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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Oct 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 61▼ 58 vs year ago 216 · −26.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 7▲ 24 vs year ago 10 · +240.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 48▲ 8 vs year ago 15 · +53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.71/cwt on 13 head, up $15.73 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 16 comparable sales and sits −50.74 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.

Average price

$307.71

▲ 15.73 vs prior sale

13 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$45.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.46

vs AL average

−69.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	528	321.62	1,698	9thin
Medium and Large 3	562	276.41	1,552	4thin

One grade step is worth $45.21/cwt here — about $146 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

307.71

—

AL average14 barns · 616 hd

324.17

−16.46

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−69.31

This barn, trailing median16 sales

358.45

−50.74

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $358.45 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,716	161.74	2,775	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,260	128.33	1,617	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	121.98	1,469	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	111.64	1,205	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,004	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,713	6

Every lot, as filed

41 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	552.76/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,205	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	474.91/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,311	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	507.83/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,437	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	459.10/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,510	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,665	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	427.91/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,583	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	412.73/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,705	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,956	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	428.29/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,396	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	403.92/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,357	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,323	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	387.24/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,479	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	391.96/cwt	387.00–395.00	1,627	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	366.82/cwt	355.00–372.00	1,577	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	336.04/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,589	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	320.66/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,533	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	321.62/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,698	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	283.45/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,525	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	269.37/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,576	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,640	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	280.16/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,723	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	413.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,727	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	384.14/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,663	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	348.41/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,631	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	366.53/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,741	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	351.53/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,874	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	332.97/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,865	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	287.42/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,653	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	282.43/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,906	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,668	152.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	168.22/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,940	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	111.64/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,205	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	121.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,469	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,260	128.33/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,617	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,130.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,130	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,687.50/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,668.75/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,669	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 Oct 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 61Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 7Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 48Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,687.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,668.75

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)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,130.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	545.00–560.00	552.76
2	250–300	283	500.00–515.00	507.83
2	350–400	368	450.00–455.00	452.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	460.00–485.00	474.91
7	300–350	329	450.00–475.00	459.10
4	350–400	370	415.00–445.00	427.91
2	400–450	413	400.00–425.00	412.73
2	550–600	563	345.00–350.00	347.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	413.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	345.00–352.00	348.41
5	550–600	575	280.00–302.00	287.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	375.00–390.00	384.14
3	450–500	475	360.00–380.00	366.53
4	500–550	533	340.00–357.00	351.53
4	550–600	560	325.00–337.00	332.97
2	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	675	280.00–285.00	282.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	395.00–415.00	403.92
3	350–400	382	382.00–390.00	387.24
7	400–450	430	355.00–372.00	366.82
2	450–500	473	335.00–337.00	336.04
9	500–550	528	310.00–330.00	321.62
3	600–650	615	275.00–290.00	280.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	420.00–435.00	428.29
6	400–450	415	387.00–395.00	391.96
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	355.00–360.00	357.47
3	450–500	478	320.00–322.00	320.66
2	500–550	538	280.00–287.00	283.45
2	550–600	585	262.00–277.00	269.37
2	600–650	613	265.00–270.00	267.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	166.00–170.00	168.22
2	—	1,668	150.00–155.00	152.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,204	120.00–125.00	121.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	127.00–130.00	128.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	110.00–114.00	111.64

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.