Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.44/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$209.44

44 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	224.17	1,121	4thin
Medium and Large 2	450	214.76	967	25
Medium and Large 3	496	196.67	975	15thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $146 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 sale44 hd

209.44

—

AL average13 barns · 1,348 hd

211.07

−1.63

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	1,493	96.79	1,445	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,452	85.89	1,247	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	80.90	1,006	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	74.93	820	17

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	425	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,044	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	201.02/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	253.50/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	226.41/cwt	220.00–230.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	218.56/cwt	215.00–225.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	260.20/cwt	257.00–267.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	166.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	229.48/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	247.98/cwt	242.00–252.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	229.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	194.93/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,097	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	211.80/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	203.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	256.02/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	238.99/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	232.59/cwt	230.00–235.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	228.43/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	219.90/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,037	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	78.41/cwt	75.00–80.00	991	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	83.55/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,022	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	85.89/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,247	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	96.79/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,445	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	80.22/cwt	79.00–81.00	931	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	73.30/cwt	71.00–76.00	788	13

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 161Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 59Year ago 33

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	240.00–250.00	245.10
2	—	543	222.00–225.00	223.51
2	—	618	200.00–202.00	201.02
4	—	475	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	210.00–212.00	211.00
2	—	425	230.00–235.00	232.59
3	—	468	220.00–225.00	221.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	252.00–255.00	253.50
4	—	475	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	250.00	250.00
4	—	373	257.00–267.00	260.20
2	—	660	227.00–232.00	229.48
2	—	485	255.00–257.00	256.02
3	—	577	237.00–240.00	238.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	242.00–252.00	247.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	220.00–230.00	226.41
7	—	424	215.00–225.00	218.56
2	—	335	225.00–235.00	229.85
3	—	563	190.00–200.00	194.93
4	—	480	210.00–217.00	211.80
4	—	534	200.00–210.00	203.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	165.00–170.00	166.26
6	—	425	205.00–210.00	208.33
2	—	375	210.00	210.00
3	—	475	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	225.00–232.00	228.43
2	—	515	215.00–225.00	219.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,264	75.00–80.00	78.41
15	—	1,223	82.00–86.00	83.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,452	84.00–88.00	85.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	79.00–81.00	80.22
13	—	1,075	71.00–76.00	73.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	95.00–99.00	96.79

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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