Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-09-29

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Sep 29
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 400▲ 252 vs year ago 143 · +176.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 24▲ 31 vs year ago 37 · +83.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 26▲ 39 vs year ago 18 · +216.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.62/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$120.62
72 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$200
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.15
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568125.1071010thin
Medium and Large 2441123.3254442
Medium and Large 3453112.7051120
One grade step is worth $12.40/cwt here — about $200 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 sale72 hd
120.62
—
AL average16 barns · 1,636 hd
120.76
−0.15
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—High1,51774.991,1387thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56356.498832thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18252.7762415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06544.9447814

Every lot

44 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3373142.06/cwt139.00–146.005304
Steers—Medium and Large 2378155.96/cwt152.00–160.005906
Steers—Medium and Large 2458140.51/cwt139.00–142.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 3577122.65/cwt118.00–125.007083
Steers—Medium and Large 2655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008454
Steers—Medium and Large 3665114.32/cwt112.00–117.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 3713109.48/cwt108.00–111.007812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320129.48/cwt128.00–132.004144
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322124.00/cwt119.00–127.003995
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376127.91/cwt125.00–132.0048111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423119.02/cwt116.00–120.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424122.54/cwt120.00–127.0052011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473122.16/cwt119.00–126.005786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480115.68/cwt115.00–117.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529119.39/cwt118.00–122.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532104.28/cwt100.00–110.005553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575126.60/cwt125.00–127.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583119.29/cwt115.00–122.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615109.50/cwt109.00–110.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618121.33/cwt120.00–123.007503
Heifers—Medium and Large 362786.65/cwt80.00–90.005433
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt125.00–135.0055310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458122.01/cwt120.00–124.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479136.80/cwt135.00–140.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522126.79/cwt124.00–132.006625
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575101.75/cwt100.00–107.005854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640111.47/cwt108.00–115.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670103.30/cwt101.00–108.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728102.67/cwt102.00–104.007473
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,00060.00/cwt60.00–60.006002
Bulls——1,72480.99/cwt80.00–84.001,3965
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05348.28/cwt46.00–50.005087
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07641.59/cwt40.00–45.004487
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16049.82/cwt48.00–52.005787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20155.36/cwt55.00–57.006658
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56356.49/cwt55.00–58.008832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—940.00/cwt870.00–1,025.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—795.71/cwt720.00–890.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/cwt600.00–600.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt950.00–1,050.00—2
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—860.83/cwt800.00–1,000.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,139.38/cwt1,060.00–1,250.00—16

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.