Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.23/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$196.23

85 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,072

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$43.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	228.01	1,090	3thin
Medium and Large 2	450	221.62	996	23
Medium and Large 3	587	184.72	1,085	59

One grade step is worth $43.29/cwt here — about $5 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 sale85 hd

196.23

—

AL average16 barns · 1,683 hd

209.06

−12.83

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	—	Low	1,437	96.50	1,387	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	87.22	964	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$788	4thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	473	236.02/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,058	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	223.67/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	211.64/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,206	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	203.41/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	594	190.46/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,131	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,363	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	249.50/cwt	247.00–252.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	264.42/cwt	262.00–267.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	263.40/cwt	257.00–267.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	687	162.74/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,118	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	229.10/cwt	225.00–235.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	216.32/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	222.59/cwt	217.00–227.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	176.63/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,104	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	699	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,272	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	228.01/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	207.80/cwt	205.00–212.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	189.35/cwt	188.00–197.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	207.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	220.80/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	241.35/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,277	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	700.00–900.00	788	4
Bulls	—	—	1,437	96.50/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,387	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	87.22/cwt	86.00–90.00	964	3

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 217Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 35Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	232.00–240.00	236.02
3	—	423	245.00–255.00	250.00
6	—	524	220.00–230.00	223.67
3	—	570	210.00–215.00	211.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	200.00–207.00	203.41
7	—	375	225.00–235.00	229.10
3	—	530	215.00–217.00	216.32
5	—	424	217.00–227.00	222.59
6	—	476	215.00–225.00	220.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	594	181.00–191.00	190.46
11	—	687	160.00–163.00	162.74
13	—	625	175.00–185.00	176.63
5	—	425	205.00–212.00	207.80
8	—	534	188.00–197.00	189.35
4	—	471	200.00–210.00	207.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	227.00–230.00	228.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	625	218.00	218.00
2	—	325	262.00–267.00	264.42
4	—	375	257.00–267.00	263.40
5	—	529	235.00–243.00	241.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	247.00–252.00	249.50
22	—	699	182.00	182.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–900.00	787.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	94.00–98.00	96.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	86.00–90.00	87.22

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Frisco City Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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