Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.12/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$230.12

65 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$21.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	244.83	1,101	13thin
Medium and Large 2	483	227.22	1,097	42
Medium and Large 3	419	223.20	935	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.63/cwt here — about $166 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 sale65 hd

230.12

—

AL average15 barns · 1,532 hd

229.50

+0.62

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	1,526	106.63	1,627	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	98.73	1,352	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	97.38	1,115	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	84.73	805	10

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,395	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,033	6

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	—	469	261.03/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	189.49/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	247.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,308	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	210.90/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	228.83/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,087	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	258.59/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,386	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	250.58/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	388	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	309.77/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	300.42/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	275.66/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,243	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	233.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	233.52/cwt	230.00–237.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	235.00/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,148	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	242.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	903	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	222.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	200.08/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	202.53/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	224.42/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,180	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,033	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	7
Bulls	—	—	1,455	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,542	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	114.07/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,994	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	96.33/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,356	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	872	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	81.89/cwt	80.00–86.00	762	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	98.08/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,139	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	87.66/cwt	87.00–89.00	975	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	101.12/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,346	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	99.82/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	104.53/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,169	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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 92Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 48Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	257.00–267.00	261.03
2	—	418	290.00–295.00	292.43
2	—	713	187.00–192.00	189.49
7	—	528	240.00–250.00	247.67
2	—	625	207.00–215.00	210.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	230.00	230.00
2	—	360	250.00–252.00	250.99
6	—	485	235.00–240.00	236.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	475	225.00–232.00	228.83
7	—	585	210.00–215.00	212.56
6	—	426	230.00–237.00	233.52
8	—	373	240.00–245.00	242.13
2	—	630	195.00–205.00	200.08
7	—	526	217.00–227.00	224.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	230.00–235.00	233.32
2	—	375	230.00	230.00
3	—	427	220.00–225.00	222.31
2	—	588	200.00–205.00	202.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	217.00	217.00
4	—	375	275.00–285.00	279.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	258.00–260.00	258.59
3	—	583	247.00–255.00	250.58
2	—	325	305.00–315.00	309.77
5	—	382	297.00–305.00	300.42
9	—	474	274.00–280.00	275.66
6	—	615	230.00–236.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	270.00–275.00	272.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,033.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,037.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	105.00–107.00	106.01
2	—	1,748	113.00–115.00	114.07
2	—	1,375	97.00–102.00	99.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	95.00–98.00	96.33
4	—	1,331	99.00–104.00	101.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	89.00	89.00
6	—	931	80.00–86.00	81.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,161	96.00–99.00	98.08
3	—	1,112	87.00–89.00	87.66
3	—	1,118	103.00–107.00	104.53

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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