Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $373.89/cwt on 9 head, down $26.59 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −26.59 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$373.89

▼ 26.59 vs prior sale

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,014

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$10.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs AL average

−25.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	381.88	2,035	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	371.60	2,007	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.28/cwt here — about $28 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

5 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $442.67, low $352.59, median $400.48 across 5 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

373.89

—

AL average10 barns · 169 hd

378.66

−4.78

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−25.40

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−26.59

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	166.55	1,820	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,625	4thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	513.17/cwt	505.00–527.00	1,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	408.64/cwt	397.00–420.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	474.75/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	361.00/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,602	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	170.01/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,743	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	161.35/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	340.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	450.20/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	373.24/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	455.59/cwt	447.00–465.00	1,503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	381.88/cwt	377.00–387.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	334.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	327.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	474.24/cwt	452.00–490.00	1,736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	416.57/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	341.79/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	366.44/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	327.13/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	369.43/cwt	367.00–372.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	394.53/cwt	392.00–397.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	367.85/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	434.17/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,654	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 144Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 9

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	505.00–527.00	513.17
7	350–400	366	452.00–490.00	474.24
2	500–550	533	377.00–387.00	381.88
2	600–650	618	360.00–362.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	445.00–460.00	450.20
4	350–400	381	430.00–440.00	434.17
5	500–550	525	370.00–377.00	373.24
2	550–600	578	365.00–370.00	367.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	410.00–420.00	416.57
2	350–400	380	392.00–397.00	394.53
2	450–500	468	367.00–372.00	369.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	465.00–495.00	474.75
2	300–350	330	447.00–465.00	455.59
2	400–450	420	397.00–420.00	408.64
3	600–650	637	330.00–340.00	334.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	360.00–377.00	367.85
4	450–500	481	335.00–350.00	340.03
3	500–550	532	320.00–337.00	327.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	337.00–345.00	341.79
2	500–550	535	285.00–290.00	287.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	377.00	377.00
6	450–500	467	360.00–375.00	366.44
2	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	325.00–330.00	327.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	169.00–172.00	170.01
2	—	1,195	160.00–163.00	161.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle