Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-09-07

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Sep 7
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
364 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 292▲ 41 vs year ago 323 · +12.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 32▲ 20 vs year ago 24 · +83.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 2 vs year ago 13 · −15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.71/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$147.71
154 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.14
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514151.6678079
Medium and Large 2500144.9872558
Medium and Large 3440138.6661017thin
One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $170 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 sale154 hd
147.71
—
AL average11 barns · 1,679 hd
152.85
−5.14
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—Average1,60297.281,5583thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13478.498904thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28377.299919thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08270.097588thin

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)—$7752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0884thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3321184.76/cwt182.00–187.005934
Steers—Medium and Large 1323210.33/cwt210.00–211.006793
Steers—Medium and Large 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2375186.15/cwt182.00–190.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 3375176.00/cwt173.00–179.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 2428178.95/cwt176.00–182.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 2477178.15/cwt172.00–180.008506
Steers—Medium and Large 1518175.44/cwt173.00–178.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 2523166.25/cwt165.00–167.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 2570162.99/cwt160.00–166.009294
Steers—Medium and Large 1580168.46/cwt167.00–170.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 3633141.94/cwt139.00–145.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 2672146.32/cwt145.00–149.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1677154.33/cwt153.00–156.001,0453
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321151.64/cwt148.00–155.004875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327159.33/cwt157.00–161.005219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374158.00/cwt155.00–160.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378162.02/cwt161.00–165.006124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423160.19/cwt158.00–162.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423142.91/cwt140.00–146.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427154.95/cwt151.00–158.006627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475157.92/cwt156.00–160.0075012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476131.75/cwt129.00–135.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480146.77/cwt146.00–149.007044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520131.02/cwt125.00–135.006816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525150.31/cwt150.00–156.0078942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526144.24/cwt141.00–145.007598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573137.62/cwt135.00–140.007898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575152.33/cwt149.00–154.008763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626131.38/cwt128.00–135.008228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633136.50/cwt136.00–137.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673133.50/cwt131.00–135.008984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677127.28/cwt125.00–130.008627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718129.49/cwt129.00–130.009302
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423172.80/cwt170.00–177.007315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475173.47/cwt172.00–175.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476165.27/cwt161.00–170.007878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525171.00/cwt171.00–171.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530157.14/cwt152.00–161.008337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578148.94/cwt142.00–152.008614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625143.00/cwt143.00–143.008942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0015
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,60297.28/cwt95.00–100.001,5583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01372.94/cwt72.00–74.007393
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12368.38/cwt67.00–69.007685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13478.49/cwt78.00–80.008904
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27577.91/cwt77.00–81.009937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31075.10/cwt74.00–76.009842
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—775.00/head750.00–800.007752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,087.50/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0884

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.