Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $335.55/cwt on 9 head, down $17.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −53.20 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.

Average price

$335.55

▼ 17.04 vs prior sale

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

vs AL average

−35.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	338.57	1,843	7thin
Medium and Large 3	525	325.00	1,706	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $137 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

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $442.67, low $343.72, median $388.75 across 6 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

335.55

—

AL average14 barns · 331 hd

349.26

−13.71

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−35.45

This barn, trailing median6 sales

388.75

−53.20

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	—	Low	1,925	170.94	3,291	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	158.31	1,784	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	156.00	2,106	2thin

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)	—	$2,463	4thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,462.50/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	332.63/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	340.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	382.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,465	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	170.94/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	158.31/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	329.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	363.77/cwt	355.00–372.00	1,746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	418.04/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	309.79/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	365.65/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	351.78/cwt	342.00–362.00	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	453.39/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	483.62/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,538	6

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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 124Year ago 115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 21

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower in a lightly tested market.

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)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,462.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
3	350–400	378	405.00–425.00	418.04
2	450–500	480	355.00–372.00	363.77
5	500–550	528	335.00–350.00	340.94
2	550–600	585	325.00–340.00	332.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	380.00–385.00	382.55
2	450–500	493	327.00–330.00	328.51
2	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	470.00–500.00	483.62
3	350–400	363	440.00–465.00	453.39
2	450–500	475	460.00	460.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	325.00–335.00	329.88
2	450–500	480	300.00–320.00	309.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	392	360.00–375.00	365.65
6	400–450	423	342.00–362.00	351.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	156.00–160.00	158.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,925	170.00–172.00	170.94

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle