Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $254.56/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$254.56

69 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,127

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$43.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	275.81	1,110	25
Medium and Large 2	489	245.89	1,203	33
Medium and Large 3	395	232.28	917	11thin

One grade step is worth $43.53/cwt here — about $194 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 sale69 hd

254.56

—

AL average15 barns · 1,894 hd

244.94

+9.62

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	1,533	109.54	1,679	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	105.92	1,598	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	99.60	1,148	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	90.40	946	12

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)	—	$1,056	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$987	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,368	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	475	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	263.95/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	221.24/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	278.49/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	299.48/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	234.16/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	273.20/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	361.02/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	334.53/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	291.02/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	345.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	246.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,046	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	206.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	234.02/cwt	230.00–237.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	254.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	405	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	277.77/cwt	275.00–280.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	490	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	242.73/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	228.49/cwt	227.00–230.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	227.49/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	239.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	286.01/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	227.98/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	225.35/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,066	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	986.67/head	910.00–1,050.00	987	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,056.25/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,056	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,367.50/head	1,350.00–1,385.00	1,368	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	101.58/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	91.95/cwt	91.00–94.00	994	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	97.27/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,114	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	105.92/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,598	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	97.48/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,067	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	87.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	877	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	101.94/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,183	2

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 Feb 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 190Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 36Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 13Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	297.00	297.00
2	—	425	325.00–330.00	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	290.00–295.00	292.50
2	—	573	260.00–262.00	261.00
3	—	673	217.00–227.00	221.24
6	—	626	235.00–245.00	239.00
3	—	725	207.00	207.00
2	—	463	285.00–287.00	286.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	225.00–230.00	227.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	260.00–267.00	263.95
8	—	376	267.00–277.00	273.20
5	—	328	275.00–280.00	277.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	232.00–237.00	234.16
5	—	425	240.00–250.00	246.00
3	—	677	200.00–210.00	206.65
2	—	380	250.00–260.00	254.87
4	—	475	237.00–247.00	242.73
3	—	570	227.00–230.00	227.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	235.00–245.00	240.00
3	—	367	230.00–237.00	234.02
2	—	423	227.00–230.00	228.49
3	—	473	222.00–227.00	225.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	405	272.00	272.00
5	—	490	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	460	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	277.00–280.00	278.49
2	—	360	332.00–337.00	334.53
5	—	477	290.00–295.00	291.02
3	—	330	340.00–350.00	345.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	297.00–302.00	299.48
3	—	475	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	360.00–362.00	361.02

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	910.00–1,050.00	986.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,056.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,385.00	1,367.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	115.00–120.00	117.49
2	—	1,390	100.00–104.00	101.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,081	91.00–94.00	91.95
2	—	1,095	97.00–98.00	97.48
6	—	1,008	86.00–90.00	87.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	95.00–100.00	97.27
2	—	1,160	101.00–103.00	101.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	105.00–107.00	105.92

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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