Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-06-21

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jun 21
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 207▲ 79 vs year ago 122 · +64.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 31▲ 41 vs year ago 45 · +91.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 15▲ 6 vs year ago 9 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $252.21/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$252.21
54 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,234
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$250
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2452254.031,14832
Medium and Large 3380251.939572thin
Medium and Large 1560249.331,39720
One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about −$250 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 sale54 hd
252.21
—
AL average11 barns · 712 hd
240.05
+12.16
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—Low1,59399.981,5932thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,331100.711,34017
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14694.631,08524
CowsLean 85-90%Average99487.4786913

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)—$1,0583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9882thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2326278.15/cwt275.00–282.009076
Steers—Medium and Large 1365277.47/cwt275.00–280.001,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 2373265.40/cwt262.00–272.009907
Steers—Medium and Large 3380251.93/cwt247.00–257.009572
Steers—Medium and Large 2475245.71/cwt240.00–250.001,16710
Steers—Medium and Large 2528239.70/cwt237.00–245.001,2663
Steers—Medium and Large 1535254.91/cwt250.00–260.001,3642
Steers—Medium and Large 2562239.68/cwt237.00–242.001,3473
Steers—Medium and Large 1567247.30/cwt246.00–255.001,40210
Steers—Medium and Large 1623241.48/cwt240.00–249.001,5046
Steers—Medium and Large 2623235.66/cwt235.00–237.001,4683
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320221.73/cwt220.00–225.007104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325238.33/cwt235.00–245.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371235.96/cwt235.00–240.008755
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377214.98/cwt210.00–220.008103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429226.36/cwt222.00–230.009715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429207.55/cwt205.00–215.008906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478223.30/cwt217.00–227.001,0676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513217.33/cwt215.00–220.001,1153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523228.52/cwt227.00–230.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525202.43/cwt200.00–205.001,0632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577212.38/cwt210.00–215.001,2253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437242.31/cwt240.00–245.001,0593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483209.87/cwt205.00–215.001,0142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,59399.98/cwt98.00–102.001,5932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99384.20/cwt82.00–86.008365
Cows—Lean 85-90%99489.51/cwt87.00–92.008908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12090.74/cwt88.00–93.001,01611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147101.36/cwt101.00–102.001,1633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17596.88/cwt95.00–98.001,13810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,277102.53/cwt101.00–104.001,3098
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37999.09/cwt98.00–100.001,3669
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,058.33/head1,025.00–1,090.001,0583
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—987.50/head925.00–1,050.009882

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.