Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-10-12

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Oct 12
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 220▲ 184 vs year ago 151 · +121.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 20▲ 10 vs year ago 42 · +23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 8▲ 6 vs year ago 8 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $129.18/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$129.18
91 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.83
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1653135.5388534
Medium and Large 2562129.3972821
Medium and Large 3469123.0557736
One grade step is worth $12.48/cwt here — about $308 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 sale91 hd
129.18
—
AL average15 barns · 1,252 hd
134.00
−4.83
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—Average1,53083.481,2774thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35767.859217thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25265.998265thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00959.5560111

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)—$9173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1158

Every lot

45 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 2324169.62/cwt167.00–173.005505
Steers—Medium and Large 2368160.64/cwt160.00–162.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1376172.21/cwt170.00–175.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 3418154.39/cwt151.00–156.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 2428159.00/cwt158.00–160.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 1475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007842
Steers—Medium and Large 2479157.57/cwt155.00–160.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 2525156.00/cwt156.00–156.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1575161.00/cwt161.00–161.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773148.50/cwt148.00–150.001,1484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372131.40/cwt130.00–135.004895
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425121.79/cwt120.00–125.0051814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481133.47/cwt131.00–138.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481121.76/cwt117.00–125.005865
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523119.33/cwt115.00–125.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525138.00/cwt137.00–140.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532131.71/cwt130.00–135.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571131.54/cwt125.00–135.007514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573138.83/cwt137.00–140.007956
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573117.76/cwt115.00–120.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625136.00/cwt136.00–136.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629126.94/cwt122.00–131.007984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670126.99/cwt125.00–131.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682117.96/cwt114.00–120.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added695135.75/cwt135.75–135.7594320
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425148.40/cwt146.00–150.006315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478138.55/cwt137.00–140.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485154.48/cwt153.00–156.007492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518144.00/cwt143.00–145.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532133.03/cwt132.00–135.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3638111.98/cwt108.00–116.007142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36577.50/cwt76.00–79.001,0582
Bulls——1,69589.46/cwt89.00–90.001,5162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00657.88/cwt56.00–60.005827
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01362.47/cwt62.00–64.006334
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20068.03/cwt67.00–69.008163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27570.35/cwt69.00–71.008973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33062.94/cwt62.00–64.008372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41865.98/cwt65.00–68.009364
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,180.00/head1,160.00–1,200.001,1804
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,050.00/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—916.67/head850.00–1,000.009173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—665.00/head650.00–680.006652

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.