Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2023-09-13

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Sep 13
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
336 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 367▲ 45 vs year ago 291 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 31▲ 13 vs year ago 31 · +41.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 18▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.17/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$217.17
88 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$994
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.10
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2467219.371,02471
Medium and Large 3421207.9987517thin
One grade step is worth $11.39/cwt here — about $149 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 sale88 hd
217.17
—
AL average14 barns · 1,514 hd
217.27
−0.10
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—Average1,593118.221,8833thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,362100.061,3635thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20297.121,16813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01592.509392thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1134thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325270.00/cwt270.00–270.008783
Steers—Medium and Large 3330252.43/cwt250.00–255.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 2373265.49/cwt265.00–267.009904
Steers—Medium and Large 3375246.90/cwt242.00–250.0092610
Steers—Medium and Large 3423236.12/cwt232.00–240.009992
Steers—Medium and Large 2433250.93/cwt247.00–255.001,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 2473246.17/cwt240.00–250.001,16413
Steers—Medium and Large 1515244.93/cwt244.00–245.001,26114
Steers—Medium and Large 2520236.35/cwt235.00–237.001,2293
Steers—Medium and Large 3560214.96/cwt210.00–220.001,2042
Steers—Medium and Large 2570227.51/cwt227.00–228.001,2972
Steers—Medium and Large 1615234.10/cwt229.00–235.001,44010
Steers—Medium and Large 1661228.72/cwt228.00–233.001,5127
Steers—Medium and Large 2693206.51/cwt205.00–208.001,4312
Steers—Medium and Large 1775208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6129
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324215.00/cwt210.00–220.006975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325228.25/cwt225.00–232.007428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376225.51/cwt225.00–230.0084810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416207.75/cwt205.00–212.008645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425223.50/cwt222.00–225.0095010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478219.54/cwt212.00–222.001,04920
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478206.26/cwt200.00–210.009864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513198.99/cwt195.00–205.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527216.18/cwt210.00–220.001,13910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572213.99/cwt210.00–215.001,2248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625198.99/cwt195.00–201.001,2445
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410244.02/cwt240.00–247.001,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474231.49/cwt230.00–235.001,0976
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480221.02/cwt220.00–222.001,0612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516214.68/cwt210.00–222.001,1084
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0646
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633188.04/cwt185.00–190.001,1903
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,593118.22/cwt115.00–120.001,8833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01592.50/cwt92.00–93.009392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16394.20/cwt93.00–96.001,0966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23699.63/cwt97.00–102.001,2317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33596.87/cwt96.00–98.001,2932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380102.19/cwt100.00–105.001,4103
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,075.00/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0752

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.