Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were lightly tested. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Trade was active, with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.98/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −46.49 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$353.98

23 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.93

vs AL average

−18.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	582	353.98	2,061	23

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale23 hd

353.98

—

AL average15 barns · 424 hd

351.06

+2.93

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−18.45

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−46.49

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	1,771	178.56	3,163	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	155.40	2,320	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	155.30	2,007	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,165	128.50	1,497	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)	—	$2,304	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,888	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,051.00/head	3,050.00–3,052.00	3,051	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,093.75/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	372.10/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	404.58/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,922	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,774	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	161.68/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,260	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	154.69/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,941	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	391.27/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,311	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	162.99/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,952	188.50/cwt	186.00–192.00	3,680	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	179.01/cwt	170.00–183.00	3,267	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	146.63/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,745	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	155.40/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,320	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	297.40/cwt	290.00–307.50	2,103	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	324.99/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	316.43/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	383.91/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	292.35/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,274	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	366.22/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	353.58/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,090	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	461.98/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	337.15/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	363.40/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	356.67/cwt	355.00–357.50	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	373.60/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,412	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	363.38/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	395.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	395.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	333.85/cwt	332.50–334.00	2,023	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	315.01/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	438.34/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	380.09/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	339.93/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,404	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	337.55/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,613	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	319.10/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	313.75/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,186	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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 204Year ago 171

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 26Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,093.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,050.00–3,052.00	3,051.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,725.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	370.00–372.50	372.10
2	450–500	453	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	377.50	377.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	430.00–450.00	438.34
2	300–350	335	390.00–392.50	391.27
10	350–400	378	367.50–377.50	373.60
3	400–450	420	360.00–367.50	363.40
12	450–500	478	330.00–355.00	337.55
4	500–550	531	322.50–327.50	324.99
5	550–600	576	317.50–320.00	319.10
5	600–650	609	310.00–319.00	316.43
1	650–700	650	252.50	252.50
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	330.00–350.00	339.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	530.00	530.00
2	450–500	475	395.00–415.00	404.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	385	390.00–400.00	395.06
2	400–450	408	375.00–385.00	380.09
2	450–500	468	365.00–367.50	366.22
3	500–550	524	355.00–357.50	356.67
20	550–600	591	340.00–355.00	353.58
10	600–650	606	332.50–334.00	333.85
1	650–700	680	312.50	312.50
64	700–750	707	290.00–307.50	297.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	620	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	390.00–400.00	395.02
2	400–450	418	380.00–387.50	383.91
9	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	363.38
10	500–550	518	330.00–347.50	337.15
5	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	327.48
3	600–650	603	310.00–317.50	315.01
2	650–700	685	260.00–270.00	264.93
2	700–750	725	250.00–260.00	255.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	455.00–470.00	461.98
3	600–650	600	337.50	337.50
3	750–800	778	290.00–297.00	292.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	360.00–370.00	365.00
1	450–500	495	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	505	305.00–322.50	313.75
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	161.00–163.00	161.68
3	—	1,255	153.00–157.00	154.69
2	—	1,190	145.00–148.00	146.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,165	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,493	152.00–159.00	155.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	159.00–166.00	162.99
3	—	1,952	186.00–192.00	188.50
3	—	1,825	170.00–183.00	179.01

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle