Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $213.23/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$213.23

36 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$26.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	234.82	1,050	6thin
Medium and Large 3	325	210.00	683	3thin
Medium and Large 2	527	208.79	1,099	27

One grade step is worth $26.03/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale36 hd

213.23

—

AL average13 barns · 1,194 hd

208.66

+4.56

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	1,363	100.49	1,370	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	91.51	975	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	73.00	711	4thin

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)	—	$963	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$606	4thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	235.22/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,113	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	186.09/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	168.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	236.31/cwt	232.00–242.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	233.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	263.43/cwt	260.00–267.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	229.48/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	247.94/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	260.94/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	239.36/cwt	235.00–242.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	226.29/cwt	222.00–232.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	191.96/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	238.06/cwt	232.00–240.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	218.68/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	240.49/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,012	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	962.50/head	900.00–1,025.00	963	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	606.25/head	575.00–650.00	606	4
Bulls	—	—	1,251	97.34/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,218	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	106.80/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,696	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	975	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	73.00/cwt	70.00–75.00	711	4

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 331Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 34Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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
4	—	473	232.00–240.00	235.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	182.00–190.00	186.09
3	—	677	165.00–170.00	168.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	232.00–242.00	236.31
3	—	477	230.00–235.00	233.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	765	170.00	170.00
6	—	323	235.00–242.00	239.36
3	—	410	222.00–232.00	226.29
2	—	625	187.00–197.00	191.96
4	—	371	232.00–240.00	238.06
3	—	477	217.00–222.00	218.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	260.00–267.00	263.43
3	—	465	242.00–252.00	247.94
4	—	431	257.00–265.00	260.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	227.00–232.00	229.48
4	—	421	240.00–242.00	240.49

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	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–650.00	606.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	95.00–99.00	97.34
2	—	1,588	105.00–108.00	106.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	91.00–92.00	91.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	70.00–75.00	73.00

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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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