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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Mar 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

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Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 189▼ 59 vs year ago 130 · −45.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 11▲ 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 2 vs year ago 8 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were lightly tested. Replacement cattle were firm. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder steers were lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.85/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 5 of 6 comparable sales and sits +22.10 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.

Average price

$410.85

3 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,253

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$28.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.80

vs AL average

−61.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	430.00	2,258	1thin
Medium and Large 2	560	401.27	2,247	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.73/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale3 hd

410.85

—

AL average10 barns · 80 hd

441.65

−30.80

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−61.27

This barn, trailing median6 sales

388.75

+22.10

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,592	171.77	2,735	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	160.56	2,018	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,865	154.00	2,872	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,563	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,150	2thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,682	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	398.89/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,835	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	401.27/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,247	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	344.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,276	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,745	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,732	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	325.66/cwt	317.50–327.00	2,801	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	485.07/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,722	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	460.60/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,907	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,002	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	401.02/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,037	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	367.63/cwt	362.50–372.50	2,095	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,462	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,223	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,624	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,734	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	499.82/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,859	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,711	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	476.68/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,054	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,958	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,306	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	177.66/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,105	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	163.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,054	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,798	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,865	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,872	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,916.67/head	2,200.00–3,650.00	2,917	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 189Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 11Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were lightly tested. Replacement cattle were firm. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder steers were lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,748	170.00–185.00	177.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	160.00–167.00	163.82
1	—	1,275	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	154.00	154.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	560.00	560.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	425	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	490.00–510.00	499.82
5	400–450	431	450.00–495.00	476.68
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	549	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	605	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	480.00–490.00	485.07
4	400–450	414	450.00–475.00	460.60
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	508	390.00–412.50	401.02
2	550–600	570	362.50–372.50	367.63
1	650–700	670	367.50	367.50
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	418	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	460	392.50–405.00	398.89
2	550–600	560	400.00–402.50	401.27
1	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	660	340.00–350.00	344.92
1	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
7	850–900	860	317.50–327.00	325.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
3	700–750	738	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	745	232.50	232.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,800.00	4,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–3,650.00	2,916.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.