Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $299.31/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −72.67 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$299.31

19 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$13.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.32

vs AL average

−34.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	300.76	1,689	17thin
Medium and Large 3	525	287.00	1,507	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $182 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

9 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $332.53, median $371.98 across 9 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 sale19 hd

299.31

—

AL average13 barns · 415 hd

314.63

−15.32

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−34.95

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−72.67

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	—	Low	1,633	173.06	2,826	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	149.17	1,994	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	146.27	1,790	7thin

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)	—	$1,761	5

Every lot, as filed

44 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%	—	1,224	146.27/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,790	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	151.47/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,999	10
Bulls	—	—	1,720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	170.58/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	188.06/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	145.89/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	391.55/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	298.53/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	375.15/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	352.80/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	324.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	408.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	277.71/cwt	272.00–282.00	2,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	359.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	288.87/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	343.45/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	295.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	376.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	320.81/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	308.75/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	293.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	346.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	355.59/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	308.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	368.43/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	324.54/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	256.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	322.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	359.29/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,376	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	266.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,524	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	303.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	353.37/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,156	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	374.00/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	391.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	269.59/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,814	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,761.00/head	1,550.00–2,010.00	1,761	5

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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 260Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 66Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 55Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	144.00–148.00	146.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,320	149.00–155.00	151.47
7	—	1,360	145.00–147.00	145.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,510	170.00–171.00	170.58
2	—	1,713	186.00–190.00	188.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	400.00–420.00	408.83
3	350–400	382	380.00–400.00	391.55
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	362.00–375.00	368.43
3	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	355.59
2	550–600	585	322.00–327.00	324.54
5	600–650	639	320.00–322.00	320.81
3	650–700	678	280.00–300.00	293.27
6	700–750	728	272.00–282.00	277.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	375.00–380.00	376.63
8	350–400	383	355.00–365.00	359.29
2	750–800	783	250.00–260.00	255.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	425.00–430.00	427.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	355.00–370.00	359.26
4	450–500	469	337.00–350.00	343.45
7	500–550	535	302.00–315.00	308.75
10	550–600	580	285.00–300.00	295.16
3	600–650	623	282.00–295.00	288.87
2	650–700	688	245.00–247.00	246.00
2	700–750	728	230.00–235.00	232.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	370.00–377.00	374.00
5	600–650	622	295.00–307.00	298.53
3	650–700	673	265.00–277.00	269.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	350.00–360.00	353.37
8	450–500	482	300.00–315.00	308.29
2	500–550	525	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	360.00–385.00	375.15
4	450–500	468	347.00–360.00	352.80
5	500–550	522	320.00–330.00	324.00
2	600–650	615	270.00–275.00	272.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	340.00–350.00	346.20
2	450–500	468	315.00–330.00	322.38
3	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	303.38
10	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	266.00
3	600–650	632	250.00–260.00	256.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	390.00–400.00	391.94
2	450–500	475	395.00	395.00

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)	5	—	—	1,550.00–2,010.00	1,761.00

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