Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-05-25

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, May 25
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 169▼ 189 vs year ago 315 · −60.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 68▲ 18 vs year ago 21 · +85.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 19▼ 9 vs year ago 19 · −47.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.73/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$137.73
40 head · 586 lb average
Value per head Derived
$807
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$6.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.47
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1578140.1081020
Medium and Large 2489138.016756thin
Medium and Large 3425136.515802thin
Medium and Large 1-2675133.8390312thin
One grade step is worth $6.27/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale40 hd
137.73
—
AL average16 barns · 1,518 hd
139.20
−1.47
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32873.409746thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21173.0888512
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03567.236967thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2375162.00/cwt162.00–162.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 3380148.25/cwt145.00–150.005634
Steers—Medium and Large 2475146.00/cwt146.00–146.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1505156.00/cwt156.00–156.007888
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575157.00/cwt157.00–157.009038
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675147.00/cwt147.00–147.009926
Steers—Medium and Large 1725132.00/cwt132.00–132.009572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425147.00/cwt147.00–147.006256
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425141.00/cwt141.00–141.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425136.51/cwt136.00–137.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521136.51/cwt135.00–137.007114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645138.00/cwt138.00–138.008902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720130.00/cwt130.00–130.009364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009066
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528141.00/cwt140.00–142.007442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03168.75/cwt67.00–71.007095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04563.44/cwt63.00–64.006632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17174.57/cwt72.00–77.008735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21569.40/cwt69.00–70.008435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23075.86/cwt72.00–77.009334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30078.55/cwt78.00–79.001,0212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52368.47/cwt68.00–69.001,0432
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/cwt710.00–840.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—725.00/cwt700.00–750.00—2

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.