Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-06-15

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jun 15
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 258▼ 71 vs year ago 153 · −46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 26▲ 6 vs year ago 40 · +15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 9 vs year ago 18 · −50.0%
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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 steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.64/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$140.64
18 head · 436 lb average
Value per head Derived
$613
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$278
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$14.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2416144.2159912thin
Medium and Large 3378135.265114thin
Medium and Large 1675130.008782thin
One grade step is worth $14.21/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale18 hd
140.64
—
AL average11 barns · 1,139 hd
142.52
−1.88
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—Average1,45392.341,3423thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29579.081,02413
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12572.888202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13068.627755thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9684thin

Every lot

18 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325181.97/cwt181.00–183.005912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323142.02/cwt141.00–143.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338150.93/cwt148.00–154.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377145.85/cwt144.00–150.005505
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433128.49/cwt127.00–130.005562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485139.87/cwt134.00–143.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428139.49/cwt139.00–140.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510149.00/cwt147.00–151.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572144.24/cwt140.00–147.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615132.56/cwt129.00–136.008152
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,45392.34/cwt90.00–95.001,3423
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12572.88/cwt72.00–74.008202
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13068.62/cwt66.00–71.007755
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26477.00/cwt74.00–79.009739
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36483.76/cwt83.00–84.001,1424
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—967.50/head960.00–975.009684
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—712.50/head700.00–725.007132

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.