Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-07-26

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 26
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 181▲ 0 vs year ago 234 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 36▼ 1 vs year ago 38 · −2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 7▼ 1 vs year ago 19 · −5.3%
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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 steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.01/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$220.01
62 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$399
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.48
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579224.371,29916thin
Medium and Large 2481223.001,07323
Medium and Large 3420214.0090023
One grade step is worth $10.37/cwt here — about $399 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 sale62 hd
220.01
—
AL average15 barns · 1,908 hd
220.49
−0.48
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—Low1,36098.001,3332thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,265103.341,3072thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12397.691,0973thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99493.319287thin

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)—$1,0602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3676
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0386

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3325267.00/cwt267.00–267.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 1345302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,0442
Steers—Medium and Large 3368248.67/cwt245.00–255.009154
Steers—Medium and Large 2375275.67/cwt275.00–277.001,0343
Steers—Medium and Large 1385285.33/cwt282.00–290.001,0994
Steers—Medium and Large 2425246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0465
Steers—Medium and Large 2475243.50/cwt242.00–245.001,1578
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325228.80/cwt225.00–232.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373218.67/cwt215.00–225.008164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415247.00/cwt242.00–252.001,0252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417210.44/cwt205.00–215.008785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426232.17/cwt227.00–237.009897
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474207.21/cwt202.00–210.009825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485222.71/cwt217.00–227.001,08012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515212.52/cwt210.00–215.001,0942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3524203.76/cwt200.00–205.001,0684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615219.33/cwt219.00–220.001,34912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620203.08/cwt198.00–208.001,2592
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415265.06/cwt260.00–270.001,1002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421241.75/cwt240.00–247.001,0185
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428236.01/cwt235.00–237.001,0102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463237.46/cwt235.00–240.001,0992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515223.47/cwt222.00–225.001,1512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578223.22/cwt220.00–227.001,2905
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,36098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91396.52/cwt95.00–98.008812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02792.02/cwt90.00–93.009455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12397.69/cwt97.00–98.001,0973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,265103.34/cwt101.00–105.001,3072
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,366.67/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3676
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,038.33/head975.00–1,090.001,0386
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,060.00/head970.00–1,150.001,0602

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.