Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-06-10

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jun 10
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 105▲ 71 vs year ago 92 · +77.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 8▲ 16 vs year ago 18 · +88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. No replacement cattle reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.34/cwt on 21 head, down $13.15 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.
Average price
$359.34
▼ 13.15 vs prior sale
21 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,953
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.92
vs AL average
−41.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520378.331,9673thin
Medium and Large 2547356.181,94918thin
One grade step is worth $22.15/cwt here — about $18 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
426376326276median 359.3403/1104/2206/1709/0209/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $359.34 across 13 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 sale21 hd
359.34
—
AL average16 barns · 447 hd
383.27
−23.92
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−41.18
This barn, trailing median13 sales
359.34
+0.00
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
Bulls—High1,677213.213,5744thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,419183.752,6088thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,190173.872,0698thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low998148.621,4833thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls——1,790218.55/cwt218.00–219.003,9122
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,212171.23/cwt168.00–174.002,0755
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,153178.27/cwt176.00–180.002,0553
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,443182.40/cwt181.00–184.002,6325
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,380186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,5673
CowsLean 85-90%—998148.62/cwt146.00–150.001,4833
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575364.83/cwt360.00–370.002,0982
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,2632
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450420445.56/cwt440.00–452.001,8713
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476420.32/cwt410.00–430.002,0015
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550527379.90/cwt350.00–407.002,0026
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440449.89/cwt440.00–460.001,9802
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426411.85/cwt400.00–430.001,75417
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650625380.00/cwt375.00–385.002,3752
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280534.82/cwt530.00–540.001,4972
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330484.85/cwt480.00–490.001,6002
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650633335.10/cwt330.00–340.002,1212
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500479379.31/cwt370.00–400.001,81710
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380453.07/cwt440.00–470.001,7223
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533431.19/cwt425.00–435.002,2984
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473437.46/cwt435.00–440.002,0696
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388463.09/cwt455.00–470.001,7978
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600586344.48/cwt340.00–347.002,0196
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528362.03/cwt360.00–370.001,91212
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400360495.93/cwt490.00–505.001,7855
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470394.89/cwt390.00–400.001,8564
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1856
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450433374.60/cwt360.00–390.001,6223
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550510364.95/cwt360.00–370.001,8614
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500487346.87/cwt340.00–360.001,6895
Bulls——1,563207.87/cwt205.00–211.003,2492
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413467.52/cwt465.00–470.001,9312
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300277618.13/cwt615.00–625.001,7123
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333564.48/cwt555.00–580.001,8803
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363534.97/cwt530.00–540.001,9422
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520378.33/cwt375.00–380.001,9673

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.