Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.90/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −51.58 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$348.90

10 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,867

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$6.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs AL average

−15.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	352.00	1,918	5thin
Medium and Large 2	525	345.80	1,815	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.20/cwt here — about $103 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 sale10 hd

348.90

—

AL average13 barns · 285 hd

352.18

−3.28

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−15.08

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−51.58

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	131.40	1,565	5thin

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)	—	$1,707	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,013	4thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	135.69/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,611	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	124.96/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	375.98/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	403.19/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	287.24/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,680	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	386.71/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	340.95/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	419.92/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	333.43/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	381.62/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	301.21/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	289.62/cwt	289.00–292.00	1,474	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	356.06/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	392.41/cwt	390.00–397.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	367.49/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	345.80/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	361.12/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	295.06/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	287.70/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	328.46/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	358.46/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	348.78/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	447.54/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,253	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,012.50/head	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,013	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,707.14/head	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,707	7

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 130Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,187	134.00–138.00	135.69
2	—	1,198	124.00–126.00	124.96

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	415	395.00–415.00	403.19
2	450–500	463	375.00–377.00	375.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	593	295.00–300.00	297.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	350.00–375.00	358.46
3	450–500	475	337.00–360.00	348.78
2	500–550	520	327.00–330.00	328.46
2	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	608	295.00–300.00	297.49
2	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	365.00–370.00	367.49
16	550–600	585	286.00–292.00	287.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	355.00–370.00	361.12
2	400–450	433	332.00–350.00	340.95
3	450–500	468	297.00–310.00	301.21
10	500–550	509	289.00–292.00	289.62
3	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	285.00–305.00	295.06
4	450–500	483	280.00–292.00	287.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	352.00	352.00
12	600–650	610	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	445.00–450.00	447.54
5	300–350	326	415.00–425.00	419.92
3	350–400	382	390.00–397.00	392.41
6	400–450	424	375.00–390.00	386.71
2	450–500	490	350.00–362.00	356.06
5	500–550	525	345.00–347.00	345.80
5	700–750	705	267.00	267.00
3	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	380.00–385.00	381.62
2	450–500	490	327.00–340.00	333.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,875.00–2,150.00	2,012.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,600.00–1,825.00	1,707.14

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