Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $242.35/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$242.35

117 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$8.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	246.03	1,353	57
Medium and Large 3	376	245.25	923	10thin
Medium and Large 2	553	237.58	1,315	50

One grade step is worth $8.45/cwt here — about $38 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 sale117 hd

242.35

—

AL average15 barns · 1,419 hd

244.03

−1.68

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	1,910	113.00	2,158	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,262	99.70	1,258	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	95.79	1,229	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,077	88.30	951	9thin

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)	—	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$817	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	255.88/cwt	252.00–260.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	203.03/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	207.69/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,109	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	249.02/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	265.51/cwt	265.00–267.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,191	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	234.12/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	243.74/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	262.95/cwt	260.00–267.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	245.17/cwt	242.00–250.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	208.12/cwt	202.00–210.00	991	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	226.00/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	225.22/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	236.12/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,117	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	98.41/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,249	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	85.61/cwt	85.00–88.00	909	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	93.69/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,037	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	96.73/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,170	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	101.68/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,319	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	94.04/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,216	9
Bulls	—	—	1,910	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,158	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	816.67/head	775.00–850.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,214	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	220.58/cwt	217.00–227.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	198.99/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	213.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	217.00/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	227.35/cwt	222.00–230.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	243.35/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,392	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	254.86/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,211	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	230.02/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,405	14

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 336Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 44Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 22Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	230.00–240.00	234.88
2	—	335	252.00–260.00	255.88
6	—	372	242.00–250.00	245.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	249.00	249.00
5	—	660	236.00	236.00
33	—	572	241.00–246.00	243.35
14	—	475	254.00–256.00	254.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	247.00–252.00	249.02
4	—	328	265.00–267.00	265.51
10	—	710	217.00	217.00
6	—	570	232.00–240.00	234.12
5	—	524	237.00–247.00	243.74
4	—	368	260.00–267.00	262.95
3	—	432	250.00–255.00	251.72
14	—	611	222.00–231.00	230.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	197.00–207.00	203.03
23	—	534	205.00–210.00	207.69
5	—	418	217.00–227.00	220.58
3	—	622	195.00–202.00	198.99
5	—	471	212.00–222.00	217.00
11	—	377	222.00–230.00	227.35
4	—	320	225.00–235.00	229.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	208.00	208.00
11	—	570	213.00	213.00
5	—	455	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	229.00	229.00
4	—	415	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	202.00–210.00	208.12
4	—	371	210.00–215.00	213.00
2	—	343	217.00–220.00	218.49
6	—	425	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	225.00–227.00	226.00
2	—	445	225.00–230.00	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	222.00–232.00	225.22
4	—	425	240.00–245.00	242.50
7	—	473	232.00–242.00	236.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,269	97.00–101.00	98.41
9	—	1,293	92.00–96.00	94.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	85.00–88.00	85.61
3	—	1,107	91.00–96.00	93.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	94.00–99.00	96.73
3	—	1,297	101.00–103.00	101.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	113.00	113.00

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,087.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	816.67

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

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