Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.17/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$217.17

88 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$11.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	219.37	1,024	71
Medium and Large 3	421	207.99	875	17thin

One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $149 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 sale88 hd

217.17

—

AL average14 barns · 1,514 hd

217.27

−0.10

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	—	Average	1,593	118.22	1,883	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	100.06	1,363	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	97.12	1,168	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	92.50	939	2thin

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)	—	$1,113	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	410	244.02/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	188.04/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	231.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,097	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	244.93/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,261	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	250.93/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	227.51/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	246.90/cwt	242.00–250.00	926	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	234.10/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	228.72/cwt	228.00–233.00	1,512	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	246.17/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,164	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	236.12/cwt	232.00–240.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	265.49/cwt	265.00–267.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	236.35/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	198.99/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	225.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	219.54/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,049	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	207.75/cwt	205.00–212.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	223.50/cwt	222.00–225.00	950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	206.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	206.51/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	216.18/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,139	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	228.25/cwt	225.00–232.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	198.99/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	213.99/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,224	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	214.68/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,108	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	118.22/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,883	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	99.63/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,231	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	94.20/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,096	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	102.19/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,410	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	96.87/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,293	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	939	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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 367Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 31Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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
3	—	410	240.00–247.00	244.02
3	—	633	185.00–190.00	188.04
6	—	474	230.00–235.00	231.49
4	—	516	210.00–222.00	214.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	205.00	205.00
6	—	575	185.00	185.00
2	—	480	220.00–222.00	221.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	244.00–245.00	244.93
10	—	615	229.00–235.00	234.10
7	—	661	228.00–233.00	228.72
9	—	775	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	247.00–255.00	250.93
2	—	570	227.00–228.00	227.51
3	—	325	270.00	270.00
13	—	473	240.00–250.00	246.17
4	—	373	265.00–267.00	265.49
3	—	520	235.00–237.00	236.35
2	—	693	205.00–208.00	206.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	242.00–250.00	246.90
2	—	560	210.00–220.00	214.96
2	—	423	232.00–240.00	236.12
3	—	330	250.00–255.00	252.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	195.00–201.00	198.99
10	—	376	225.00–230.00	225.51
20	—	478	212.00–222.00	219.54
10	—	425	222.00–225.00	223.50
10	—	527	210.00–220.00	216.18
8	—	325	225.00–232.00	228.25
8	—	572	210.00–215.00	213.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	205.00–212.00	207.75
4	—	478	200.00–210.00	206.26
3	—	513	195.00–205.00	198.99
5	—	324	210.00–220.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	115.00–120.00	118.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	97.00–102.00	99.63
6	—	1,163	93.00–96.00	94.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	100.00–105.00	102.19
2	—	1,335	96.00–98.00	96.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	92.00–93.00	92.50

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