Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-04-22

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 22
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
225 head
4 vs last sale 229 80 vs year ago 145 · +55.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
24 vs last sale 21 10 vs year ago 35 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
11 vs last sale 22 28 vs year ago 39 · 71.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower . Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.35/cwt on 18 head, up $15.01 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 9 comparable sales and sits +25.37 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.
Average price
$397.35
15.01 vs prior sale
18 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,115
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$695
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$105.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.51
vs AL average
24.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540425.002,2954thin
Medium and Large 2532394.792,10213thin
Medium and Large 3500320.001,6001thin
One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $695 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
426390354319median 371.9803/1104/0804/2906/1708/12
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $332.53, median $371.98 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 sale18 hd
397.35
AL average13 barns · 383 hd
399.86
−2.51
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−24.82
This barn, trailing median9 sales
371.98
+25.37
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,736195.723,3975thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,263159.522,01516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,085144.001,5621thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average778119.009263thin

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)$2,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,7077

Every lot, as filed

57 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370431.86/cwt420.00–440.001,5985
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331463.55/cwt450.00–480.001,5344
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517418.10/cwt417.50–425.002,16213
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580360.80/cwt360.00–362.502,0933
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518404.99/cwt402.50–407.502,09810
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5191
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350305560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7081
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250225529.56/cwt510.00–540.001,1923
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,51412
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2801
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650602360.53/cwt360.00–367.502,17019
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1441
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850821329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,7015
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450435390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6971
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450408477.48/cwt475.00–480.001,9482
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400365419.52/cwt400.00–437.501,5312
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600590330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9471
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,2281
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250235546.04/cwt530.00–560.001,2834
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471454.12/cwt450.00–460.002,1393
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300282509.76/cwt500.00–515.001,4383
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450429453.59/cwt440.00–470.001,9464
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700685320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1921
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550505410.10/cwt400.00–420.002,0712
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285509.82/cwt500.00–520.001,4532
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4961
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2861
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166147.45/cwt147.00–149.001,7194
CowsLean 85-90%870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,085144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,205159.72/cwt150.00–169.001,9258
CowsBoner 80-85%1,476171.18/cwt170.00–175.002,5274
CowsLean 85-90%850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
CowsLean 85-90%615137.00/cwt137.00–137.008431
Bulls1,914189.70/cwt180.00–196.003,6312
Bulls1,100175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9251
Bulls1,875212.10/cwt209.00–215.003,9772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,125.00/head2,100.00–2,150.002,1252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-22,275.00/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2754
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy3,283.33/head3,200.00–3,350.003,2833
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7081
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420375.24/cwt350.00–380.001,5766
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550507352.24/cwt345.00–356.001,7863
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375463.80/cwt450.00–475.001,7394
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700650322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0961
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485336.22/cwt335.00–337.501,6312
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500462396.56/cwt380.00–405.001,8329
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450408411.79/cwt410.00–420.001,6809
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323487.67/cwt485.00–490.001,5752
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2401
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463451.74/cwt420.00–475.002,0926
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300260492.02/cwt480.00–505.001,2792
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550540425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,2954
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500450430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9353
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001

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.