Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.28/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −41.69 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.

Average price

$330.28

26 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$26.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs AL average

−20.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	347.32	1,816	3thin
Medium and Large 2	548	332.53	1,821	14thin
Medium and Large 3	540	321.10	1,733	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.22/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

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 sale26 hd

330.28

—

AL average11 barns · 637 hd

330.68

−0.40

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−20.29

This barn, trailing median9 sales

371.98

−41.69

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	1,659	192.68	3,197	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	163.47	2,424	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	158.13	1,981	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	148.27	1,613	3thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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%	—	1,253	158.13/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,981	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	148.27/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,613	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	193.24/cwt	190.00–196.00	3,252	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	208.43/cwt	206.00–211.00	3,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	176.10/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	348.87/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,173	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	355.10/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	329.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	397.19/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	356.76/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	310.36/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	366.02/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	381.10/cwt	377.00–390.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	318.01/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	322.65/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	329.21/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	379.23/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	372.94/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	317.96/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	336.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	392.56/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	492.44/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	347.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	336.86/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	386.19/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	360.62/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	416.72/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,592	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 120Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 10Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	156.00–160.00	158.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	162.00–165.00	163.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,088	146.00–150.00	148.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	190.00–196.00	193.24
2	—	1,788	206.00–211.00	208.43
2	—	1,495	174.00–178.00	176.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	415.00–420.00	416.72
4	400–450	434	390.00–415.00	397.19
4	450–500	488	375.00–390.00	386.19
5	500–550	526	357.00–367.00	360.62
5	550–600	581	350.00–362.00	355.10
9	600–650	623	340.00–352.00	348.87
3	650–700	665	325.00–330.00	326.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	485.00–500.00	492.44
2	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
2	700–750	725	332.00–342.00	336.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	390.00–395.00	392.56
2	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	433	370.00–375.00	372.94
4	450–500	476	350.00–362.00	356.76
6	500–550	523	335.00–340.00	336.54
8	550–600	566	320.00–335.00	329.53
4	600–650	623	315.00–327.00	317.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	377.00–390.00	381.10
2	450–500	465	365.00–367.00	366.02
3	500–550	523	345.00–350.00	347.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	325.00–335.00	329.21
6	500–550	526	320.00–327.00	322.65
3	550–600	567	317.00–320.00	318.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	585	307.00–312.00	310.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	375.00–382.00	379.23
2	600–650	625	310.00	310.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200.00

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

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