Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.85/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −68.49 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$290.85

10 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

vs AL average

−24.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	308.66	1,614	3thin
Medium and Large 2	545	283.22	1,545	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $70 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 sale10 hd

290.85

—

AL average15 barns · 293 hd

288.94

+1.92

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−24.11

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−68.49

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	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	137.65	2,034	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	123.66	1,357	3thin

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)	—	$2,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,067	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,413	8

Every lot, as filed

34 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	400–450	420	378.10/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	339.23/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	292.60/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	304.64/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	261.98/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	272.27/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	337.51/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	429.52/cwt	427.00–432.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	308.66/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	393.00/cwt	385.00–397.00	1,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	350.70/cwt	342.00–365.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	382.14/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	256.70/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	358.62/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,377	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	291.43/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	332.76/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	345.08/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	308.01/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	315.49/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,659	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,937.50/head	2,875.00–3,000.00	2,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,125	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,066.67/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,955.00/head	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,955	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,228	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	123.66/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,357	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	139.98/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,930	4

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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 103Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 4Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	370.00–385.00	378.10
4	450–500	479	337.00–340.00	339.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	302.00–307.00	304.64
2	500–550	533	285.00–290.00	287.54
2	550–600	583	260.00–265.00	262.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	342.00–365.00	350.70
2	450–500	475	337.00	337.00
4	500–550	526	310.00–320.00	315.49
2	550–600	573	285.00–300.00	292.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	385.00–397.00	393.00
2	650–700	688	257.00–267.00	261.98
3	700–750	732	255.00–260.00	256.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	427.00–432.00	429.52
3	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	523	335.00–340.00	337.51
2	700–750	725	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	370.00–390.00	382.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	335.00–355.00	345.08
3	450–500	478	307.00–310.00	308.01
4	500–550	518	287.00–297.00	291.43
3	550–600	582	267.00–275.00	272.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	385.00–390.00	387.44
7	350–400	384	355.00–367.00	358.62
4	400–450	429	327.00–337.00	332.76
3	500–550	523	307.00–312.00	308.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,850.00–1,925.00	1,887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,875.00–3,000.00	2,937.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,375.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,175.00	1,955.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,379	139.00–141.00	139.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,097	123.00–125.00	123.66

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle