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 4 of 9 comparable sales and sits 8.75 against this barn's trailing median of $372.41.
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

9 sales
408375341307median 372.4001/1406/1007/1508/0508/19
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $394.47, low $321.10, median $372.41 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 sale13 hd
363.65
AL average16 barns · 508 hd
379.28
−15.63
This barn, trailing median9 sales
372.41
−8.75
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
BullsAverage1,411211.672,9875thin
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
Bulls1,233206.66/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
Bulls1,678219.18/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 1-22,137.50/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.