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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 9

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

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Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 252▲ 21 vs year ago 180 · +11.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 39▲ 37 vs year ago 13 · +284.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

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 $223.64/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$223.64

54 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,044

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	241.38	1,144	8thin
Medium and Large 2	460	225.81	1,039	35
Medium and Large 3	483	203.82	984	11thin

One grade step is worth $37.56/cwt here — about $160 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

223.64

—

AL average14 barns · 1,624 hd

223.14

+0.50

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	1,400	112.56	1,576	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	107.10	1,539	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	99.64	1,204	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	91.27	906	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$955	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,088	4thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	293.06/cwt	290.00–297.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	278.60/cwt	275.00–282.00	933	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,205	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	251.89/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,184	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,150	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	244.56/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,286	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	789	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	238.15/cwt	232.00–242.00	891	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	230.51/cwt	226.00–237.00	984	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	241.38/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,144	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	226.43/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,073	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	985	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	201.28/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,053	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	194.91/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,111	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	263.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,109	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	247.97/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,069	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	243.50/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,120	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	228.97/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,076	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	234.93/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,252	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,252	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	117.62/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,923	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	93.63/cwt	92.00–97.00	911	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	88.91/cwt	87.00–91.00	900	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	97.31/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,146	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	100.80/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,233	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	103.24/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,375	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	109.41/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,641	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087.50/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	955.00/head	950.00–960.00	955	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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 252Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 39Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 14Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	427	226.00–237.00	230.51
13	—	530	215.00	215.00
4	—	474	222.00–232.00	226.43
7	—	374	232.00–242.00	238.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	200.00–202.00	200.99
2	—	570	190.00–200.00	194.91
3	—	367	210.00–220.00	215.05
4	—	523	195.00–205.00	201.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	237.00–242.00	241.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	260.00–270.00	263.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	230.00–240.00	234.93
4	—	431	245.00–250.00	247.97
2	—	460	242.00–245.00	243.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	227.00–232.00	228.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	275.00–282.00	278.60
2	—	470	247.00–257.00	251.89
7	—	526	242.00–245.00	244.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	290.00–297.00	293.06
6	—	460	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–960.00	955.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,635	116.00–119.00	117.62
2	—	1,165	105.00–110.00	107.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	99.00–104.00	100.80
5	—	1,178	94.00–98.00	97.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	102.00–104.00	103.24
5	—	1,500	108.00–110.00	109.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	92.00–97.00	93.63
5	—	1,012	87.00–91.00	88.91

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.