Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-07-22

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Jul 22
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 212▼ 42 vs year ago 186 · −22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 7 vs year ago 33 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $363.65/cwt on 13 head, down $20.73 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 11 comparable sales and sits +4.66 against this barn's trailing median of $358.99.
Average price
$363.65
▼ 20.73 vs prior sale
13 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.63
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2557369.842,0618thin
Medium and Large 3525353.761,8575thin
One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about $204 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
363.65
—
AL average16 barns · 508 hd
379.28
−15.63
This barn, trailing median11 sales
358.99
+4.66
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

11 sales
408366323281median 358.9904/1506/1708/0509/0210/21
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $394.47, low $294.71, median $358.99 across 11 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—Average1,411211.672,9875thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,498184.512,7642thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,383181.112,5057thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,080160.541,7342thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1384thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328493.35/cwt490.00–495.001,6183
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376447.31/cwt440.00–455.001,6824
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3379420.13/cwt412.00–427.001,5925
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3431412.99/cwt410.00–417.001,7804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515400.94/cwt395.00–407.002,0652
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569389.11/cwt380.00–397.002,2145
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361410.88/cwt397.00–420.001,4834
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418377.46/cwt375.00–380.001,5782
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429358.61/cwt345.00–370.001,5385
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472353.68/cwt352.00–357.001,6693
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485367.60/cwt360.00–377.001,7834
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568325.06/cwt320.00–335.001,8463
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617336.65/cwt335.00–340.002,0773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423409.29/cwt405.00–417.001,7316
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425391.81/cwt385.00–400.001,6655
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478401.12/cwt397.00–410.001,9173
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481379.90/cwt370.00–385.001,8274
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525353.76/cwt347.00–360.001,8575
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528385.06/cwt380.00–395.002,0333
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575360.70/cwt357.00–365.002,0745
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618333.05/cwt320.00–340.002,0583
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625350.51/cwt347.00–357.002,1915
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665343.37/cwt335.00–352.002,2832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685312.32/cwt300.00–325.002,1392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,233206.66/cwt202.00–212.002,5483
Bulls——1,678219.18/cwt218.00–220.003,6782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080160.54/cwt160.00–161.001,7342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383181.11/cwt179.00–184.002,5057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,498184.51/cwt184.00–185.002,7642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,137.50/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1384

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.