Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-03-29

Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 29

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Mar 22Mar 29Apr 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

445 head

▲ 335 vs last sale 110▲ 177 vs year ago 268 · +66.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 23▼ 22 vs year ago 74 · −29.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $186.18/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$186.18

163 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	524	191.63	1,003	71
Medium and Large 1-2	641	182.56	1,170	86
Medium and Large 3	502	173.63	872	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about $132 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 sale163 hd

186.18

—

AL average15 barns · 1,438 hd

187.91

−1.73

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	—	High	1,503	108.22	1,627	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	96.43	1,296	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	92.81	1,095	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	88.00	924	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	216.72/cwt	215.00–220.00	828	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	493	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,114	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	188.34/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,089	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	588	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,264	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	188.99/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,185	3
Steers	—	Medium 2Value Added	674	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,321	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	796	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	1,455	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	837	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	186.98/cwt	184.00–190.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	194.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	921	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	174.90/cwt	170.00–180.00	848	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	517	195.68/cwt	194.50–197.00	1,012	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	183.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	973	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	919	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	594	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,117	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	603	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,019	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	160.29/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,007	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,227	39
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	458	204.02/cwt	200.00–208.00	934	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	211.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	986	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,070	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	99.88/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,408	103.53/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,458	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	114.74/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,974	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	924	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	92.81/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,095	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	96.01/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,249	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	101.40/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,367	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	89.39/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,311	3

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 110Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 23Year ago 74

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	210.00–214.00	211.98
2	—	575	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	200.00–208.00	204.02
2	—	425	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	594	188.00	188.00
39	—	697	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	517	194.50–197.00	195.68
4	—	603	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	190.00–197.00	194.24
3	—	530	180.00–190.00	183.63
4	—	628	157.00–164.00	160.29
2	—	425	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	158.00–160.00	159.00
2	—	485	170.00–180.00	174.90
2	—	443	184.00–190.00	186.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	187.00–190.00	188.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	796	182.75	182.75
16	—	493	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	215.00–220.00	216.72
3	—	578	188.00–189.00	188.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	215.00	215.00
1	—	470	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,720	112.00–117.00	114.74
2	—	1,165	99.00–101.00	99.88
2	—	1,408	102.00–105.00	103.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,180	91.00–94.00	92.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	100.00–104.00	101.40
3	—	1,467	89.00–90.00	89.39
9	—	1,301	94.00–99.00	96.01

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.