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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 22

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Mar 15Mar 22Mar 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 189▲ 37 vs year ago 73 · +50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 30▲ 6 vs year ago 17 · +35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.47/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$179.47

31 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$320

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1

$21.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	463	181.47	840	9thin
Medium and Large 2	531	180.51	959	20
Medium and Large 1	725	160.00	1,160	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.47/cwt here — about −$320 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 sale31 hd

179.47

—

AL average16 barns · 1,537 hd

190.00

−10.53

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,545	99.04	1,530	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	91.00	969	2thin

Every lot

22 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	228.43/cwt	227.00–230.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	237.49/cwt	237.00–238.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	194.51/cwt	194.00–195.00	943	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	187.98/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,062	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	211.09/cwt	207.00–215.00	713	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	209.08/cwt	205.00–213.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	194.00/cwt	189.00–199.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	421	187.79/cwt	183.00–192.00	791	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	198.94/cwt	194.00–204.00	865	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	189.24/cwt	185.00–191.00	889	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	183.00/cwt	179.00–187.00	970	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	164.70/cwt	162.00–166.00	935	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	166.32/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,051	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	156.00/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,037	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	146.05/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,066	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	206.99/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,083	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,008	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	100.06/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,568	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	969	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Mar 22, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 189Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	186.00–190.00	187.98
2	—	325	227.00–230.00	228.43
2	—	485	194.00–195.00	194.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	237.00–238.00	237.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	205.00–209.00	206.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	210.00	210.00
2	—	525	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	205.00–213.00	209.08
4	—	470	185.00–191.00	189.24
2	—	435	194.00–204.00	198.94
3	—	730	142.00–150.00	146.05
2	—	338	207.00–215.00	211.09
3	—	632	165.00–167.00	166.32
2	—	665	152.00–160.00	156.00
2	—	530	179.00–187.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	189.00–199.00	194.00
3	—	568	162.00–166.00	164.70
4	—	421	183.00–192.00	187.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	99.00–101.00	100.06
2	—	1,600	97.00–99.00	98.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	91.00	91.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.