Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-10-04

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Oct 4
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
46 vs last sale 381 115 vs year ago 220 · +52.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
3 vs last sale 64 41 vs year ago 20 · +205.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
7 vs last sale 18 17 vs year ago 8 · +212.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.78/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$210.78
125 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$995
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501230.951,15824
Medium and Large 2469208.4397881
Medium and Large 3449196.0688120
One grade step is worth $34.89/cwt here — about $277 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 sale125 hd
210.78
AL average16 barns · 1,869 hd
209.98
+0.79
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,745106.001,8505thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28589.281,1474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19480.889668thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01676.6977915

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$1,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8002thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2471227.73/cwt227.00–230.001,0734
BullsMedium and Large 2519221.45/cwt217.00–227.001,1494
BullsMedium and Large 3513203.45/cwt200.00–207.001,0442
BullsMedium and Large 3425222.50/cwt220.00–225.009464
HeifersMedium and Large 2628186.63/cwt180.00–190.001,1723
HeifersMedium and Large 3526186.26/cwt185.00–190.009804
SteersMedium and Large 1655229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5009
SteersMedium and Large 2575232.34/cwt230.00–235.001,3363
SteersMedium and Large 2775187.56/cwt185.00–190.001,4542
HeifersMedium and Large 2575193.00/cwt190.00–197.001,1106
SteersMedium and Large 2420251.63/cwt250.00–255.001,0573
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4286
SteersMedium and Large 3382236.55/cwt230.00–240.009043
SteersMedium and Large 2658212.51/cwt210.00–215.001,3982
SteersMedium and Large 2367258.99/cwt255.00–265.009503
HeifersMedium and Large 2326222.29/cwt220.00–227.007257
SteersMedium and Large 2315263.48/cwt262.00–265.008302
SteersMedium and Large 3328246.73/cwt245.00–250.008094
SteersMedium and Large 2525241.67/cwt240.00–245.001,2693
HeifersMedium and Large 1425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009783
HeifersMedium and Large 3423194.84/cwt190.00–200.008246
HeifersMedium and Large 1518210.98/cwt210.00–212.001,0932
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added588229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,34710
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added427237.88/cwt237.00–239.001,0169
SteersMedium and Large 2472249.76/cwt245.00–255.001,1799
HeifersMedium and Large 2476209.02/cwt200.00–210.0099535
HeifersMedium and Large 2375221.00/cwt215.00–225.0082910
HeifersMedium and Large 2533201.05/cwt195.00–205.001,07214
HeifersMedium and Large 3376208.15/cwt205.00–212.007837
HeifersMedium and Large 3570183.36/cwt180.00–185.001,0453
HeifersMedium and Large 2421211.47/cwt207.00–217.008906
Bred CowsSmall 1-2800.00/head750.00–850.008002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050.00/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0502
Bulls1,730104.31/cwt103.00–106.001,8053
Bulls1,768108.54/cwt108.00–109.001,9192
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29587.56/cwt85.00–90.001,1342
CowsLean 85-90%1,04180.02/cwt78.00–82.008335
CowsLean 85-90%1,00375.03/cwt74.00–77.0075310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17585.53/cwt84.00–87.001,0052
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20079.33/cwt77.00–81.009526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1602

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.