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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 19

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Mar 12Mar 19Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 116▼ 52 vs year ago 182 · −28.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 21▼ 12 vs year ago 27 · −44.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 28▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%

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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 sharply higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.32/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −64.43 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.

Average price

$324.32

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$25.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.39

vs AL average

−32.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	332.96	1,845	4thin
Medium and Large 3	565	307.04	1,735	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.92/cwt here — about $110 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

324.32

—

AL average13 barns · 285 hd

338.71

−14.39

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−32.84

This barn, trailing median6 sales

388.75

−64.43

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

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $442.67, low $343.72, median $388.75 across 6 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	—	High	2,040	175.98	3,590	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	135.05	1,317	2thin

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)	—	$1,613	2thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	450.05/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,229	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	420.33/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,568	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	401.37/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,525	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	307.04/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,735	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	325.92/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,900	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	287.98/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,837	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	408.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,380	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	365.03/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,325	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,511	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	347.33/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,452	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	326.21/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,527	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	323.47/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,650	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	299.48/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,593	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	277.25/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,603	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	271.08/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,702	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	368.34/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,558	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	389.17/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,650	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	366.39/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,685	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	298.52/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,845	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,040	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	3,590	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	135.05/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,317	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,612.50/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,613	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 116Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 28Year ago 6

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,040	175.00–177.00	175.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	134.00–136.00	135.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	424	380.00–395.00	389.17
3	450–500	460	360.00–377.00	366.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	360.00–377.00	368.34
2	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
2	600–650	618	297.00–300.00	298.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	400.00–415.00	408.28
2	350–400	385	390.00–395.00	392.47
2	500–550	510	320.00–327.00	323.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	363	360.00–370.00	365.03
3	400–450	418	340.00–357.00	347.33
3	450–500	468	322.00–332.00	326.21
3	500–550	532	295.00–307.00	299.48
4	550–600	578	275.00–282.00	277.25
2	600–650	628	267.00–275.00	271.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	445.00–460.00	450.05
5	350–400	373	415.00–427.00	420.33
2	400–450	425	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	302.00–312.00	307.04
3	600–650	638	285.00–292.00	287.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	380	390.00–407.00	401.37
2	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	583	320.00–332.00	325.92

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	—	—	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,612.50

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.