Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-02-22

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Feb 22
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
173 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 167▼ 20 vs year ago 193 · −10.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 33▼ 21 vs year ago 41 · −51.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $190.34/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$190.34
49 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,003
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1445223.009925thin
Medium and Large 2526192.391,01233
Medium and Large 3566169.3695911thin
One grade step is worth $53.64/cwt here — about $34 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 sale49 hd
190.34
—
AL average13 barns · 797 hd
199.95
−9.60
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—Average1,696102.621,7407thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01580.368162thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5083thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324224.32/cwt220.00–230.007274
Steers—Medium and Large 1325245.00/cwt245.00–245.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 2378209.38/cwt206.00–213.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 3382188.97/cwt187.00–190.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 2430203.94/cwt199.00–209.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 2545187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,01920
Steers—Medium and Large 1625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1882
Steers—Medium and Large 3635162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0298
Steers—Medium and Large 2710177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2575
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407177.66/cwt175.00–180.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435181.00/cwt181.00–181.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473174.20/cwt168.00–177.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473158.69/cwt152.00–162.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009869
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628160.18/cwt154.00–161.001,00611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420209.46/cwt208.00–211.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421198.37/cwt195.00–202.008355
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425186.75/cwt185.00–188.007944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460189.99/cwt189.00–191.008742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19093.15/cwt92.00–94.001,1082
Bulls——1,828101.53/cwt99.00–104.001,8562
Bulls——1,945109.67/cwt109.00–110.002,1333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01580.36/cwt78.00–83.008162
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed—508.33/head425.00–550.005083

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.