Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2021-12-01

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Dec 1
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 228▼ 28 vs year ago 253 · −11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 47▲ 8 vs year ago 46 · +17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 10▲ 11 vs year ago 34 · +32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.63/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$127.63
64 head · 438 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.66
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2453132.6760128
Medium and Large 1575129.007424thin
Medium and Large 3408123.0550232
One grade step is worth $9.62/cwt here — about $98 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 sale64 hd
127.63
—
AL average16 barns · 1,636 hd
132.29
−4.66
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—Average1,51377.251,1693thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28354.0069310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18749.015827thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96244.004233thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323179.87/cwt175.00–183.005816
Steers—Medium and Large 3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 2377173.01/cwt167.00–178.006525
Steers—Medium and Large 2437158.59/cwt155.00–160.0069311
Steers—Medium and Large 2473149.44/cwt148.00–151.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 2576142.75/cwt138.00–148.008228
Steers—Medium and Large 3615126.50/cwt126.00–127.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 2680131.56/cwt129.00–134.008952
Steers—Medium and Large 1723135.97/cwt133.00–139.009832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327131.60/cwt125.00–135.0043011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340143.37/cwt140.00–149.004873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369140.45/cwt137.00–145.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370125.74/cwt124.00–129.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427120.40/cwt116.00–125.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428136.44/cwt130.00–140.005849
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474116.11/cwt110.00–121.005509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484129.48/cwt126.00–131.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523124.17/cwt120.00–126.006496
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528113.31/cwt110.00–115.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628115.94/cwt114.00–118.007282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426166.49/cwt161.00–171.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442150.01/cwt148.00–152.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473148.68/cwt144.00–151.007036
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485136.55/cwt132.00–141.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533148.49/cwt147.00–150.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570121.56/cwt118.00–125.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580133.99/cwt133.00–135.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675126.49/cwt126.00–127.008542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,51377.25/cwt75.00–80.001,1693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96244.00/cwt42.00–46.004233
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18047.00/cwt46.00–48.005554
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19751.68/cwt51.00–52.006193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27052.01/cwt51.00–53.006614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29255.33/cwt54.00–58.007156
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,310.00/cwt1,275.00–1,350.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—981.25/cwt900.00–1,075.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,060.00/cwt975.00–1,175.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—918.75/cwt850.00–975.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/cwt600.00–800.00—4

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.