Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-02-08

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Feb 8
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 219▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 36▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 19▲ 24 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 mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.68/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$163.68
174 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$18.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.21
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534168.7490160
Medium and Large 1-2693163.501,13374
Medium and Large 2424161.1968322
Medium and Large 3380150.5957318thin
One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $328 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 sale174 hd
163.68
—
AL average13 barns · 1,550 hd
164.89
−1.21
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—Average1,84398.491,8152thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31090.031,1793thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23784.771,0495thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$73510

Every lot

34 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321205.46/cwt204.00–209.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 3338192.56/cwt190.00–195.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1360210.00/cwt210.00–210.007567
Steers—Medium and Large 3371182.94/cwt181.00–189.006794
Steers—Medium and Large 2377200.50/cwt199.00–204.007566
Steers—Medium and Large 1435200.00/cwt200.00–200.0087013
Steers—Medium and Large 3475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008312
Steers—Medium and Large 1480196.00/cwt196.00–196.009418
Steers—Medium and Large 1625188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1754
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328154.97/cwt151.00–159.005086
Heifers—Medium and Large 2364167.13/cwt160.00–170.0060810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371150.70/cwt146.00–156.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424147.25/cwt141.00–151.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428158.73/cwt157.00–161.006797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435181.00/cwt181.00–181.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436175.91/cwt173.00–177.0076726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473157.30/cwt155.00–160.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563170.49/cwt169.00–172.009608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623157.34/cwt153.00–160.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,03316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633145.92/cwt142.00–150.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added693163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,13374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0074
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430178.64/cwt176.00–180.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475171.50/cwt170.00–173.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478165.01/cwt162.00–169.007893
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,84398.49/cwt98.00–99.001,8152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18080.46/cwt79.00–82.009492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27587.65/cwt86.00–89.001,1183
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31090.03/cwt88.00–93.001,1793
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—735.00/head700.00–775.0073510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—810.00/head810.00–810.008102
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—750.00/head725.00–800.007503

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.