Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $307.83/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −64.15 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$307.83

25 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.82

vs AL average

−32.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	310.53	1,717	18thin
Medium and Large 3	551	300.88	1,658	7thin

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale25 hd

307.83

—

AL average16 barns · 622 hd

322.65

−14.82

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

−32.35

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−64.15

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	—	Average	1,657	181.74	3,011	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,615	152.86	2,469	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	150.26	1,836	14

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,733	3thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,657	181.74/cwt	178.00–185.00	3,011	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	154.72/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,846	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	146.92/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,826	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	152.86/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	353.35/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	358.46/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	299.80/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	328.46/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	282.83/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	347.30/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	341.32/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,604	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	304.64/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	363.17/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	384.90/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	265.96/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	356.82/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	319.79/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	424.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	393.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	425.16/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	362.31/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	436.62/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	465.16/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	435.90/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	288.06/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	353.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	321.04/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	306.79/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	342.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	293.01/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	395.15/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	399.87/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,743	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,738	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,733.33/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,733	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 295Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 65Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 31Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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
3	—	1,657	178.00–185.00	181.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,193	153.00–160.00	154.72
8	—	1,243	145.00–150.00	146.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,615	151.00–154.00	152.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	460.00–470.00	465.16
5	350–400	373	425.00–445.00	435.90
3	400–450	432	390.00–405.00	395.15
2	500–550	528	357.00–360.00	358.46
3	550–600	562	350.00–360.00	353.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	420.00–430.00	425.16
3	350–400	385	390.00–395.00	393.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	420.00–430.00	424.81
3	300–350	337	380.00–395.00	384.90
6	350–400	387	360.00–365.00	363.17
5	400–450	437	342.00–352.00	347.30
17	450–500	470	337.00–347.00	341.32
7	500–550	518	315.00–325.00	319.79
11	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	304.64
8	600–650	621	295.00–305.00	299.80
5	650–700	676	285.00–290.00	288.06
2	750–800	768	262.00–270.00	265.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	335.00–350.00	342.71
2	400–450	428	320.00–322.00	321.04
4	450–500	483	310.00–315.00	312.46
4	500–550	531	305.00–310.00	306.79
3	550–600	578	292.00–295.00	293.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	360.00–370.00	362.31
6	450–500	468	350.00–360.00	353.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	435.00–440.00	436.62
4	400–450	436	395.00–415.00	399.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	327.00–330.00	328.46
5	550–600	574	280.00–287.00	282.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	355.00–360.00	356.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,733.33

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

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

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