Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-08-10

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 10
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 234▼ 151 vs year ago 331 · −45.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 38▼ 34 vs year ago 47 · −72.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 19▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.01/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$147.01
61 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.42
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535153.2582026
Medium and Large 2500144.4972329
Medium and Large 3523132.146916thin
One grade step is worth $21.11/cwt here — about $130 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 sale61 hd
147.01
—
AL average16 barns · 1,904 hd
147.42
−0.42
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%Average1,37486.761,1926thin

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)—$9382thin

Every lot

31 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 2325191.59/cwt190.00–193.006232
Steers—Medium and Large 2420181.95/cwt180.00–184.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 2473171.27/cwt169.00–175.0081011
Steers—Medium and Large 3513154.50/cwt154.00–155.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1525171.29/cwt171.00–172.008997
Steers—Medium and Large 2571164.19/cwt164.00–165.009385
Steers—Medium and Large 1577169.66/cwt169.00–170.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 2624159.78/cwt157.00–163.009979
Steers—Medium and Large 1628164.89/cwt164.00–165.001,0369
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373148.42/cwt146.00–151.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375154.84/cwt153.00–156.005816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424151.80/cwt148.00–154.006445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475150.47/cwt148.00–153.007154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487158.44/cwt156.00–160.0077210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525151.00/cwt149.00–154.007939
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525133.00/cwt133.00–133.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528144.70/cwt141.00–148.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575136.75/cwt135.00–142.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610138.02/cwt136.00–140.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620153.00/cwt153.00–153.009495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622131.30/cwt129.00–135.008177
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670114.99/cwt114.00–116.007702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423160.03/cwt155.00–165.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427177.18/cwt170.00–180.007575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480158.69/cwt157.00–160.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575152.22/cwt146.00–154.008759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618137.47/cwt135.00–140.008502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26582.42/cwt79.00–84.001,0433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48391.11/cwt90.00–93.001,3513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—937.50/head825.00–1,050.009382

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.