Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.24/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$246.24

91 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,342

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	246.97	1,378	74
Medium and Large 2	490	243.05	1,191	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.91/cwt here — about $187 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 sale91 hd

246.24

—

AL average8 barns · 716 hd

241.45

+4.78

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	1,398	113.38	1,585	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	103.49	1,380	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	95.81	1,135	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)	—	$1,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	4thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	425	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	224.62/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,223	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	966	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	255.98/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	219.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,482	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	236.91/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,625	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	246.00/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	252.84/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,166	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	269.09/cwt	269.00–270.00	982	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	236.59/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	226.63/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,045	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	203.47/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	224.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	210.72/cwt	207.00–213.00	1,197	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	111.30/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,280	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	115.47/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	101.40/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,257	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	93.58/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,087	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,380	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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 367Last week 296Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 50Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	232.00	232.00
2	—	575	220.00	220.00
3	—	520	222.00–230.00	224.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	630	220.00	220.00
9	—	527	232.00	232.00
16	—	385	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	461	219.00–229.00	226.63
2	—	620	200.00–205.00	202.54
4	—	375	225.00–230.00	227.50
11	—	425	220.00–230.00	224.63
12	—	568	207.00–213.00	210.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	200.00–207.00	203.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	255.00–257.00	255.98
2	—	633	215.00–225.00	219.90
4	—	475	242.00–250.00	246.00
7	—	526	235.00–242.00	236.59
2	—	325	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	241.00	241.00
16	—	686	236.00–239.00	236.91
5	—	725	230.00	230.00
19	—	461	252.00–255.00	252.84
7	—	580	245.00	245.00
11	—	365	269.00–270.00	269.09

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	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,050.00	1,012.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	110.00–113.00	111.30
2	—	1,645	115.00–116.00	115.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	99.00–104.00	101.40
5	—	1,162	92.00–96.00	93.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	102.00–105.00	103.49

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle