Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were lightly tested. Replacement cattle were firm. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder steers were lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.85/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 4 of 5 comparable sales and sits +10.37 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$410.85

3 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.80

vs AL average

−61.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	430.00	2,258	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	401.27	2,247	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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

410.85

—

AL average10 barns · 80 hd

441.65

−30.80

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−61.27

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

+10.37

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	1,592	171.77	2,735	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	160.56	2,018	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	154.00	2,872	1thin

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)	—	$2,563	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	177.66/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,105	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	163.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,054	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	325.66/cwt	317.50–327.00	2,801	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	476.68/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	401.02/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	460.60/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	401.27/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	549	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	499.82/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	367.63/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	485.07/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	398.89/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,745	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,916.67/head	2,200.00–3,650.00	2,917	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 189Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were lightly tested. Replacement cattle were firm. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder steers were lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,748	170.00–185.00	177.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	160.00–167.00	163.82
1	—	1,275	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	154.00	154.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	560.00	560.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	425	402.50	402.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	490.00–510.00	499.82
5	400–450	431	450.00–495.00	476.68
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	549	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	480.00–490.00	485.07
4	400–450	414	450.00–475.00	460.60
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	508	390.00–412.50	401.02
2	550–600	570	362.50–372.50	367.63
1	650–700	670	367.50	367.50
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	418	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	460	392.50–405.00	398.89
2	550–600	560	400.00–402.50	401.27
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	660	340.00–350.00	344.92
1	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
7	850–900	860	317.50–327.00	325.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
3	700–750	738	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	745	232.50	232.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,800.00	4,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–3,650.00	2,916.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle