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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

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

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

219 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 260▲ 75 vs year ago 144 · +52.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 66▲ 13 vs year ago 28 · +46.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 55▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $299.31/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 4 of 16 comparable sales and sits −59.14 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.

Average price

$299.31

19 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$13.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.32

vs AL average

−34.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	300.76	1,689	17thin
Medium and Large 3	525	287.00	1,507	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.76/cwt here — about $182 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 sale19 hd

299.31

—

AL average13 barns · 415 hd

314.63

−15.32

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−34.95

This barn, trailing median16 sales

358.45

−59.14

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	—	Low	1,633	173.06	2,826	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	149.17	1,994	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	146.27	1,790	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,761	5

Every lot

44 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,317	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	376.63/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,213	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	408.83/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,333	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	391.55/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,496	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	359.29/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,376	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,499	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	368.43/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,732	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	355.59/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,892	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	324.54/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,899	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	639	320.81/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,050	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	293.27/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,988	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	277.71/cwt	272.00–282.00	2,022	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	783	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,997	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	353.37/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,156	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	359.26/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,347	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	374.00/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,657	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	343.45/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,611	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	308.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,486	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,507	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	308.75/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,652	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	295.16/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,712	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	298.53/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,857	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	288.87/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,800	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	269.59/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,814	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,692	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,693	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	391.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,654	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	346.20/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,485	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	375.15/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,621	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	352.80/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,651	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	322.38/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,509	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	324.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,691	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	303.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,602	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	266.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,524	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,676	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	632	256.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,623	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	170.58/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,576	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	188.06/cwt	186.00–190.00	3,221	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	146.27/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,790	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	151.47/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,999	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	145.89/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,984	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,761.00/head	1,550.00–2,010.00	1,761	5

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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 260Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 66Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 55Year ago 11

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	144.00–148.00	146.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,320	149.00–155.00	151.47
7	—	1,360	145.00–147.00	145.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,510	170.00–171.00	170.58
2	—	1,713	186.00–190.00	188.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	400.00–420.00	408.83
3	350–400	382	380.00–400.00	391.55
1	400–450	405	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	470	362.00–375.00	368.43
3	500–550	532	350.00–360.00	355.59
2	550–600	585	322.00–327.00	324.54
5	600–650	639	320.00–322.00	320.81
3	650–700	678	280.00–300.00	293.27
6	700–750	728	272.00–282.00	277.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	375.00–380.00	376.63
8	350–400	383	355.00–365.00	359.29
2	750–800	783	250.00–260.00	255.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	425.00–430.00	427.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	355.00–370.00	359.26
4	450–500	469	337.00–350.00	343.45
7	500–550	535	302.00–315.00	308.75
10	550–600	580	285.00–300.00	295.16
3	600–650	623	282.00–295.00	288.87
2	650–700	688	245.00–247.00	246.00
2	700–750	728	230.00–235.00	232.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	370.00–377.00	374.00
5	600–650	622	295.00–307.00	298.53
3	650–700	673	265.00–277.00	269.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	350.00–360.00	353.37
8	450–500	482	300.00–315.00	308.29
2	500–550	525	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	360.00–385.00	375.15
4	450–500	468	347.00–360.00	352.80
5	500–550	522	320.00–330.00	324.00
2	600–650	615	270.00–275.00	272.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	340.00–350.00	346.20
2	450–500	468	315.00–330.00	322.38
3	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	303.38
10	550–600	573	260.00–270.00	266.00
3	600–650	632	250.00–260.00	256.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	390.00–400.00	391.94
2	450–500	475	395.00	395.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–2,010.00	1,761.00

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.