Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.93/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −81.55 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$318.93

15 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$13.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

vs AL average

−29.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	326.83	1,801	6thin
Medium and Large 2	560	313.67	1,757	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.16/cwt here — about $44 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

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 sale15 hd

318.93

—

AL average14 barns · 172 hd

326.99

−8.06

National average180 barns · 14,929 hd

348.24

−29.31

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−81.55

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	1,620	163.53	2,649	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	134.43	1,709	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	122.53	1,219	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)	—	$1,380	2thin

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	288.59/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	278.98/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	301.63/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	330.84/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	283.41/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	335.68/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	317.97/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	337.32/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	280.52/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	400.10/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	382.32/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	391.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	307.81/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	360.99/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	295.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	325.59/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.99/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	269.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	345.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	312.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	327.52/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,392	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	272.32/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	295.23/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,845	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/head	1,300.00–1,460.00	1,380	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	163.53/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	134.43/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,709	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	122.53/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,219	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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 88Year ago 349

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 16Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 25

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	332.00	332.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	285.00–292.00	288.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	327.00–335.00	330.84
3	500–550	520	300.00–305.00	301.63
3	550–600	582	277.00–280.00	278.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	430	280.00–290.00	283.41
3	500–550	527	267.00–275.00	272.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	340.00–350.00	345.22
2	300–350	333	315.00–337.00	325.59
2	350–400	390	325.00–330.00	327.53
5	400–450	431	300.00–320.00	312.65
5	450–500	468	290.00–305.00	295.37
4	500–550	534	275.00–285.00	280.52
3	550–600	580	260.00–275.00	269.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	425	322.00–332.00	327.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	395.00–405.00	400.10
2	400–450	420	360.00–362.00	360.99
2	450–500	475	347.00	347.00
3	500–550	525	332.00–340.00	335.68
3	550–600	577	315.00–322.00	317.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	385.00–395.00	391.00
3	350–400	368	377.00–390.00	382.32
2	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	493	335.00–340.00	337.32
4	500–550	540	315.00–327.00	320.99
5	550–600	576	300.00–315.00	307.81
4	600–650	625	292.00–300.00	295.23

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	—	—	1,300.00–1,460.00	1,380.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	160.00–166.00	163.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,271	133.00–136.00	134.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	122.00–123.00	122.53

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle