Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-05-17

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, May 17
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 169 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 0▼ 5 vs year ago 68 · −7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 19 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.39/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$209.39
44 head · 416 lb average
Value per head Derived
$870
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.38
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451220.199935thin
Medium and Large 2408213.4287122
Medium and Large 3415201.0083417thin
One grade step is worth $19.19/cwt here — about $158 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 sale44 hd
209.39
—
AL average15 barns · 1,553 hd
200.01
+9.38
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—Average1,285109.191,4033thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12294.061,0555thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39490.881,26611
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01883.2984810

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)—$8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$9336

Every lot

33 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 3318230.96/cwt230.00–232.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 2328240.22/cwt237.00–245.007886
Steers—Medium and Large 2370238.89/cwt235.00–240.008847
Steers—Medium and Large 3378225.40/cwt220.00–230.008524
Steers—Medium and Large 2423234.45/cwt230.00–240.009926
Steers—Medium and Large 2480230.54/cwt227.00–237.001,1075
Steers—Medium and Large 2518221.48/cwt220.00–223.001,1472
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326218.29/cwt215.00–222.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332211.73/cwt210.00–215.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375216.78/cwt215.00–220.008139
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378205.00/cwt200.00–210.007755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425213.08/cwt210.00–215.009063
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437198.93/cwt194.00–204.008695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458208.52/cwt205.00–212.009552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468220.31/cwt219.00–222.001,0313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468195.03/cwt190.00–200.009132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525186.05/cwt181.00–191.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526203.71/cwt200.00–207.001,0724
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425210.00/cwt210.00–210.008932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478202.77/cwt200.00–206.009694
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618188.47/cwt187.00–190.001,1652
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,285109.19/cwt107.00–112.001,4033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01681.97/cwt80.00–85.008337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02386.37/cwt86.00–87.008843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12294.06/cwt92.00–96.001,0555
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34795.28/cwt93.00–97.001,2833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41189.23/cwt87.00–92.001,2598
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/head850.00–1,025.009336
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—987.50/head925.00–1,050.009882
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—875.00/head850.00–900.008752
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—712.50/head700.00–725.007132

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.