Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.91/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$222.91

77 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,077

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$24.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	234.00	1,129	14thin
Medium and Large 2	482	221.63	1,069	57
Medium and Large 3	493	209.17	1,031	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.83/cwt here — about $99 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 sale77 hd

222.91

—

AL average15 barns · 1,773 hd

222.88

+0.03

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	1,343	101.93	1,369	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	97.05	1,176	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	89.10	911	10

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	426	246.60/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	235.51/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	899	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	207.42/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	247.16/cwt	245.00–250.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	191.64/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	224.00/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,064	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	214.41/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	261.47/cwt	257.00–267.00	975	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	227.71/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,428	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	237.81/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	198.78/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	231.35/cwt	227.00–235.00	988	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	208.98/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	239.22/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,256	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	249.74/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	204.99/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	233.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	869	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	217.53/cwt	215.00–220.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	278.84/cwt	277.00–285.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	245.61/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	216.24/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,133	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	92.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,133	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	101.93/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,369	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	86.68/cwt	84.00–89.00	869	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	92.73/cwt	91.00–95.00	975	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	97.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,183	11

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 446Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 43Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	242.00–252.00	246.60
6	—	473	232.00–237.00	235.51
2	—	623	197.00–200.00	198.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	185.00–190.00	187.48
3	—	533	210.00–220.00	214.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	370	243.00	243.00
7	—	595	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	190.00–195.00	191.64
18	—	475	217.00–230.00	224.00
4	—	629	195.00–205.00	198.78
12	—	427	227.00–235.00	231.35
3	—	580	207.00–210.00	208.98
9	—	373	230.00–240.00	233.08
8	—	524	212.00–222.00	216.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	200.00–210.00	204.99
2	—	440	215.00–220.00	217.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	240.00–242.00	240.99
2	—	625	205.00–210.00	207.42
6	—	378	245.00–250.00	247.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	210.00–220.00	214.41
8	—	373	257.00–267.00	261.47
11	—	627	222.00–232.00	227.71
5	—	571	235.00–239.00	237.81
9	—	525	235.00–245.00	239.22
4	—	429	247.00–252.00	249.74
6	—	323	277.00–285.00	278.84
5	—	476	242.00–250.00	245.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	90.00–94.00	92.08
11	—	1,208	95.00–100.00	97.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,343	100.00–104.00	101.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,003	84.00–89.00	86.68
4	—	1,051	91.00–95.00	92.73

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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