Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2025-05-14

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, May 14
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
260 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 300▲ 78 vs year ago 182 · +42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 22▲ 35 vs year ago 31 · +112.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 14▲ 48 vs year ago 7 · +685.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $350.14/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −38.61 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.
Average price
$350.14
12 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,893
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$348
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$54.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.11
vs AL average
−34.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2542354.701,92311thin
Medium and Large 3525300.001,5751thin
One grade step is worth $54.70/cwt here — about $348 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale12 hd
350.14
—
AL average9 barns · 209 hd
364.24
−14.11
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−34.46
This barn, trailing median6 sales
388.75
−38.61
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
457414372330median 388.7504/1504/2208/0508/1209/30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,935172.443,3372thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,473144.512,1296thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,297138.771,79923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023124.691,2765thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,04830
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6505

Every lot

50 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2481
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377388.45/cwt385.00–390.001,4643
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426418.58/cwt410.00–425.001,7834
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472369.06/cwt362.50–375.001,7423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519361.65/cwt357.50–365.001,8776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570346.35/cwt335.00–355.001,9745
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0791
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677293.00/cwt280.00–310.001,9845
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703301.24/cwt297.50–305.002,1182
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705265.00/cwt250.00–280.001,8682
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768246.34/cwt242.50–250.001,8922
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2975235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5131
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463334.06/cwt325.00–340.001,5473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523304.27/cwt301.00–317.501,59111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560295.66/cwt290.00–300.001,6564
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2602282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7017
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8621
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,8511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270474.63/cwt465.00–485.001,2822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310322.46/cwt320.00–325.001,0002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343379.93/cwt370.00–390.001,3032
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2393344.97/cwt340.00–350.001,3562
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408392.45/cwt390.00–395.001,6012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7343
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623328.57/cwt320.00–337.502,0472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,935172.44/cwt170.00–175.003,3372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023124.69/cwt121.00–127.001,2765
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,210132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236129.99/cwt127.00–132.001,6077
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280139.16/cwt135.00–145.001,78110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395148.38/cwt146.00–152.002,0706
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,508144.07/cwt142.00–145.002,1733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553151.43/cwt151.00–152.002,3522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,825.00/head2,650.00–3,000.002,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,094.05/head1,825.00–2,500.002,09421
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,689.29/head1,550.00–1,775.001,6897
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,462.50/head2,025.00–2,900.002,4634

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.