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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jan 29

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Jan 15Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 232▼ 38 vs year ago 190 · −20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 16 vs year ago 36 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 11▲ 2 vs year ago 13 · +15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $257.51/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −100.94 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.

Average price

$257.51

4 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$24.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.81

vs AL average

−47.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	270.00	1,418	2thin
Medium and Large 3	508	245.02	1,245	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.98/cwt here — about $173 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale4 hd

257.51

—

AL average15 barns · 462 hd

276.32

−18.81

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−47.13

This barn, trailing median16 sales

358.45

−100.94

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	1,555	146.53	2,279	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,458	131.72	1,920	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	123.82	1,419	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,770	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,313	2thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	492.55/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,133	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	472.50/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,299	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	459.19/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,488	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	415.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,411	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	387.45/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,445	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	361.06/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,365	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	355.24/cwt	350.00–360.00	988	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	341.39/cwt	337.00–352.00	1,123	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	327.39/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,097	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	291.07/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,092	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	338.55/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,290	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	312.10/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,330	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	275.05/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,177	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	328.43/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,409	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	264.87/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,261	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	294.71/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,406	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,245	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	317.91/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,357	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	311.71/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,502	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	293.52/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,424	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	298.53/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,523	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,777	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,664	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	146.53/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,279	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,384	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,491	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	131.72/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,920	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,312.50/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,313	2

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 232Year ago 190

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 13

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	292.00–295.00	293.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	315.00–322.00	317.91
3	450–500	482	310.00–315.00	311.71
2	500–550	510	295.00–302.00	298.53
2	700–750	733	240.00–245.00	242.46
2	750–800	765	215.00–220.00	217.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	350.00–360.00	355.24
6	300–350	329	337.00–352.00	341.39
6	350–400	381	330.00–350.00	338.55
5	400–450	429	325.00–332.00	328.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	285.00–300.00	291.07
6	400–450	428	272.00–282.00	275.05
6	450–500	476	260.00–272.00	264.87
2	500–550	508	240.00–250.00	245.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	320.00–335.00	327.39
4	400–450	426	305.00–320.00	312.10
5	450–500	477	285.00–300.00	294.71
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	490.00–495.00	492.55
4	250–300	275	470.00–475.00	472.50
7	300–350	324	450.00–470.00	459.19
4	350–400	373	385.00–395.00	387.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	410.00–420.00	415.07
2	350–400	378	352.00–370.00	361.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	340.00	340.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,312.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	145.00–149.00	146.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	120.00–123.00	121.48
2	—	1,160	128.00–129.00	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	130.00–133.00	131.72

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.