Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $414.48/cwt on 6 head, up $29.63 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 9 comparable sales and sits +42.08 against this barn's trailing median of $372.41.

Average price

$414.48

▲ 29.63 vs prior sale

6 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$57.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	443.29	2,327	3thin
Medium and Large 2	573	385.67	2,210	3thin

One grade step is worth $57.62/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

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

414.48

—

AL average16 barns · 287 hd

419.80

−5.32

This barn, trailing median9 sales

372.41

+42.08

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	—	High	1,810	187.69	3,397	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	165.44	2,258	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)	—	$2,846	7

Every lot, as filed

16 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	500–550	525	443.29/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	485.74/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,278	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	385.67/cwt	377.00–400.00	2,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	403.38/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	368.64/cwt	367.00–372.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	396.08/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	411.05/cwt	407.00–415.00	2,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	478.57/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	415.29/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	395.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,035	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,545.00/head	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,545	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	195.90/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,781	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	179.47/cwt	178.00–181.00	3,033	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	165.44/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,258	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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 82Last week 103Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 4

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower 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
7	450–500	469	475.00–495.00	485.74
3	500–550	525	435.00–450.00	443.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	377.00–400.00	385.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	405.00–425.00	415.29
3	450–500	488	400.00–405.00	403.38
2	500–550	515	390.00–400.00	395.05
3	550–600	575	367.00–372.00	368.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	390.00–402.00	396.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	495.00	495.00
2	550–600	583	407.00–415.00	411.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	465.00–485.00	478.57

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,545.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	193.00–198.00	195.90
2	—	1,690	178.00–181.00	179.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	164.00–167.00	165.44

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

Bulls · 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