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	214.07/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	222.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	231.85/cwt	226.00–235.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	192.31/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	233.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	241.02/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	212.18/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	215.60/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,360	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	700.00–875.00	775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,017	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,047	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	97.35/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,024	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	103.08/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,280	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	95.54/cwt	95.00–96.00	936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	89.88/cwt	88.00–93.00	830	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 234Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 18Year ago 19

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	217.00–220.00	217.98
4	—	683	190.00–197.00	193.48
5	—	475	235.00–245.00	239.00
4	—	420	237.00–247.00	241.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	267.00–277.00	272.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	220.00–230.00	227.58
3	—	425	230.00–235.00	233.33
5	—	521	210.00–215.00	212.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	202.00–210.00	207.20
2	—	428	215.00–217.00	216.02
3	—	475	210.00–217.00	214.07
3	—	622	190.00–197.00	192.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	242.00–247.00	244.66
3	—	383	232.00–237.00	234.64
3	—	523	217.00–220.00	217.99
8	—	473	220.00–227.00	221.35
8	—	425	226.00–235.00	231.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	631	212.00–217.00	215.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	300.00–302.00	300.69
3	—	375	290.00–300.00	296.67
4	—	657	235.00	235.00
6	—	605	241.00	241.00
4	—	535	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	247.00–252.00	249.70
3	—	318	282.00–287.00	283.60
3	—	685	220.00–225.00	222.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–875.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	102.00–104.00	102.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	96.00–99.00	97.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	102.00–104.00	103.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	95.00–96.00	95.54
3	—	923	88.00–93.00	89.88

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Frisco City Stockyards

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