Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-04

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 / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	230.95	1,158	24
Medium and Large 2	469	208.43	978	81
Medium and Large 3	449	196.06	881	20

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,745	106.00	1,850	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	89.28	1,147	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	80.88	966	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	76.69	779	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	2thin

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	—	471	227.73/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	221.45/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,149	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	203.45/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	186.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	186.26/cwt	185.00–190.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	232.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	193.00/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,110	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	251.63/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	236.55/cwt	230.00–240.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	258.99/cwt	255.00–265.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	222.29/cwt	220.00–227.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	263.48/cwt	262.00–265.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	246.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	241.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,347	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	237.88/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	249.76/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,179	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	209.02/cwt	200.00–210.00	995	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	221.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	201.05/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,072	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	208.15/cwt	205.00–212.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	183.36/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	211.47/cwt	207.00–217.00	890	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	750.00–850.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	104.31/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,805	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	108.54/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,919	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	87.56/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,134	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	80.02/cwt	78.00–82.00	833	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	75.03/cwt	74.00–77.00	753	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,005	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	79.33/cwt	77.00–81.00	952	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,160	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 Oct 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 381Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 64Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 18Year ago 8

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	227.00–230.00	227.73
4	—	519	217.00–227.00	221.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	200.00–207.00	203.45
4	—	425	220.00–225.00	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	180.00–190.00	186.63
6	—	575	190.00–197.00	193.00
7	—	326	220.00–227.00	222.29
35	—	476	200.00–210.00	209.02
10	—	375	215.00–225.00	221.00
14	—	533	195.00–205.00	201.05
6	—	421	207.00–217.00	211.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	185.00–190.00	186.26
6	—	423	190.00–200.00	194.84
7	—	376	205.00–212.00	208.15
3	—	570	180.00–185.00	183.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	230.00	230.00
2	—	518	210.00–212.00	210.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	588	229.00	229.00
9	—	427	237.00–239.00	237.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	655	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	230.00–235.00	232.34
2	—	775	185.00–190.00	187.56
3	—	420	250.00–255.00	251.63
2	—	658	210.00–215.00	212.51
3	—	367	255.00–265.00	258.99
2	—	315	262.00–265.00	263.48
3	—	525	240.00–245.00	241.67
9	—	472	245.00–255.00	249.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	560	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	230.00–240.00	236.55
4	—	328	245.00–250.00	246.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,730	103.00–106.00	104.31
2	—	1,768	108.00–109.00	108.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	85.00–90.00	87.56
2	—	1,275	91.00	91.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,041	78.00–82.00	80.02
10	—	1,003	74.00–77.00	75.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	84.00–87.00	85.53
6	—	1,200	77.00–81.00	79.33

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

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Replacement Cattle

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