Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $327.54/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 4 of 10 comparable sales and sits −33.78 against this barn's trailing median of $361.32.

Average price

$327.54

15 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$8.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	531	331.62	1,760	8thin
Medium and Large 3	519	322.89	1,676	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.73/cwt here — about $84 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

10 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $394.47, low $294.71, median $361.32 across 10 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 sale15 hd

327.54

—

AL average16 barns · 498 hd

325.51

+2.03

This barn, trailing median10 sales

361.32

−33.78

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	1,763	186.94	3,296	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	162.09	2,394	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	154.98	1,751	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)	—	$2,825	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,733	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,292	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,117	3thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	487.37/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	353.40/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	390.22/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	378.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	318.01/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	361.12/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	429.16/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	320.69/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	355.74/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,700	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	375.55/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	322.89/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	334.85/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	329.19/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	283.01/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	328.48/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	396.42/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,677	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	156.75/cwt	156.00–158.00	2,390	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	171.46/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,229	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	163.41/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,546	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,751	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	186.94/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	380.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	338.48/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	410.04/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	345.66/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	340.99/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	503.35/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	463.17/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	408.64/cwt	407.00–412.00	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	311.03/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	366.57/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	469.34/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	303.06/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	388.71/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	405.19/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	343.42/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,291.67/head	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,116.67/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,825	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,733.33/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,733	3

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 Jul 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 136Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	485.00–490.00	487.37
4	300–350	323	422.00–435.00	429.16
3	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	480	375.00–385.00	378.97
5	500–550	527	355.00–367.00	361.12
3	550–600	562	345.00–347.00	345.66
3	650–700	658	317.00–325.00	320.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	500.00–505.00	503.35
2	300–350	328	450.00–475.00	463.17
3	400–450	422	407.00–412.00	408.64
2	600–650	640	340.00–342.00	340.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–410.00	405.19
4	350–400	379	380.00–395.00	388.71
2	650–700	673	305.00–310.00	307.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	405.00–415.00	410.04
2	300–350	338	380.00–400.00	390.22
3	350–400	372	370.00–380.00	375.55
2	400–450	428	350.00–357.00	353.40
2	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	325.00
3	550–600	572	315.00–322.00	318.01
2	700–750	708	260.00–265.00	262.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	334.85
5	450–500	481	327.00–332.00	329.19
3	550–600	565	300.00–307.00	303.06
3	600–650	632	280.00–287.00	283.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–490.00	469.34
7	400–450	418	365.00–372.00	366.57
2	500–550	533	340.00–347.00	343.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	370.00–385.00	380.89
13	450–500	478	347.00–362.00	355.74
6	500–550	520	335.00–347.00	338.48
2	550–600	563	305.00–317.00	311.03
2	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	680	290.00–300.00	295.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	327.00–330.00	328.48
7	500–550	519	320.00–325.00	322.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	392.00–400.00	396.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,525	156.00–158.00	156.75
2	—	1,300	171.00–172.00	171.46
2	—	1,558	161.00–166.00	163.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	154.00–156.00	154.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	186.00–188.00	186.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,175.00–2,375.00	2,291.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,116.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,733.33

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle