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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 16

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 246 vs last sale 332▼ 118 vs year ago 204 · −57.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 6 vs year ago 15 · +40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 14▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.84/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$163.84

22 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$3.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	375	166.34	624	5thin
Medium and Large 2	539	163.11	879	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.23/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale22 hd

163.84

—

AL average13 barns · 543 hd

164.46

−0.62

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	—	Low	1,486	96.41	1,433	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	83.03	1,077	5thin

Every lot

14 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	166.34/cwt	160.00–170.00	624	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	743	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	156.46/cwt	155.00–159.00	983	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	147.49/cwt	147.00–148.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	160.10/cwt	156.00–161.00	666	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	703	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	779	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,157	92.50/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,070	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	102.28/cwt	101.00–104.00	2,025	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,237	81.43/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,007	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	85.43/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,186	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008.33/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	—	6

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 86Last week 332Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle steady to 2.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,237	79.00–83.00	81.43
2	—	1,388	85.00–86.00	85.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,157	89.00–95.00	92.50
2	—	1,980	101.00–104.00	102.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	1,008.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	160.00–170.00	166.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	179.00	179.00
5	—	665	143.00	143.00
4	—	628	155.00–159.00	156.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	147.00–148.00	147.49
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
2	—	513	136.00–138.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	156.00–161.00	160.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	145.00–155.00	149.90

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.