Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-10-05

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Oct 5
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
220 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 309▲ 134 vs year ago 86 · +155.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 1 vs year ago 19 · +5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 45▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.84/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$139.84
35 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$89
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$7.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.02
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2542142.1977024
Medium and Large 3506134.7368111thin
One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about $89 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 sale35 hd
139.84
—
AL average16 barns · 1,319 hd
141.87
−2.02
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—Average1,50990.121,3604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20863.627695thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14559.576822thin

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)—$9083thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2368177.36/cwt171.00–181.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 3425152.00/cwt147.00–157.006464
Steers—Medium and Large 2470156.67/cwt156.00–157.007363
Steers—Medium and Large 2519148.01/cwt147.00–149.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 3525139.00/cwt139.00–139.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 2582140.80/cwt139.00–142.008195
Steers—Medium and Large 3660123.01/cwt122.00–124.008122
Steers—Medium and Large 1723143.47/cwt142.00–145.001,0372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323137.95/cwt135.00–145.004466
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413138.99/cwt137.00–141.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428146.15/cwt141.00–150.006266
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475133.00/cwt131.00–135.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521137.79/cwt135.00–140.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585117.54/cwt115.00–120.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610115.00/cwt113.00–117.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625119.67/cwt119.00–120.007483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425150.14/cwt147.00–155.006387
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428164.80/cwt160.00–170.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469155.56/cwt153.00–158.007307
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531147.23/cwt145.00–149.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578130.35/cwt129.00–133.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616125.73/cwt124.00–129.007744
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618115.51/cwt115.00–116.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668121.31/cwt120.00–124.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45593.13/cwt92.00–94.001,3552
Bulls——1,56387.11/cwt85.00–89.001,3622
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14559.57/cwt59.00–60.006822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14762.03/cwt60.00–64.007113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30066.00/cwt66.00–66.008582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—908.33/head875.00–950.009083

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.