Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $324.32/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −76.16 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$324.32

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.39

vs AL average

−32.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	332.96	1,845	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	307.04	1,735	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.92/cwt here — about $110 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

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 sale6 hd

324.32

—

AL average13 barns · 285 hd

338.71

−14.39

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−32.84

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−76.16

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	2,040	175.98	3,590	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	135.05	1,317	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	—	2,040	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	3,590	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	135.05/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	366.39/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	389.17/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	307.04/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	325.92/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	271.08/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	298.52/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	368.34/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,558	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	326.21/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	287.98/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	277.25/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	323.47/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	450.05/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	420.33/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	347.33/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	401.37/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	408.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	299.48/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,613	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 116Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 28Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,040	175.00–177.00	175.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	134.00–136.00	135.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	380.00–395.00	389.17
3	450–500	460	360.00–377.00	366.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	360.00–377.00	368.34
2	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	618	297.00–300.00	298.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	400.00–415.00	408.28
2	350–400	385	390.00–395.00	392.47
2	500–550	510	320.00–327.00	323.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	363	360.00–370.00	365.03
3	400–450	418	340.00–357.00	347.33
3	450–500	468	322.00–332.00	326.21
3	500–550	532	295.00–307.00	299.48
4	550–600	578	275.00–282.00	277.25
2	600–650	628	267.00–275.00	271.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	445.00–460.00	450.05
5	350–400	373	415.00–427.00	420.33
2	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	302.00–312.00	307.04
3	600–650	638	285.00–292.00	287.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	380	390.00–407.00	401.37
2	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	583	320.00–332.00	325.92

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	—	—	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,612.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle