Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $306.55/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −93.93 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$306.55

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$47.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

vs AL average

−35.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	324.74	1,708	8thin
Medium and Large 2	559	304.23	1,700	13thin
Medium and Large 3	555	277.71	1,541	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.03/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $442.67, low $352.59, median $400.48 across 5 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 sale25 hd

306.55

—

AL average15 barns · 223 hd

312.19

−5.64

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−35.83

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−93.93

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	1,722	151.88	2,615	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	129.29	1,809	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	117.55	1,486	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,798	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,684	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,835	10

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,752	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	131.37/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,967	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	159.13/cwt	152.00–165.00	3,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	147.05/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,240	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,806.25/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,806	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,563	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,037.50/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,038	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,637.50/head	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,638	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,835.00/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	244.62/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	266.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,264	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	325.14/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	285.39/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,361	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	230.12/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,413	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	269.65/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,715	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	487.48/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	461.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	371.29/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,244	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	324.74/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	393.64/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,252	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	303.56/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	243.95/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	300.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	274.46/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	280.96/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	257.40/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	322.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,208	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	263.46/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	278.58/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	314.00/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	291.16/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,380	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	307.34/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,288	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	117.55/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,486	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	266.66/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	297.98/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	296.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	284.38/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	227.66/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,311	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	209.65/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	316.77/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	337.33/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	245.77/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	252.28/cwt	242.00–253.00	1,922	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	372.24/cwt	365.00–385.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	303.61/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,287	8

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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 152Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 20Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 15Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	127.00–130.00	128.51
3	—	1,497	131.00–132.00	131.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	115.00–121.00	117.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,020	152.00–165.00	159.13
3	—	1,523	145.00–150.00	147.05

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)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,806.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,037.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,575.00–1,850.00	1,637.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,835.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	310.00–320.00	316.77
3	350–400	378	290.00–300.00	296.61
5	400–450	433	280.00–287.00	284.38
5	450–500	475	260.00–270.00	266.00
3	500–550	520	242.00–250.00	244.62
4	550–600	576	222.00–232.00	227.66
3	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
6	650–700	678	207.00–215.00	209.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	310.00–320.00	314.98
8	400–450	424	295.00–310.00	303.61
12	450–500	477	277.00–290.00	285.39
6	500–550	523	262.00–272.00	266.66
3	550–600	575	240.00–250.00	245.77
7	600–650	614	225.00–232.00	230.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	365.00–385.00	372.24
3	350–400	375	332.00–340.00	337.33
2	400–450	420	310.00–315.00	312.44
4	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	450.00–470.00	461.88
4	300–350	335	365.00–380.00	371.29
6	450–500	478	322.00–327.00	325.14
4	500–550	525	310.00–315.00	312.50
9	550–600	574	300.00–305.00	300.55
17	600–650	636	265.00–272.00	269.65
5	650–700	674	255.00–258.00	257.40
3	700–750	730	240.00–247.00	243.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	273	480.00–495.00	487.48
4	300–350	318	390.00–400.00	393.64
8	500–550	526	320.00–327.00	324.74
27	750–800	762	242.00–253.00	252.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	322.00
2	450–500	473	302.00–305.00	303.56
2	500–550	525	280.00–282.00	280.96
2	550–600	585	272.00–277.00	274.46
2	600–650	620	262.00–265.00	263.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
3	450–500	458	310.00–317.00	314.00
3	500–550	520	297.00–300.00	297.98
5	550–600	570	277.00–282.00	278.58
2	600–650	640	250.00–260.00	255.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	295.00–312.00	307.34
6	450–500	474	290.00–297.00	291.16

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle