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Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Dec 10
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 50▼ 90 vs year ago 191 · −47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 32 vs year ago 51 · −62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 20▼ 33 vs year ago 46 · −71.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers were sharply higher. Feeder steers and bulls were lightly tested. Trade was moderate with most demand on feeder calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $384.25/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 4 of 6 comparable sales and sits −4.50 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.
Average price
$384.25
7 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,131
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.79
vs AL average
−46.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2555384.252,1317thin
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 sale7 hd
384.25
—
AL average13 barns · 280 hd
383.45
+0.79
National average179 barns · 20,601 hd
430.63
−46.38
This barn, trailing median6 sales
388.75
−4.50
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—Average2,100180.673,7943thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,317147.891,9476thin

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)—$2,3564thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4173thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308448.72/cwt447.50–450.001,3822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,4721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,7061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418435.07/cwt432.50–437.501,8192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2452409.98/cwt405.00–415.001,8533
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517399.11/cwt397.50–402.502,0633
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583373.10/cwt362.50–377.502,1754
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621363.25/cwt355.00–372.502,2566
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2659343.92/cwt330.00–357.502,2665
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765320.15/cwt312.50–327.502,4492
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,6201
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1833333.76/cwt332.50–335.002,7802
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8281
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,9481
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,9121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205460.00/cwt460.00–460.009431
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300436.25/cwt432.50–440.001,3092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355409.86/cwt400.00–420.001,4552
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421405.77/cwt390.00–415.001,7085
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7461
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,9812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230420.00/cwt420.00–420.009661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3312431.23/cwt420.00–440.001,3453
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318467.91/cwt460.00–475.001,4882
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360436.25/cwt430.00–460.001,5715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469396.96/cwt385.00–410.001,8627
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566362.53/cwt352.50–377.502,0525
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0571
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,100184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,8642
Bulls——2,100174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,6541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,5411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,363149.07/cwt145.00–154.002,0325
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,416.67/head2,150.00–2,700.002,4173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,356.25/head2,050.00–2,600.002,3564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.