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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jan 17

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Jan 10Jan 17Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 145▼ 93 vs year ago 185 · −50.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 40▲ 22 vs year ago 26 · +84.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 54▲ 38 vs year ago 9 · +422.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $271.84/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$271.84

15 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.01

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	281.57	1,241	8thin
Medium and Large 2	479	260.71	1,248	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.87/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale15 hd

271.84

—

AL average8 barns · 366 hd

248.82

+23.01

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	1,488	103.04	1,533	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	90.86	1,123	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	85.76	852	14

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)	—	$1,208	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$932	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$856	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$980	8

Every lot

19 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 2	325	296.67/cwt	290.00–300.00	964	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	310.97/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,020	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	296.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,133	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,420	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,351	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,425	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	235.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,010	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,206	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	95.20/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,190	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	106.18/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,681	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	84.07/cwt	82.00–87.00	833	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	90.00/cwt	89.00–93.00	899	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,147	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	86.67/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,090	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208.33/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,208	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932.00/head	875.00–1,010.00	932	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	856.25/head	800.00–975.00	856	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980.00/head	950.00–1,010.00	980	8

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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 145Year ago 185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 40Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 54Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	290.00–300.00	296.55
2	—	328	307.00–315.00	310.97
3	—	575	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	230.00–235.00	232.51
3	—	325	290.00–300.00	296.67
2	—	575	230.00–240.00	234.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	210.00–217.00	213.47
4	—	428	230.00–240.00	235.94

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,208.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	875.00–1,010.00	932.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–975.00	856.25

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	8	—	—	950.00–1,010.00	980.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,583	103.00–108.00	106.18
2	—	1,250	94.00–96.00	95.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	85.00–88.00	86.67
4	—	1,220	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	991	82.00–87.00	84.07
4	—	999	89.00–93.00	90.00

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.