Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2025-11-05

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 5
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
105 head
13 vs last sale 118 32 vs year ago 137 · 23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
37 vs last sale 50 4 vs year ago 17 · 23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
0 vs last sale 35 26 vs year ago 9 · +288.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers were 7.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $312.09/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits 60.32 against this barn's trailing median of $372.41.
Average price
$312.09
6 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
31.03
vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2527312.091,6456thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales
408375341307median 372.4001/1406/1007/1508/0508/19
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $394.47, low $321.10, median $372.41 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 sale6 hd
312.09
AL average16 barns · 446 hd
343.11
−31.03
This barn, trailing median9 sales
372.41
−60.32
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,398173.152,4204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209148.151,7915thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,200123.001,4763thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,7179
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,8251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,2827

Every lot, as filed

52 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383356.08/cwt347.50–365.001,3642
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300275422.64/cwt415.00–430.001,1622
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478337.40/cwt327.50–347.501,6133
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6351
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513316.88/cwt312.50–325.001,6264
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374371.96/cwt365.00–380.001,3914
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560298.74/cwt297.50–300.001,6732
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425334.82/cwt325.00–340.001,4233
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500483284.87/cwt280.00–290.001,3762
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3891
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300273374.86/cwt360.00–390.001,0232
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470319.99/cwt315.00–327.501,5045
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450411355.77/cwt340.00–365.001,4624
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1731
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350337316.96/cwt305.00–325.001,0683
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400375325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2191
CowsBoner 80-85%1,195143.91/cwt142.00–146.001,7203
CowsBoner 80-85%1,045160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6721
CowsBoner 80-85%1,415149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,1081
Bulls1,123158.30/cwt155.00–161.001,7782
Bulls2,080193.00/cwt193.00–193.004,0141
Bulls1,265183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3151
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600555302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6792
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565357.30/cwt350.00–365.002,0192
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670274.85/cwt270.00–280.001,8412
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300263371.39/cwt360.00–385.009773
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800780329.36/cwt325.00–332.502,5694
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7041
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335429.96/cwt427.50–432.501,4402
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2603
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400364306.02/cwt292.50–325.001,1144
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,7341
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350303445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700650317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0641
CowsLean 85-90%1,340108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4471
CowsLean 85-90%1,130130.50/cwt130.00–131.001,4752
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250218352.76/cwt345.00–360.007692
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500453325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,4722
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400352300.09/cwt290.00–320.001,0563
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,380.00/head2,025.00–2,975.002,3805
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,287.50/head1,025.00–1,500.001,2886
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy3,137.50/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1384
Stock CowsSmall 1-21,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.