Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2024-02-28

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Feb 28
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
▲ 176 vs last sale 173▲ 132 vs year ago 217 · +60.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 31▼ 6 vs year ago 24 · −25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 16▲ 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $237.54/cwt on 83 head.
Average price
$237.54
83 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,343
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$328
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$29.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.65
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2435256.511,11629
Medium and Large 1635227.351,44454
One grade step is worth $29.16/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale83 hd
237.54
—
AL average16 barns · 1,700 hd
253.19
−15.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,640116.411,9092thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,400108.291,5162thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23099.931,2292thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3258

Every lot, as filed

27 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2—425315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3392
BullsMedium and Large 3—583234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,3702
BullsMedium and Large 2—525273.67/cwt272.00–277.001,4373
HeifersMedium and Large 1—477260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2404
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527233.18/cwt230.00–237.001,2295
HeifersMedium and Large 2—466251.10/cwt247.00–257.001,17010
SteersMedium and Large 2—655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
SteersMedium and Large 2—377321.91/cwt317.00–327.001,2143
SteersMedium and Large 2—425322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,3692
SteersMedium and Large 2—615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5071
SteersMedium and Large 3—377303.32/cwt300.00–305.001,1443
SteersMedium and Large 2—475307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,4583
SteersMedium and Large 1—619274.64/cwt267.00–276.001,70027
HeifersMedium and Large 1—581250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4533
HeifersMedium and Large 2—376272.02/cwt267.00–275.001,0237
HeifersMedium and Large 1—688217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4936
HeifersMedium and Large 2—323275.21/cwt270.00–280.008893
SteersMedium and Large 1—516299.14/cwt299.00–300.001,5447
SteersMedium and Large 1—740230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,70211
HeifersMedium and Large 1—711210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,49316
HeifersMedium and Large 1—606233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,41225
HeifersMedium and Large 2—431258.03/cwt255.00–262.001,1124
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——1,200.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,366.67/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3676
Bulls——1,640116.41/cwt115.00–118.001,9092
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23099.93/cwt99.00–101.001,2292
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,400108.29/cwt107.00–110.001,5162

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.