Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-11-09

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 9
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 220▼ 153 vs year ago 277 · −55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 41▼ 6 vs year ago 42 · −14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 30 vs year ago 42 · −71.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.81/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$134.81
23 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$206
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2555141.607865thin
Medium and Large 1650135.898839thin
Medium and Large 3446129.965809thin
One grade step is worth $11.64/cwt here — about $206 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 sale23 hd
134.81
—
AL average11 barns · 1,467 hd
141.66
−6.85
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—Average1,69585.351,4477thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07656.1760516

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)—$8114thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$9004thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3328168.30/cwt165.00–170.005523
Steers—Medium and Large 3370162.99/cwt162.00–164.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 2378175.49/cwt171.00–181.006636
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424133.55/cwt130.00–140.005667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525144.00/cwt144.00–144.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525117.40/cwt115.00–120.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575144.50/cwt144.00–145.008314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710129.00/cwt129.00–129.009165
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476157.53/cwt152.00–161.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515122.04/cwt120.00–124.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523140.78/cwt139.00–145.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571136.98/cwt135.00–139.007824
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678120.33/cwt116.00–124.008163
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50881.94/cwt79.00–86.001,2363
Bulls——1,83687.90/cwt86.00–91.001,6144
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05355.21/cwt53.00–58.0058113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17760.32/cwt60.00–61.007103
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head800.00–1,000.009004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—811.25/head750.00–925.008114

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.