Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.13/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −113.85 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$258.13

14 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$32.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs AL average

−38.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	269.41	1,451	9thin
Medium and Large 2	575	239.50	1,377	2thin
Medium and Large 3	532	236.71	1,259	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.70/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $332.53, median $371.98 across 9 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 sale14 hd

258.13

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

258.97

−0.84

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−38.87

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−113.85

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	1,553	151.38	2,350	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	129.91	1,585	2thin

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)	—	$1,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls	—	—	1,800	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,988	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	130.06/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,626	2
Bulls	—	—	1,608	158.07/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,542	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	129.91/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	298.03/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	286.63/cwt	280.00–290.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	315.12/cwt	310.00–325.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	401.48/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	239.50/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	301.72/cwt	300.00–305.00	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	321.03/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	307.38/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	272.35/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	269.01/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	254.53/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	258.43/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	390.04/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	269.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.27/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	251.84/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	236.71/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	272.55/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,439	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	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 Feb 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 366Year ago 173

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 39Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower in a lightly tested market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,250	128.00–132.00	130.06
2	—	1,608	156.00–160.00	158.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	129.00–131.00	129.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	297.00–300.00	298.03
7	500–550	528	267.00–277.00	272.55
2	550–600	575	250.00–267.00	258.43
9	600–650	630	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	280.00–290.00	286.63
2	350–400	370	265.00–275.00	269.80
4	400–450	419	245.00–257.00	251.84
2	450–500	465	240.00–245.00	242.45
3	500–550	532	235.00–240.00	236.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	310.00–325.00	315.12
4	300–350	326	300.00–305.00	301.72
2	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	285.27
2	450–500	490	252.00–257.00	254.53
2	550–600	575	232.00–247.00	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	390.00–410.00	401.48
2	450–500	483	320.00–322.00	321.03
2	550–600	580	280.00–290.00	285.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	385.00–395.00	390.04
6	650–700	688	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	785	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	305.00–310.00	307.38
4	450–500	485	295.00–305.00	300.00
3	500–550	527	270.00–277.00	272.35
3	550–600	573	267.00–270.00	269.01
2	750–800	775	220.00	220.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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