Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-04-15

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 15
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
229 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 197▲ 105 vs year ago 124 · +84.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 15 vs year ago 36 · −41.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 28▲ 14 vs year ago 8 · +175.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.84/cwt on 7 head, up $26.50 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 16 comparable sales and sits +50.39 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.
Average price
$408.84
▲ 26.50 vs prior sale
7 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,227
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.49
vs AL average
−18.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527434.952,2923thin
Medium and Large 2538414.982,2332thin
Medium and Large 3578363.522,1012thin
One grade step is worth $71.43/cwt here — about $191 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 sale7 hd
408.84
—
AL average16 barns · 526 hd
414.33
−5.49
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−18.55
This barn, trailing median16 sales
358.45
+50.39
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

16 sales
426376326276median 358.4503/1104/2908/1209/3010/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $411.54, low $289.87, median $358.45 across 16 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—High1,827210.573,8464thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,540171.322,6383thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,081150.751,6305thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1132thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2223587.42/cwt585.00–590.001,3102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325538.38/cwt525.00–550.001,7506
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3327484.59/cwt465.00–495.001,5853
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330560.97/cwt555.00–570.001,8514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369534.90/cwt530.00–545.001,9744
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380458.55/cwt450.00–475.001,7423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388496.60/cwt490.00–520.001,9276
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473470.26/cwt460.00–480.002,2244
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523474.88/cwt470.00–480.002,4842
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532449.90/cwt435.00–460.002,3935
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589417.53/cwt405.00–425.002,4594
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268549.91/cwt540.00–560.001,4742
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275482.36/cwt480.00–485.001,3262
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324467.72/cwt460.00–475.001,5154
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420424.88/cwt420.00–435.001,7843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428448.76/cwt440.00–460.001,9214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436477.04/cwt475.00–480.002,0805
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479404.13/cwt400.00–420.001,9365
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488440.06/cwt430.00–455.002,14712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527434.95/cwt430.00–440.002,2923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538414.98/cwt410.00–420.002,2332
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578363.52/cwt362.00–365.002,1012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631353.02/cwt350.00–357.002,2284
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428475.12/cwt460.00–485.002,0343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437438.30/cwt425.00–450.001,9153
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477448.94/cwt440.00–475.002,1418
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483410.96/cwt400.00–430.001,9855
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523395.74/cwt390.00–400.002,0707
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525431.54/cwt420.00–440.002,2663
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565364.96/cwt360.00–370.002,0623
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578386.58/cwt380.00–400.002,2344
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,645216.71/cwt213.00–221.003,5652
Bulls——2,008204.42/cwt201.00–207.004,1052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030157.75/cwt156.00–160.001,6252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,115146.09/cwt144.00–150.001,6293
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540171.32/cwt170.00–172.002,6383
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4003
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,112.50/head2,050.00–2,175.002,1132

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.