Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-07-15

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 15
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
212 head
147 vs last sale 65 83 vs year ago 295 · 28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
6 vs last sale 21 50 vs year ago 65 · 76.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
1 vs last sale 10 22 vs year ago 31 · 71.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $371.75/cwt on 19 head, up $13.17 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits 0.23 against this barn's trailing median of $371.98.
Average price
$371.75
13.17 vs prior sale
19 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$104
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
12.09
vs AL average
24.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541386.122,0898thin
Medium and Large 2549361.301,98511thin
One grade step is worth $24.82/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd
371.75
AL average15 barns · 530 hd
383.85
−12.09
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−24.30
This barn, trailing median9 sales
371.98
−0.23
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
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,219173.232,1124thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,033168.871,7443thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,9833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,2004thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,219173.23/cwt173.00–174.002,1124
CowsLean 85-90%1,033168.87/cwt167.00–171.001,7443
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650610410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,5015
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250223617.36/cwt605.00–630.001,3772
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323577.36/cwt560.00–595.001,8652
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388497.37/cwt490.00–505.001,9303
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440440.56/cwt435.00–447.001,9384
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477420.59/cwt410.00–430.002,0066
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573370.87/cwt367.00–380.002,1256
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482437.72/cwt430.00–445.002,1105
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450428402.12/cwt395.00–410.001,7213
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600590396.05/cwt390.00–402.002,3372
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700695337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,34221
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350340470.15/cwt460.00–480.001,5992
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300285575.35/cwt565.00–585.001,6402
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650625346.01/cwt340.00–350.002,1637
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400363453.56/cwt445.00–462.001,6462
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568351.56/cwt347.00–360.001,9976
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715357.32/cwt342.00–360.002,5557
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468392.83/cwt387.00–400.001,8383
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550533394.51/cwt392.00–400.002,1038
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650628384.25/cwt372.00–397.002,4132
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700678367.06/cwt362.00–372.002,4892
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550537418.96/cwt415.00–422.002,2503
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7002
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450433376.84/cwt370.00–380.001,6324
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527372.99/cwt370.00–380.001,9665
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400384420.17/cwt417.00–427.001,6134
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700693331.02/cwt325.00–337.002,2942
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550541386.12/cwt386.00–387.002,0898
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650627369.03/cwt367.00–370.002,3143
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700670320.26/cwt317.00–325.002,1464
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350323432.33/cwt425.00–440.001,3962
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500482360.62/cwt355.00–367.001,7383
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365459.73/cwt450.00–470.001,6782
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,200.00/head3,050.00–3,350.003,2004
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,983.33/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9833

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.