Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2022-11-16

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 16
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 124▼ 88 vs year ago 228 · −38.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 36▼ 2 vs year ago 47 · −4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $143.82/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$143.82
36 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$16
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.12
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1356163.7058411thin
Medium and Large 2501137.9369117thin
Medium and Large 3465129.026008thin
One grade step is worth $34.68/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale36 hd
143.82
—
AL average16 barns · 1,960 hd
145.95
−2.12
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—Low1,29078.281,0102thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23064.9579920
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03458.666068thin

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)—$5702thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005532
Steers—Medium and Large 1374194.58/cwt192.00–200.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 3375165.84/cwt162.00–170.006222
Steers—Medium and Large 3480150.30/cwt147.00–152.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 2530159.92/cwt157.00–163.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 2575155.00/cwt151.00–160.008919
Steers—Medium and Large 2622155.61/cwt147.00–157.009687
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323165.72/cwt161.00–169.005355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370163.51/cwt159.00–167.006054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413159.04/cwt157.00–161.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425147.00/cwt145.00–150.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428133.69/cwt130.00–137.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468137.95/cwt135.00–141.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530132.99/cwt130.00–135.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575115.00/cwt115.00–115.006612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620126.98/cwt122.00–132.007874
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428162.31/cwt160.00–165.006953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470158.48/cwt157.00–160.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480141.48/cwt140.00–143.006792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571141.90/cwt137.00–147.008104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583126.94/cwt124.00–130.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678120.95/cwt119.00–123.008202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,29078.28/cwt77.00–80.001,0102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01956.29/cwt53.00–58.005744
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04961.02/cwt60.00–62.006404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20065.36/cwt64.00–68.0078411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24660.20/cwt59.00–61.007505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29069.78/cwt69.00–71.009004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—570.00/head540.00–600.005702

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.