Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $324.62/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −34.72 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$324.62

27 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$15.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.93

vs AL average

−35.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	331.30	1,775	15thin
Medium and Large 3	562	316.28	1,779	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.02/cwt here — about −$3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $359.34 across 13 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 sale27 hd

324.62

—

AL average13 barns · 592 hd

340.55

−15.93

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−35.04

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−34.72

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	1,418	168.79	2,393	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	152.49	1,982	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	139.98	1,634	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,725	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,042	6

Every lot, as filed

43 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%	—	1,265	155.94/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,973	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	139.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	150.19/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,987	3
Bulls	—	—	1,418	168.79/cwt	168.00–170.00	2,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	471.46/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	409.18/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	382.10/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	500.23/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	535.05/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	478.90/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	449.42/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	364.73/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	315.23/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	328.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	364.04/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	356.60/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	384.57/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	397.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	382.48/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	374.10/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	342.07/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	299.47/cwt	297.00–302.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	313.97/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	321.81/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	276.00/cwt	270.00–282.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	352.14/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	333.70/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	303.77/cwt	297.00–312.00	2,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	330.64/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,438	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	343.88/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	621	295.11/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	310.96/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	302.42/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	341.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	341.21/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	320.89/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,685	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,725	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,175.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,041.67/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,042	6

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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 289Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 41Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 16Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	155.00–157.00	155.94
3	—	1,323	149.00–153.00	150.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,167	138.00–146.00	139.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	168.00–170.00	168.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	490.00–510.00	500.23
2	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	440.00–460.00	449.42
2	300–350	328	375.00–390.00	382.10
6	350–400	371	365.00–380.00	374.10
4	400–450	424	347.00–362.00	352.14
10	450–500	487	337.00–350.00	342.07
12	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	333.70
3	550–600	567	320.00–325.00	321.68
4	600–650	624	312.00–325.00	315.23
5	650–700	667	297.00–312.00	303.77
2	700–750	718	297.00–302.00	299.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	340.00–345.00	341.21
3	400–450	435	325.00–335.00	330.64
4	500–550	525	317.00–325.00	320.89
8	550–600	581	310.00–317.00	313.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	530.00–540.00	535.05
4	250–300	278	470.00–485.00	478.90
3	300–350	325	460.00–485.00	471.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	364	400.00–425.00	409.18
2	500–550	540	377.00–392.00	384.57
5	550–600	583	362.00–370.00	364.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	395.00–400.00	397.60
4	350–400	384	380.00–390.00	382.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	428	360.00–375.00	364.04
4	450–500	470	350.00–362.00	356.60
3	500–550	538	340.00–345.00	341.63
3	550–600	582	320.00–335.00	328.44
2	650–700	683	300.00–322.00	310.96
2	700–750	713	295.00–310.00	302.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	340.00–355.00	343.88
2	500–550	525	317.00–327.00	321.81
2	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
7	600–650	621	285.00–305.00	295.11
2	700–750	740	270.00–282.00	276.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,041.67

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