Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-08-17

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 17
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 180▼ 65 vs year ago 355 · −18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 13▼ 24 vs year ago 45 · −53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 11 vs year ago 21 · −52.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.22/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$167.22
105 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.41
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2442179.5279411thin
Medium and Large 1642165.941,06687
Medium and Large 3441163.717227thin
One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $73 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 sale105 hd
167.22
—
AL average15 barns · 1,339 hd
169.62
−2.41
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—Average1,90899.741,9032thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32584.051,1143thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26874.369434thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06369.667415thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8673thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3310182.03/cwt180.00–184.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 2375192.00/cwt192.00–192.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 2441178.96/cwt175.00–185.007897
Steers—Medium and Large 3473156.98/cwt154.00–163.007433
Steers—Medium and Large 2515169.02/cwt168.00–170.008702
Steers—Medium and Large 3523155.50/cwt155.00–156.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553180.50/cwt180.50–180.5099811
Steers—Medium and Large 1575171.53/cwt168.00–175.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1644165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,06367
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added787150.50/cwt150.50–150.501,1847
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328160.98/cwt159.00–163.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329150.65/cwt145.00–154.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366158.97/cwt155.00–162.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378142.02/cwt139.00–145.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432165.53/cwt164.00–169.007159
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438156.00/cwt151.00–161.006833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474151.17/cwt148.00–153.007176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475161.00/cwt160.00–162.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519152.04/cwt150.00–155.0078927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526148.79/cwt147.00–150.007835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533129.77/cwt125.00–135.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560145.03/cwt142.00–148.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572118.00/cwt117.00–119.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577151.16/cwt151.00–152.008726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620143.99/cwt143.00–145.008932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625139.00/cwt139.00–139.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675125.51/cwt125.00–126.008472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425177.17/cwt174.00–181.007536
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471166.29/cwt162.00–172.007836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475176.49/cwt176.00–177.008382
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480150.70/cwt149.00–153.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537151.01/cwt149.00–153.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628138.98/cwt138.00–140.008732
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,90899.74/cwt98.00–101.001,9032
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01874.03/cwt73.00–75.007542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09366.75/cwt64.00–69.007303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26874.36/cwt72.00–76.009434
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32584.05/cwt83.00–85.001,1143
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,025.00–1,075.001,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—866.67/head800.00–950.008673

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.