Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2025-11-05

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Nov 5
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 118▼ 32 vs year ago 137 · −23.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 50▼ 4 vs year ago 17 · −23.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 26 vs year ago 9 · +288.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers were lightly tested. Feeder heifers were 7.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $312.09/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 2 of 11 comparable sales and sits −46.91 against this barn's trailing median of $358.99.
Average price
$312.09
6 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−31.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2527312.091,6456thin
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 sale6 hd
312.09
—
AL average16 barns · 446 hd
343.11
−31.03
This barn, trailing median11 sales
358.99
−46.91
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

11 sales
408366323281median 358.9904/1506/1708/0509/0210/21
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $394.47, low $294.71, median $358.99 across 11 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—Low1,398173.152,4204thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,209148.151,7915thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,200123.001,4763thin

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)—$2,7179
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2827

Every lot

52 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 3218352.76/cwt345.00–360.007692
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275422.64/cwt415.00–430.001,1622
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335429.96/cwt427.50–432.501,4402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2191
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383356.08/cwt347.50–365.001,3642
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3453325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,4722
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565357.30/cwt350.00–365.002,0192
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3891
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780329.36/cwt325.00–332.502,5694
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,7341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273374.86/cwt360.00–390.001,0232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3364306.02/cwt292.50–325.001,1144
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425334.82/cwt325.00–340.001,4233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470319.99/cwt315.00–327.501,5045
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7041
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560298.74/cwt297.50–300.001,6732
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0641
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2263371.39/cwt360.00–385.009773
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1303445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3337316.96/cwt305.00–325.001,0683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3352300.09/cwt290.00–320.001,0563
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374371.96/cwt365.00–380.001,3914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2411355.77/cwt340.00–365.001,4624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2603
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478337.40/cwt327.50–347.501,6133
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483284.87/cwt280.00–290.001,3762
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2513316.88/cwt312.50–325.001,6264
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670274.85/cwt270.00–280.001,8412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,123158.30/cwt155.00–161.001,7782
Bulls——1,265183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3151
Bulls——2,080193.00/cwt193.00–193.004,0141
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130130.50/cwt130.00–131.001,4752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195143.91/cwt142.00–146.001,7203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,340108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,415149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,1081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,137.50/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,380.00/head2,025.00–2,975.002,3805
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,287.50/head1,025.00–1,500.001,2886
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.