Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-04-01

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 1
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 202▲ 113 vs year ago 109 · +103.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 24▲ 10 vs year ago 29 · +34.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 37▲ 24 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $467.37/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 7 of 6 comparable sales and sits +78.62 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.
Average price
$467.37
7 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,504
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$246
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$93.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.95
vs AL average
−15.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519493.952,5645thin
Medium and Large 2578400.922,3172thin
One grade step is worth $93.03/cwt here — about $246 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale7 hd
467.37
—
AL average14 barns · 207 hd
447.42
+19.95
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−15.81
This barn, trailing median6 sales
388.75
+78.62
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—Low1,688193.203,2619thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,312175.162,2997thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,148164.091,8844thin

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)—$2,3005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,9504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,0004thin

Every lot

51 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2279575.85/cwt565.00–600.001,6074
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3287506.86/cwt495.00–525.001,4553
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2311536.33/cwt520.00–545.001,6684
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323581.28/cwt560.00–605.001,8782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328471.55/cwt450.00–480.001,5474
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381480.16/cwt475.00–490.001,8295
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428485.09/cwt470.00–500.002,0762
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433517.49/cwt515.00–520.002,2414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478504.90/cwt495.00–515.002,4134
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519493.95/cwt490.00–505.002,5645
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578400.92/cwt395.00–407.002,3172
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,7338
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,76116
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279505.67/cwt490.00–520.001,4117
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283544.96/cwt540.00–550.001,5422
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323487.64/cwt485.00–490.001,5752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333457.44/cwt450.00–465.001,5232
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337513.42/cwt510.00–515.001,7303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371473.93/cwt460.00–480.001,7586
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418465.82/cwt460.00–472.001,9472
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430427.27/cwt400.00–440.001,8374
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440448.79/cwt445.00–450.001,9754
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,9871
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480449.73/cwt445.00–455.002,1595
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518403.58/cwt400.00–407.002,0912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528419.51/cwt417.00–422.002,2152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555422.00/cwt422.00–422.002,3427
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583374.89/cwt370.00–380.002,1862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628340.97/cwt340.00–342.002,1412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3714
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429484.97/cwt475.00–495.002,0814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433453.53/cwt452.00–455.001,9644
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435507.56/cwt505.00–510.002,2082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483473.41/cwt470.00–475.002,2873
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485427.65/cwt420.00–435.002,0742
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515478.60/cwt460.00–490.002,4654
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680350.76/cwt340.00–362.002,3852
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728336.66/cwt335.00–340.002,4513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380172.48/cwt171.00–175.002,3803
Bulls——1,698195.85/cwt190.00–199.003,3264
Bulls——2,130219.00/cwt219.00–219.004,6652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148164.09/cwt161.00–166.001,8844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,284177.82/cwt174.00–181.002,2835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383168.50/cwt168.00–169.002,3302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,575.00/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5752
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,116.67/head1,950.00–2,250.002,1173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,950.00/head3,900.00–4,000.003,9504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,000.00/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0004

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.