Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2024-01-31

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jan 31
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 242▼ 29 vs year ago 219 · −13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 67▲ 0 vs year ago 36 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 57▼ 6 vs year ago 19 · −31.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $234.71/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$234.71
46 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.80
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451256.801,1576thin
Medium and Large 2519232.251,20635
Medium and Large 3443225.409995thin
One grade step is worth $31.40/cwt here — about $158 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 sale46 hd
234.71
—
AL average16 barns · 1,950 hd
240.51
−5.80
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—Average1,510115.481,7442thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,354109.941,4886thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15999.161,15010
CowsLean 85-90%Average96689.078604thin

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)—$1,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4504thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324330.45/cwt327.00–337.001,07111
Steers—Medium and Large 2375312.00/cwt310.00–315.001,17010
Steers—Medium and Large 2428294.85/cwt290.00–300.001,2622
Steers—Medium and Large 2473284.63/cwt282.00–292.001,34611
Steers—Medium and Large 2524273.87/cwt270.00–280.001,4356
Steers—Medium and Large 1680237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378248.48/cwt245.00–255.009397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427241.70/cwt240.00–250.001,0326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428257.26/cwt255.00–260.001,1013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473256.34/cwt255.00–257.001,2123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479237.40/cwt235.00–240.001,1375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529235.93/cwt230.00–240.001,2484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,1502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572225.66/cwt225.00–227.001,2913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627211.01/cwt209.00–215.001,3233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683223.32/cwt205.00–295.001,5255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412302.32/cwt300.00–305.001,2463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520267.22/cwt265.00–272.001,3904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588228.48/cwt227.00–230.001,3432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625223.25/cwt222.00–227.001,3954
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,510115.48/cwt115.00–116.001,7442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91890.42/cwt88.00–92.008303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11085.00/cwt85.00–85.009441
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14592.79/cwt90.00–95.001,0623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165105.99/cwt104.00–109.001,2353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16698.82/cwt98.00–100.001,1524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335105.93/cwt104.00–108.001,4142
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363111.95/cwt109.00–114.001,5264
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,450.00/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,175.00/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1752

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.