Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2025-07-16

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 16
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 204▲ 124 vs year ago 171 · +72.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 26▲ 34 vs year ago 31 · +109.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 45▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were lightly tested. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 14.00 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 $353.98/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits −34.76 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.
Average price
$353.98
23 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,061
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.93
vs AL average
−18.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2582353.982,06123
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale23 hd
353.98
—
AL average15 barns · 424 hd
351.06
+2.93
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
−18.45
This barn, trailing median6 sales
388.75
−34.76
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—Low1,771178.563,1638thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,493155.402,3205thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292155.302,0078thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,165128.501,4972thin

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)—$2,3046
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8884thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385395.06/cwt390.00–400.001,5212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2408380.09/cwt375.00–385.001,5512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468366.22/cwt365.00–367.501,7142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475404.58/cwt395.00–415.001,9222
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524356.67/cwt355.00–357.501,8693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591353.58/cwt340.00–355.002,09020
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2606333.85/cwt332.50–334.002,02310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,8761
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,1251
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2707297.40/cwt290.00–307.502,10364
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282438.34/cwt430.00–450.001,2363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335391.27/cwt390.00–392.501,3112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378373.60/cwt367.50–377.501,41210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413339.93/cwt330.00–350.001,4043
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420363.40/cwt360.00–367.501,5263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431372.10/cwt370.00–372.501,6046
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1453370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6762
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy470377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,7741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478337.55/cwt330.00–355.001,61312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531324.99/cwt322.50–327.501,7264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576319.10/cwt317.50–320.001,8385
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2609316.43/cwt310.00–319.001,9275
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6411
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323461.98/cwt455.00–470.001,4922
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,1862
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355395.02/cwt390.00–400.001,4023
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418383.91/cwt380.00–387.501,6052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468363.38/cwt350.00–380.001,7019
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7081
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505313.75/cwt305.00–322.501,5842
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518337.15/cwt330.00–347.501,74610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565327.48/cwt325.00–330.001,8505
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603315.01/cwt310.00–317.501,9003
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685264.93/cwt260.00–270.001,8152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725255.03/cwt250.00–260.001,8492
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778292.35/cwt290.00–297.002,2743
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420162.99/cwt159.00–166.002,3142
Bulls——1,825179.01/cwt170.00–183.003,2673
Bulls——1,952188.50/cwt186.00–192.003,6803
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,5961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,165120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3981
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190146.63/cwt145.00–148.001,7452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255154.69/cwt153.00–157.001,9413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,398161.68/cwt161.00–163.002,2603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493155.40/cwt152.00–159.002,3205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,725.00/head2,700.00–2,750.002,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,093.75/head2,000.00–2,350.002,0944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,051.00/head3,050.00–3,052.003,0512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,725.00/head2,600.00–2,850.002,7252

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.