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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, May 4

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 318▲ 173 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 41▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 71▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.66/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$145.66

45 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.83

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	157.32	626	9thin
Medium and Large 2	464	144.61	671	21
Medium and Large 3	394	140.13	552	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.20/cwt here — about $74 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 sale45 hd

145.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,347 hd

140.83

+4.83

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	1,320	87.11	1,150	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	73.98	976	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	62.19	660	3thin

Every lot

25 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	470	151.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	164.93/cwt	163.00–167.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	155.96/cwt	154.00–158.00	834	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	743	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	970	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	157.68/cwt	156.00–160.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	148.81/cwt	147.00–151.00	488	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	155.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	159.19/cwt	159.00–160.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	139.50/cwt	135.00–144.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	149.92/cwt	146.00–154.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	146.97/cwt	143.00–150.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	133.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	125.06/cwt	121.00–129.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	141.65/cwt	140.00–143.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	773	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	148.04/cwt	145.00–151.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	136.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	834	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	87.11/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,150	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	62.19/cwt	60.00–65.00	660	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,319	73.98/cwt	73.00–75.00	976	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–530.00	—	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.

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

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 318Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
2	—	625	133.00–134.00	133.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	145.00–151.00	148.04
3	—	522	134.00–138.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	150.00–157.00	155.06
3	—	630	120.00–124.00	122.65
3	—	430	146.00–154.00	149.92
3	—	463	143.00–150.00	146.97
3	—	527	140.00–143.00	141.65
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
3	—	323	156.00–160.00	157.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	121.00–129.00	125.06
3	—	472	130.00–136.00	133.64
4	—	375	135.00–144.00	139.50
6	—	328	147.00–151.00	148.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	154.00–156.00	154.99
5	—	372	159.00–160.00	159.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	154.00–158.00	155.96
2	—	743	130.00–131.00	130.50
2	—	478	163.00–167.00	164.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	150.00–155.00	151.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–530.00	512.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	86.00–89.00	87.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,319	73.00–75.00	73.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	60.00–65.00	62.19

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.