Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-04-08

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 8
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 222▲ 127 vs year ago 70 · +181.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 39▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 24▲ 21 vs year ago 7 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $429.97/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 6 of 6 comparable sales and sits +41.22 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.
Average price
$429.97
4 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,339
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$50.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.56
vs AL average
−60.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525455.002,3892thin
Medium and Large 2563404.932,2802thin
One grade step is worth $50.07/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale4 hd
429.97
—
AL average14 barns · 192 hd
462.53
−32.56
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−60.86
This barn, trailing median6 sales
388.75
+41.22
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,396172.242,4046thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,128166.401,8773thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,120155.001,7362thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,95014

Every lot

39 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3377473.45/cwt470.00–480.001,7853
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384508.73/cwt495.00–515.001,9544
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410522.65/cwt510.00–535.002,1432
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420481.59/cwt475.00–485.002,0233
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483482.38/cwt475.00–490.002,3302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2491467.00/cwt467.00–467.002,29313
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563404.93/cwt400.00–410.002,2802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,53314
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,3762
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715350.99/cwt350.00–352.002,5102
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,68011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325461.92/cwt450.00–475.001,5012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378489.97/cwt485.00–495.001,8522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423478.25/cwt470.00–490.002,0235
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425451.36/cwt440.00–460.001,9187
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485375.10/cwt370.00–380.001,8192
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528360.16/cwt355.00–370.001,9023
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529400.28/cwt390.00–407.002,1176
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578368.64/cwt360.00–387.002,1313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630356.88/cwt352.00–362.002,2482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428486.96/cwt480.00–495.002,0845
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483460.24/cwt450.00–475.002,2233
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485423.98/cwt422.00–425.002,0563
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523439.95/cwt435.00–450.002,3014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527407.39/cwt405.00–410.002,1473
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1282
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2192
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667351.59/cwt340.00–360.002,3453
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128166.40/cwt165.00–169.001,8773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318178.00/cwt176.00–180.002,3463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,473166.48/cwt165.00–169.002,4523
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—4,058.33/head3,950.00–4,250.004,0586
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,868.75/head3,775.00–3,950.003,8698
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,075.00/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0752

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.