Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-07-27

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 27
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 224▲ 76 vs year ago 158 · +48.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 35▲ 1 vs year ago 37 · +2.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 4▲ 0 vs year ago 19 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.10/cwt on 79 head.
Average price
$135.10
79 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.33
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1569144.7282322
Medium and Large 2543132.7972234
Medium and Large 3464129.3160023
One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $224 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 sale79 hd
135.10
—
AL average12 barns · 1,408 hd
139.42
−4.33
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—Low1,27781.951,0475thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30567.3187812
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11862.096944thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4202thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8458

Every lot

46 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 3313165.12/cwt160.00–170.005172
Steers—Medium and Large 2320176.49/cwt176.00–177.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1365183.45/cwt180.00–187.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1408179.50/cwt179.00–180.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1532170.12/cwt170.00–171.009058
Steers—Medium and Large 1575165.00/cwt165.00–165.009492
Steers—Medium and Large 1645154.79/cwt152.00–155.0099814
Steers—Medium and Large 2673135.03/cwt132.00–137.009093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321147.21/cwt145.00–150.004735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377137.65/cwt133.00–140.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415142.02/cwt138.00–147.005893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425130.60/cwt125.00–135.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479137.67/cwt135.00–140.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481127.30/cwt124.00–131.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513150.81/cwt150.00–151.0077411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520135.31/cwt134.00–138.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566133.17/cwt130.00–138.007545
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579121.47/cwt115.00–125.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623126.21/cwt123.00–133.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640138.19/cwt138.00–139.008845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690120.50/cwt120.00–121.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718119.01/cwt118.00–120.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778117.33/cwt116.00–118.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added795135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432156.28/cwt153.00–158.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435148.03/cwt145.00–151.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478153.82/cwt152.00–155.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482143.29/cwt140.00–145.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525139.46/cwt138.00–141.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528147.42/cwt145.00–150.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570131.64/cwt130.00–135.007503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007502
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05875.64/cwt73.00–78.008002
Bulls——1,42386.16/cwt85.00–88.001,2263
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07060.00/cwt60.00–60.006422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16564.18/cwt62.00–66.007482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20865.98/cwt64.00–68.007976
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25371.97/cwt70.00–75.009024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70062.00/cwt62.00–62.001,0542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—650.00/head600.00–700.006503
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—420.00/head400.00–440.004202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—845.00/head800.00–880.008458

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.