Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $429.97/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 5 of 5 comparable sales and sits +29.49 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$429.97

4 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$50.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.56

vs AL average

−60.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	455.00	2,389	2thin
Medium and Large 2	563	404.93	2,280	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.07/cwt here — about $109 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

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 sale4 hd

429.97

—

AL average14 barns · 192 hd

462.53

−32.56

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−60.86

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

+29.49

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	1,396	172.24	2,404	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	166.40	1,877	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	155.00	1,736	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,950	14

Every lot, as filed

39 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 2	450–500	483	460.24/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	439.95/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	423.98/cwt	422.00–425.00	2,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	351.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	486.96/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	350.99/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	482.38/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,330	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,293	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	508.73/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,533	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	404.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	461.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	375.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	400.28/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	481.59/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	368.64/cwt	360.00–387.00	2,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	360.16/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	522.65/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	489.97/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	478.25/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	473.45/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	451.36/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,918	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	356.88/cwt	352.00–362.00	2,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	407.39/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,147	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	4,058.33/head	3,950.00–4,250.00	4,058	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,868.75/head	3,775.00–3,950.00	3,869	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	166.40/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,877	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	178.00/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,346	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	166.48/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,452	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 222Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 39Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 24Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	480.00–495.00	486.96
3	450–500	483	450.00–475.00	460.24
4	500–550	523	435.00–450.00	439.95
3	650–700	667	340.00–360.00	351.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	422.00–425.00	423.98
3	500–550	527	405.00–410.00	407.39
2	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	384	495.00–515.00	508.73
3	400–450	420	475.00–485.00	481.59
13	450–500	491	467.00	467.00
2	550–600	563	400.00–410.00	404.93
2	650–700	675	352.00	352.00
2	700–750	715	350.00–352.00	350.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	510.00–535.00	522.65
2	450–500	483	475.00–490.00	482.38
2	500–550	525	455.00	455.00
14	600–650	630	402.00	402.00
11	750–800	755	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	470.00–480.00	473.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	450.00–475.00	461.92
2	450–500	485	370.00–380.00	375.10
3	500–550	528	355.00–370.00	360.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
7	400–450	425	440.00–460.00	451.36
6	500–550	529	390.00–407.00	400.28
3	550–600	578	360.00–387.00	368.64
2	600–650	630	352.00–362.00	356.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	485.00–495.00	489.97
5	400–450	423	470.00–490.00	478.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,950.00–4,250.00	4,058.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,775.00–3,950.00	3,868.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	165.00–169.00	166.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	176.00–180.00	178.00
3	—	1,473	165.00–169.00	166.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	155.00	155.00

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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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