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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 1

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Oct 18Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 200▼ 51 vs year ago 220 · −23.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 82▲ 53 vs year ago 41 · +129.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 13 · +92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady 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 $213.83/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$213.83

25 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.53

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	231.86	1,056	7thin
Medium and Large 2	437	215.78	943	5thin
Medium and Large 3	432	203.37	878	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $178 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 sale25 hd

213.83

—

AL average14 barns · 1,121 hd

201.29

+12.53

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	—	High	1,486	101.15	1,503	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,275	85.49	1,090	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	83.30	1,001	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	74.22	754	18

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$820	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$783	3thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	251.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	949	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	256.02/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,211	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	222.29/cwt	220.00–227.00	827	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	781	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	235.68/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,009	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	229.00/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,090	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	206.02/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,102	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	537	195.64/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,051	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,075	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	244.20/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,035	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	241.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,132	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,190	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,427	96.26/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,374	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	106.03/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,638	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	79.68/cwt	77.00–82.00	790	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	72.12/cwt	70.00–74.00	740	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	78.78/cwt	76.00–80.00	887	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	83.79/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,020	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	86.99/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,096	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	89.59/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,154	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,079	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820.00/head	750.00–850.00	820	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	783.33/head	700.00–850.00	783	3

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 200Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 82Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 13

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	240.00–245.00	241.37
2	—	515	230.00–232.00	231.02
4	—	424	240.00–247.00	244.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	205.00–210.00	208.33
3	—	537	190.00–200.00	195.64
2	—	563	190.00–192.00	190.99
2	—	313	210.00–215.00	212.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	235.00–237.00	235.68
4	—	476	225.00–233.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	220.00–227.00	222.29
2	—	535	205.00–207.00	206.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	190.00	190.00
3	—	377	245.00–255.00	251.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	255.00–257.00	256.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–850.00	820.00

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)	3	—	—	700.00–850.00	783.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	104.00–108.00	106.03
3	—	1,427	96.00–97.00	96.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	991	77.00–82.00	79.68
13	—	1,026	70.00–74.00	72.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,300	83.00	83.00
5	—	1,260	85.00–89.00	86.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	76.00–80.00	78.78
13	—	1,217	81.00–86.00	83.79
4	—	1,288	87.00–91.00	89.59

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.