Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-07-22

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 22
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 212▼ 42 vs year ago 186 · −22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 33 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $363.65/cwt on 13 head, down $20.73 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 10 comparable sales and sits +2.33 against this barn's trailing median of $361.32.
Average price
$363.65
▼ 20.73 vs prior sale
13 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.63
vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2557369.842,0618thin
Medium and Large 3525353.761,8575thin
One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

10 sales
408366323281median 361.3204/1506/1708/0508/1909/30
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $394.47, low $294.71, median $361.32 across 10 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 sale13 hd
363.65
—
AL average16 barns · 508 hd
379.28
−15.63
This barn, trailing median10 sales
361.32
+2.33
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—Average1,411211.672,9875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,498184.512,7642thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,383181.112,5057thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,080160.541,7342thin

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)—$2,1384thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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——1,233206.66/cwt202.00–212.002,5483
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,498184.51/cwt184.00–185.002,7642
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,383181.11/cwt179.00–184.002,5057
CowsLean 85-90%—1,080160.54/cwt160.00–161.001,7342
Bulls——1,678219.18/cwt218.00–220.003,6782
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665343.37/cwt335.00–352.002,2832
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515400.94/cwt395.00–407.002,0652
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400376447.31/cwt440.00–455.001,6824
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600569389.11/cwt380.00–397.002,2145
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650617336.65/cwt335.00–340.002,0773
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485367.60/cwt360.00–377.001,7834
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478401.12/cwt397.00–410.001,9173
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450431412.99/cwt410.00–417.001,7804
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400379420.13/cwt412.00–427.001,5925
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500472353.68/cwt352.00–357.001,6693
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600568325.06/cwt320.00–335.001,8463
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450429358.61/cwt345.00–370.001,5385
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400361410.88/cwt397.00–420.001,4834
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700685312.32/cwt300.00–325.002,1392
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650618333.05/cwt320.00–340.002,0583
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500481379.90/cwt370.00–385.001,8274
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425391.81/cwt385.00–400.001,6655
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525353.76/cwt347.00–360.001,8575
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528385.06/cwt380.00–395.002,0333
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575360.70/cwt357.00–365.002,0745
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625350.51/cwt347.00–357.002,1915
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423409.29/cwt405.00–417.001,7316
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418377.46/cwt375.00–380.001,5782
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350328493.35/cwt490.00–495.001,6183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——2,137.50/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1384

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.