Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-09-01

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Sep 1
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 350▼ 325 vs year ago 506 · −64.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 31▼ 23 vs year ago 37 · −62.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 15 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.08/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$143.08
46 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$784
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$108
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1475162.007702thin
Medium and Large 2576142.3482034
Medium and Large 3466141.7966110thin
One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $108 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
143.08
—
AL average12 barns · 616 hd
146.61
−3.53
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—Average1,56386.291,3484thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51868.261,0364thin

Every lot

33 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325160.97/cwt159.00–163.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 2380166.61/cwt162.00–169.006333
Steers—Medium and Large 2440158.54/cwt155.00–162.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1475162.00/cwt162.00–162.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 2476155.74/cwt153.00–159.007414
Steers—Medium and Large 3480136.99/cwt136.00–138.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 2522149.57/cwt145.00–154.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 3523137.01/cwt132.00–139.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 2568138.25/cwt137.00–140.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 2626134.89/cwt134.00–135.008449
Steers—Medium and Large 2688131.56/cwt130.00–132.009059
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358131.50/cwt131.00–132.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425134.29/cwt130.00–135.005717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438124.51/cwt124.00–125.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458128.01/cwt127.00–129.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473120.48/cwt120.00–121.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575134.00/cwt134.00–134.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578110.05/cwt106.00–114.006362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431145.34/cwt140.00–150.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 3442132.35/cwt130.00–136.005853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468143.30/cwt138.00–147.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527133.59/cwt130.00–137.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529124.03/cwt120.00–130.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568131.46/cwt129.00–135.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583120.02/cwt119.00–122.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613130.50/cwt130.00–131.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670115.68/cwt114.00–117.007753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53087.58/cwt86.00–89.001,3402
Bulls——1,59585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33570.52/cwt70.00–71.009412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,1222
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—836.67/cwt770.00–940.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—786.67/cwt680.00–850.00—3

This sale against other markets

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.