Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $390.09/cwt on 9 head, up $31.51 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 12 comparable sales and sits +24.54 against this barn's trailing median of $365.55.

Average price

$390.09

▲ 31.51 vs prior sale

9 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.75

vs AL average

−26.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	402.30	2,160	3thin
Medium and Large 1	557	393.99	2,195	3thin
Medium and Large 3	515	373.97	1,926	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about $234 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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $298.51, median $365.55 across 12 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 sale9 hd

390.09

—

AL average16 barns · 546 hd

389.34

+0.75

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−26.02

This barn, trailing median12 sales

365.55

+24.54

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	—	Average	1,912	232.11	4,437	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	175.43	2,139	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	165.77	1,566	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	566.18/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	393.99/cwt	392.00–395.00	2,195	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	450.81/cwt	440.00–462.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	345.99/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	373.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,926	3
Bulls	—	—	2,048	225.46/cwt	225.00–226.00	4,617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	169.55/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,585	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,136	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	238.75/cwt	236.00–241.00	4,238	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	161.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	171.57/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	416.85/cwt	372.00–457.00	2,355	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	433.65/cwt	427.00–440.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	338.45/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	414.63/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	402.30/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,160	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,266.67/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,267	3

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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 45

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	550.00–580.00	566.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	372.00–457.00	416.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	557	392.00–395.00	393.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	370.00–380.00	373.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	427.00–440.00	433.65
3	400–450	442	412.00–420.00	414.63
2	450–500	475	407.00	407.00
3	500–550	537	400.00–407.00	402.30
2	650–700	690	332.00–345.00	338.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	440.00–462.00	450.81
1	550–600	585	367.00	367.00
2	650–700	668	342.00–350.00	345.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,048	225.00–226.00	225.46
2	—	1,775	236.00–241.00	238.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	168.00–171.00	169.55
2	—	955	158.00–166.00	161.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,248	171.00–172.00	171.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,266.67

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle