Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-08-31

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 31
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
▼ 61 vs last sale 353▲ 111 vs year ago 181 · +61.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 18 vs year ago 14 · +128.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.82/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$149.82
108 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.17
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526152.9880565
Medium and Large 2490146.1471736
Medium and Large 3455139.426347thin
One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $171 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 sale108 hd
149.82
—
AL average14 barns · 1,755 hd
149.65
+0.17
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—Average1,66094.001,5602thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,21780.849846thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07773.857967thin

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)—$8265
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7303thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2375184.60/cwt181.00–190.006925
Steers—Medium and Large 3377174.66/cwt174.00–175.006583
Steers—Medium and Large 2462180.79/cwt179.00–181.0083510
Steers—Medium and Large 2520167.67/cwt167.00–168.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1533177.50/cwt177.00–178.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 3568146.44/cwt144.00–149.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1585167.00/cwt167.00–167.009775
Steers—Medium and Large 1620162.95/cwt160.00–166.001,0102
Steers—Medium and Large 2679141.63/cwt139.00–143.009628
Steers—Medium and Large 1725149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0803
Steers—Medium and Large 1775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325157.28/cwt156.00–160.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376161.20/cwt161.00–163.0060610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378156.02/cwt155.00–158.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425153.16/cwt150.00–156.006516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429159.46/cwt156.00–161.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3431140.95/cwt136.00–145.006074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474155.22/cwt154.00–158.0073618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478147.84/cwt145.00–150.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 3487137.37/cwt135.00–140.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525162.00/cwt162.00–162.0085111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526144.14/cwt140.00–146.007587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583144.50/cwt144.00–145.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584138.46/cwt135.00–141.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623134.34/cwt133.00–136.008373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633141.50/cwt141.00–142.008962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660137.00/cwt137.00–137.009048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720122.02/cwt121.00–123.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0085
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431173.36/cwt170.00–176.007475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470157.96/cwt155.00–160.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478151.35/cwt150.00–154.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520142.96/cwt141.00–145.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525152.24/cwt150.00–159.007998
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563146.98/cwt143.00–151.008272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,66094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07069.88/cwt68.00–73.007483
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08376.82/cwt76.00–79.008324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21479.00/cwt78.00–81.009594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22384.51/cwt84.00–85.001,0342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,055.00/head1,010.00–1,100.001,0552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—730.00/head690.00–800.007303
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—673.33/head600.00–740.006733

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.