Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $323.48/cwt on 15 head, down $34.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 13 comparable sales and sits −35.86 against this barn's trailing median of $359.34.

Average price

$323.48

▼ 34.83 vs prior sale

15 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$41.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.46

vs AL average

−30.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	333.83	1,862	10thin
Medium and Large 2	538	318.48	1,713	2thin
Medium and Large 3	543	292.34	1,587	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.49/cwt here — about $275 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 sale15 hd

323.48

—

AL average15 barns · 585 hd

332.95

−9.46

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−30.83

This barn, trailing median13 sales

359.34

−35.86

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	138.63	1,730	4thin

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)	—	$2,233	3thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	439.78/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	328.49/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	336.45/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	557.37/cwt	545.00–570.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	332.70/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	332.34/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	315.65/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	323.92/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,568	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	138.63/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	349.73/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	292.34/cwt	282.00–305.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	472.06/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	413.56/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	323.48/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	343.47/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	365.99/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	318.48/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	331.24/cwt	327.00–340.00	2,113	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,233	3

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 104Last week 107Year ago 196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	435.00–445.00	439.78
3	500–550	532	330.00–342.00	336.45
7	550–600	569	332.00–337.00	332.70
2	600–650	608	325.00–332.00	328.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	327.00–340.00	332.34
7	450–500	484	315.00–332.00	323.92
2	500–550	538	317.00–320.00	318.48
3	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	282.00–305.00	292.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	545.00–570.00	557.37
2	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	460.00–485.00	472.06
3	350–400	388	400.00–420.00	413.56
2	500–550	525	365.00–367.00	365.99
2	550–600	590	340.00–347.00	343.47
3	600–650	638	327.00–340.00	331.24
3	650–700	662	310.00–322.00	315.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	344.92
2	550–600	558	320.00–327.00	323.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	340.00–360.00	349.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	137.00–140.00	138.63

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,233.33

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle