Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.71/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$234.71

46 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$31.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	256.80	1,157	6thin
Medium and Large 2	519	232.25	1,206	35
Medium and Large 3	443	225.40	999	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.40/cwt here — about $158 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 sale46 hd

234.71

—

AL average16 barns · 1,950 hd

240.51

−5.80

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	1,510	115.48	1,744	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	109.94	1,488	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	99.16	1,150	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	89.07	860	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)	—	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	412	302.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	228.48/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	267.22/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	223.25/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	211.01/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	235.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	273.87/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	312.00/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	330.45/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,071	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	284.63/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,346	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	294.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	237.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	241.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	248.48/cwt	245.00–255.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	257.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	256.34/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	223.32/cwt	205.00–295.00	1,525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,291	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,744	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	98.82/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,152	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	105.93/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,414	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	111.95/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,526	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	105.99/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,235	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	90.42/cwt	88.00–92.00	830	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	92.79/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,062	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 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 242Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 67Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 57Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	300.00–305.00	302.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	227.00–230.00	228.48
4	—	520	265.00–272.00	267.22
4	—	625	222.00–227.00	223.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	209.00–215.00	211.01
4	—	529	230.00–240.00	235.93
5	—	479	235.00–240.00	237.40
6	—	427	240.00–250.00	241.70
7	—	378	245.00–255.00	248.48
2	—	725	191.00	191.00
5	—	683	205.00–295.00	223.32
3	—	572	225.00–227.00	225.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	210.00–212.00	211.00
3	—	375	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	255.00–260.00	257.26
3	—	473	255.00–257.00	256.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	270.00–280.00	273.87
10	—	375	310.00–315.00	312.00
11	—	324	327.00–337.00	330.45
11	—	473	282.00–292.00	284.63
2	—	428	290.00–300.00	294.85

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	115.00–116.00	115.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,166	98.00–100.00	98.82
3	—	1,165	104.00–109.00	105.99
3	—	1,145	90.00–95.00	92.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	104.00–108.00	105.93
4	—	1,363	109.00–114.00	111.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	88.00–92.00	90.42
1	—	1,110	85.00	85.00

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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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