Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.59/cwt on 28 head, down $24.43 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −47.89 against this barn's trailing median of $400.48.

Average price

$352.59

▼ 24.43 vs prior sale

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$7.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.57

vs AL average

−49.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	356.03	1,947	15thin
Medium and Large 3	552	348.62	1,924	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.41/cwt here — about $23 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 sale28 hd

352.59

—

AL average16 barns · 326 hd

379.16

−26.57

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−49.29

This barn, trailing median5 sales

400.48

−47.89

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)	—	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	426.76/cwt	417.00–437.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	402.38/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	588.04/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	331.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	509.75/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	429.20/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	337.59/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	359.11/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	365.68/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	354.50/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	388.54/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	442.36/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	398.02/cwt	387.00–410.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	380.50/cwt	372.00–387.00	1,629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	374.79/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	347.58/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,988	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	332.70/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	494.46/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	324.27/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.85/cwt	442.00–460.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	308.35/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	353.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	294.11/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	341.79/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,791	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	338.87/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,118	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	330.32/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	375.52/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	379.33/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	328.48/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	342.78/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,947	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 170Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 11Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	417.00–437.00	426.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	387.00–410.00	398.02
5	450–500	463	370.00–387.00	374.79
7	500–550	527	357.00–360.00	359.11
5	550–600	576	330.00–347.00	337.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	500.00–520.00	509.75
5	300–350	340	440.00–447.00	442.36
4	350–400	373	422.00–440.00	429.20
3	400–450	427	400.00–405.00	402.38
5	600–650	610	325.00–335.00	331.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	387.00–390.00	388.54
5	400–450	428	372.00–387.00	380.50
12	450–500	475	347.00–362.00	354.50
10	500–550	524	335.00–350.00	341.79
6	550–600	578	315.00–330.00	324.27
2	600–650	630	302.00–315.00	308.35
7	650–700	668	290.00–297.00	294.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	523	310.00–312.00	310.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	580.00–595.00	588.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	490.00–500.00	494.46
3	350–400	380	442.00–460.00	450.85
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
13	450–500	472	372.00–385.00	379.33
7	500–550	518	362.00–370.00	365.68
8	550–600	572	345.00–355.00	347.58
7	600–650	625	335.00–345.00	338.87
9	650–700	682	327.00–337.00	332.70
2	700–750	740	325.00–332.00	328.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	430	375.00–377.00	375.52
7	500–550	538	350.00–355.00	353.62
6	550–600	568	337.00–345.00	342.78
3	600–650	637	327.00–332.00	330.32

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	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.

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