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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 16

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 201▼ 87 vs year ago 290 · −30.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 50▲ 15 vs year ago 21 · +71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $225.28/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$225.28

60 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$24.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.51

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	239.00	1,162	6thin
Medium and Large 2	469	226.23	1,061	43
Medium and Large 3	446	214.06	954	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.94/cwt here — about $207 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 sale60 hd

225.28

—

AL average11 barns · 1,630 hd

228.79

−3.51

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	1,405	113.41	1,593	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,280	112.33	1,438	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	101.40	1,182	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	96.96	911	2thin

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)	—	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$788	4thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	271.51/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,013	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	283.41/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,091	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	246.20/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,172	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	241.09/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,287	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,451	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	257.00/cwt	252.00–262.00	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	239.80/cwt	237.00–242.00	796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	877	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	376	218.70/cwt	215.00–225.00	822	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	214.88/cwt	210.00–220.00	902	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	228.64/cwt	225.00–232.00	979	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	213.37/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,003	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	226.77/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,079	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	220.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,166	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	215.63/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,251	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	244.85/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,036	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	230.24/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,078	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	213.58/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,138	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	223.42/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,269	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,085	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,156	2
Bulls	—	—	1,338	113.42/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,518	4
Bulls	—	—	1,707	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,014	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	96.96/cwt	96.00–98.00	911	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	98.33/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,138	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	101.25/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,183	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,249	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	112.33/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,438	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187.50/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,188	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	787.50/head	700.00–900.00	788	4

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 201Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 50Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	227.00–237.00	230.24
2	—	423	240.00–250.00	244.85
2	—	568	220.00–227.00	223.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	220.00	220.00
2	—	533	210.00–217.00	213.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	221.00	221.00
3	—	312	252.00–262.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	210.00–220.00	214.88
2	—	575	205.00	205.00
3	—	470	210.00–215.00	213.37
4	—	376	215.00–225.00	218.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	225.00–232.00	228.64
3	—	373	230.00–240.00	235.00
15	—	529	220.00–225.00	220.47
9	—	476	224.00–230.00	226.77
3	—	580	212.00–220.00	215.63
5	—	332	237.00–242.00	239.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	222.00	222.00
7	—	534	240.00–245.00	241.09
4	—	440	265.00	265.00
4	—	373	270.00–272.00	271.51
4	—	476	243.00–248.00	246.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	248.00	248.00
2	—	385	280.00–287.00	283.41
4	—	660	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–900.00	787.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,338	112.00–115.00	113.42
3	—	1,707	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,085	105.00–108.00	106.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	106.00–107.00	106.52
3	—	1,157	98.00–99.00	98.33
7	—	1,168	100.00–104.00	101.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	111.00–114.00	112.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	96.00–98.00	96.96

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.