Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-04-29

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Apr 29
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 225▼ 120 vs year ago 300 · −40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 45▲ 10 vs year ago 22 · +45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 11▲ 6 vs year ago 14 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $372.50/cwt on 13 head, down $24.85 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 16 comparable sales and sits +14.05 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.
Average price
$372.50
▼ 24.85 vs prior sale
13 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.29
vs AL average
−51.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2548379.742,0809thin
Medium and Large 3544356.191,9364thin
One grade step is worth $23.55/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale13 hd
372.50
—
AL average15 barns · 439 hd
400.78
−28.29
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−51.57
This barn, trailing median16 sales
358.45
+14.05
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—High1,492189.002,8193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,170155.731,82116
CowsLean 85-90%Low937130.321,2213thin

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)—$2,6836
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9384thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7001thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2313500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358473.02/cwt460.00–480.001,6933
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440460.00/cwt450.00–470.002,0243
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473456.58/cwt450.00–460.002,1603
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1500460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516433.39/cwt425.00–440.002,2363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1471
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569413.29/cwt400.00–427.502,3524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603378.52/cwt365.00–387.502,2825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5931
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,6851
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4841
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725381.28/cwt380.00–382.502,7642
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6001
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,7621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2247525.03/cwt520.00–530.001,2972
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3268440.65/cwt430.00–450.001,1812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270498.06/cwt490.00–505.001,3452
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,5502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408468.06/cwt450.00–480.001,9103
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465428.69/cwt420.00–435.001,9938
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521400.12/cwt380.00–410.002,0854
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533361.59/cwt360.00–365.001,9273
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569363.44/cwt360.00–370.002,0685
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623352.35/cwt345.00–360.002,1952
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708319.95/cwt315.00–325.002,2652
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3870270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3491
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3263470.29/cwt460.00–480.001,2372
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314551.20/cwt545.00–560.001,7314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380424.61/cwt420.00–440.001,6144
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384483.01/cwt480.00–492.501,8554
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418465.40/cwt450.00–480.001,9455
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472431.57/cwt420.00–445.002,0373
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3503397.51/cwt395.00–400.001,9992
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523386.14/cwt380.00–410.002,0206
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1772
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400179.00/cwt178.00–180.002,5062
Bulls——1,675209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,5011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%833140.48/cwt140.00–141.001,1702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,098144.89/cwt144.00–146.001,5913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138156.46/cwt150.00–163.001,78111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,144110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,450167.94/cwt166.00–170.002,4352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,175.00/head1,900.00–2,800.002,1754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,716.67/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,937.50/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.