Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.82/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −63.53 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$295.82

14 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$55.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs AL average

−34.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	325.65	1,687	3thin
Medium and Large 2	547	291.61	1,596	9thin
Medium and Large 3	525	270.00	1,418	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.65/cwt here — about $269 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 sale14 hd

295.82

—

AL average15 barns · 484 hd

306.24

−10.42

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−34.13

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−63.53

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	1,589	166.20	2,641	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,277	138.07	1,763	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	130.96	1,641	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,332	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,117	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,044	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,738	8

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,730	172.41/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,983	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,317	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	136.03/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,528	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	125.88/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,741	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	325.65/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	342.17/cwt	332.00–352.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	293.54/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	241.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	274.27/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	333.46/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	310.94/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	271.53/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	276.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	253.47/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	402.28/cwt	397.00–407.00	1,533	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	292.31/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	376.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	325.16/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	310.64/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	316.98/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	383.46/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	344.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	364.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,888	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	326.00/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	281.03/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	309.05/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	304.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	382.72/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,812.50/head	2,725.00–2,900.00	2,813	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,043.75/head	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,044	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,331.82/head	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,332	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,116.67/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,662.50/head	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,663	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 Apr 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 124Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 36Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 8Year ago 15

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	172.00–173.00	172.41
2	—	1,448	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,123	133.00–139.00	136.03
3	—	1,383	125.00–127.00	125.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,277	136.00–140.00	138.07

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	375.00–390.00	382.72
3	500–550	518	325.00–327.00	325.65
2	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	332.00–335.00	333.46
3	450–500	472	305.00–312.00	309.05
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	320.00–330.00	325.16
4	500–550	518	307.00–315.00	310.94
5	550–600	571	270.00–290.00	276.15
4	600–650	618	267.00–277.00	271.53
2	650–700	690	250.00–257.00	253.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	332.00–352.00	342.17
2	500–550	518	285.00–302.00	293.54
4	550–600	590	270.00–285.00	274.27
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	670	240.00–245.00	241.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	370.00–380.00	376.16
2	500–550	523	325.00–327.00	326.00
3	600–650	610	290.00–295.00	292.31
2	650–700	673	280.00–282.00	281.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	397.00–407.00	402.28
2	450–500	493	360.00–370.00	364.97
2	500–550	543	340.00–345.00	342.51
4	550–600	593	312.00–322.00	316.98
3	600–650	632	310.00–312.00	310.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	380.00–387.00	383.46
6	500–550	518	360.00–370.00	364.45
3	550–600	562	340.00–355.00	344.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	533	300.00–310.00	304.88

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,725.00–2,900.00	2,812.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,662.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,175.00	2,043.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,331.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,116.67

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