Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $234.99/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$234.99

160 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$563

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

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	375	245.00	919	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	238.35	1,294	71
Medium and Large 1	639	232.01	1,482	87

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about −$563 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 sale160 hd

234.99

—

AL average15 barns · 1,285 hd

245.13

−10.15

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,233	103.53	1,277	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	96.57	1,087	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	90.26	863	11

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)	—	$1,263	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$786	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,342	6

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	—	675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	221.91/cwt	217.00–227.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	193.82/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,287	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	202.75/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	238.25/cwt	237.00–242.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	262.52/cwt	257.00–267.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	245.36/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,161	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,441	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	236.94/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	224.57/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,475	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	230.84/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,569	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	208.10/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,217	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	214.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	281.06/cwt	277.00–285.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	221.49/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,074	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,583	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	203.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	234.56/cwt	230.00–237.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	237.69/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,274	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	244.53/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,032	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,341.67/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,342	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	786.11/head	725.00–900.00	786	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,263	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	99.39/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,073	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	93.05/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,101	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,233	103.53/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,277	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	91.73/cwt	90.00–94.00	872	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	87.69/cwt	87.00–89.00	845	4

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 203Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 36Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 10Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	217.00–227.00	221.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	220.00	220.00
4	—	529	200.00–207.00	202.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	664	192.00–197.00	193.82
4	—	325	237.00–242.00	238.25
6	—	428	220.00–230.00	224.89
50	—	585	205.00–210.00	208.10
4	—	528	210.00–220.00	214.20
21	—	485	219.00–225.00	221.49
4	—	621	200.00–205.00	203.01
9	—	375	230.00–237.00	234.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	257.00–267.00	262.52
8	—	473	242.00–250.00	245.36
3	—	573	234.00–239.00	236.94
12	—	657	220.00–225.00	224.57
6	—	626	230.00–231.00	230.84
5	—	710	221.00	221.00
2	—	325	277.00–285.00	281.06
24	—	536	235.00–242.00	237.69
5	—	422	242.00–255.00	244.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	510	249.00	249.00
35	—	613	235.00	235.00
38	—	710	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	245.00	245.00

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	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,341.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	725.00–900.00	786.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	97.00–102.00	99.39
4	—	1,183	90.00–95.00	93.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	103.00–104.00	103.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	951	90.00–94.00	91.73
4	—	964	87.00–89.00	87.69

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle