Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $298.51/cwt on 11 head, down $34.02 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −60.84 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$298.51

▼ 34.02 vs prior sale

11 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$43.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.06

vs AL average

−33.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	334.45	1,773	2thin
Medium and Large 2	551	290.52	1,601	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.93/cwt here — about $171 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

13 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $359.34 across 13 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 sale11 hd

298.51

—

AL average16 barns · 411 hd

314.57

−16.06

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−33.01

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−60.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	305.34/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	321.00/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	298.79/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	330.48/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,414	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	283.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	478.68/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	407.66/cwt	402.00–417.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	295.10/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	328.53/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	311.27/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	355.87/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	446.76/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	375.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	308.10/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	409.70/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	360.14/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	347.25/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	268.48/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	334.45/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	368.46/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	323.01/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	381.02/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,594	4

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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 87Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 15Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: 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 — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	432	340.00–365.00	355.87
7	450–500	479	307.00–317.00	311.27
6	500–550	528	305.00–307.00	305.34
2	550–600	573	280.00–285.00	282.53
2	650–700	685	267.00–270.00	268.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	327.00–330.00	328.53
3	450–500	490	285.00–300.00	295.10
2	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	402.00–417.00	407.66
2	550–600	583	320.00–322.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	332	470.00–490.00	478.68
8	350–400	366	440.00–452.00	446.76
2	450–500	485	380.00–382.00	381.02
2	500–550	518	350.00–370.00	360.14
3	600–650	637	322.00–325.00	323.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	370.00–380.00	375.08
4	350–400	366	335.00–355.00	347.25
11	400–450	428	325.00–337.00	330.48
3	450–500	470	300.00–315.00	308.10
4	500–550	534	290.00–305.00	298.79
5	550–600	565	280.00–290.00	283.90
2	600–650	618	260.00–265.00	262.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	400.00–420.00	409.70
3	300–350	325	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	363	362.00–375.00	368.46
2	500–550	530	332.00–337.00	334.45

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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