Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.44/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −104.90 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$254.44

22 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$57.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.75

vs AL average

−49.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	279.79	1,511	5thin
Medium and Large 2	546	260.27	1,422	11thin
Medium and Large 3	573	222.64	1,276	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.15/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $359.34 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

254.44

—

AL average16 barns · 604 hd

268.20

−13.75

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−49.59

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−104.90

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,181	121.10	1,430	8thin

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)	—	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,487	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	119.64/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	333.48/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	369.82/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	388.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	329.05/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,060	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	319.05/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,206	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	338.76/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,301	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	238.77/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,363	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	259.67/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	274.68/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	228.49/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	329.32/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	222.64/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	263.39/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,256	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	299.58/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	357.67/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	267.99/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	306.70/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,291	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	278.18/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	292.80/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,388	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	294.66/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	291.86/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	320.51/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	293.89/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	276.78/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	431.23/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	289.25/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,521	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225	2

How this sale compares

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 85Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 21Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	125.00–126.00	125.48
6	—	1,179	118.00–122.00	119.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	390.00–400.00	395.00
3	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	358	330.00–337.00	333.48
3	500–550	525	292.00–297.00	294.66
2	550–600	563	255.00–260.00	257.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	320.00–332.00	329.32
7	350–400	378	312.00–325.00	320.51
7	400–450	424	295.00–305.00	299.58
14	450–500	475	287.00–297.00	291.86
6	500–550	526	265.00–287.00	278.18
5	550–600	571	235.00–247.00	238.77
2	600–650	640	227.00–230.00	228.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	290.00–302.00	293.89
5	400–450	426	270.00–280.00	276.78
8	450–500	477	260.00–267.00	263.39
6	550–600	573	220.00–227.00	222.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	420.00–455.00	431.23
5	300–350	329	380.00–400.00	388.86
3	350–400	372	360.00–380.00	369.82
2	400–450	425	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	320.00–340.00	329.05
10	350–400	378	310.00–322.00	319.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	350.00–365.00	357.67
4	350–400	384	330.00–350.00	338.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	287.00	287.00
4	500–550	516	270.00–282.00	274.68
3	550–600	567	257.00–262.00	259.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	305.00–312.00	306.70
11	450–500	474	290.00–300.00	292.80
5	500–550	526	285.00–297.00	289.25
3	550–600	578	265.00–272.00	267.99
4	650–700	680	235.00–240.00	237.98

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle