Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold up to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.69/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −25.79 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$374.69

3 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−36.33

vs AL average

−90.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	573	374.69	2,147	3thin

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 sale3 hd

374.69

—

AL average12 barns · 167 hd

411.02

−36.33

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−90.64

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−25.79

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,753	164.54	2,884	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)	—	$2,433	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,908	3thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	448.95/cwt	442.00–460.00	1,890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	355.98/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	391.51/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	445.57/cwt	442.00–450.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	489.77/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	381.96/cwt	377.00–387.00	2,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	352.47/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	419.04/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	390.10/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	443.48/cwt	442.00–445.00	2,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	386.03/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	452.61/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	374.69/cwt	372.00–377.00	2,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	478.35/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	428.11/cwt	420.00–437.00	1,875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	444.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	413.40/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	388.52/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	395.99/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	570.28/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,528	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,908.33/head	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,908	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,433	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,753	164.54/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,884	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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold up to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	442.00–460.00	448.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	385.00–400.00	391.51
2	600–650	618	352.00–360.00	355.98
2	650–700	673	315.00–325.00	319.87
2	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	442.00–450.00	445.57
4	400–450	438	420.00–437.00	428.11
2	450–500	478	400.00–410.00	405.03
2	500–550	508	380.00–392.00	386.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	440.00–450.00	444.95
3	300–350	338	410.00–420.00	413.40
2	450–500	485	395.00–397.00	395.99
2	550–600	568	350.00–355.00	352.47
2	600–650	625	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	387.00–390.00	388.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	550.00–580.00	570.28
4	300–350	331	480.00–510.00	489.77
3	350–400	363	475.00–480.00	478.35
2	450–500	490	442.00–445.00	443.48
3	600–650	617	377.00–387.00	381.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	417.00–420.00	419.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	383	445.00–465.00	452.61
2	450–500	485	385.00–395.00	390.10
3	550–600	573	372.00–377.00	374.69

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,908.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,433.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	162.00–167.00	164.54

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle