Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-08-05

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 5
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 138▲ 20 vs year ago 150 · +13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 17▼ 4 vs year ago 24 · −16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 13 · −15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $377.02/cwt on 18 head, down $23.46 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 6 comparable sales and sits −11.73 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.
Average price
$377.02
▼ 23.46 vs prior sale
18 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−10.66
vs AL average
−37.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2525377.021,98018thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale18 hd
377.02
—
AL average15 barns · 413 hd
387.68
−10.66
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
−37.22
This barn, trailing median6 sales
388.75
−11.73
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—Average1,448198.262,8713thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184166.511,9726thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average864129.721,1215thin

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)—$2,3848
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,0001thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,2801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1264575.73/cwt550.00–595.001,5204
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323542.48/cwt540.00–545.001,7522
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,0021
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388435.82/cwt430.00–440.001,6913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422413.46/cwt405.00–425.001,7453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464406.71/cwt397.50–415.001,8875
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514379.55/cwt370.00–390.001,95114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564368.16/cwt357.50–375.002,0764
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613359.18/cwt352.50–365.002,2023
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3755292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278481.94/cwt470.00–495.001,3402
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4791
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328450.50/cwt445.00–455.001,4785
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372418.07/cwt405.00–430.001,5553
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423378.15/cwt367.50–390.001,6002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,5301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476353.41/cwt340.00–367.501,6825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,8051
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568355.24/cwt347.50–357.502,0185
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7841
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1884
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,1901
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327496.28/cwt485.00–510.001,6233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2368480.07/cwt475.00–485.001,7673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,4721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410406.83/cwt397.50–425.001,6688
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,5801
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463375.78/cwt362.50–382.501,7403
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512373.24/cwt365.00–380.001,9113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571358.37/cwt350.00–370.002,0466
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,0551
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,365205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,7981
Bulls——1,490194.89/cwt191.00–199.002,9042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Cows—Lean 85-90%857131.20/cwt129.00–134.001,1243
Cows—Lean 85-90%980145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130164.81/cwt159.00–169.001,8623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303176.31/cwt173.00–179.002,2972
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,075.00/head2,850.00–3,300.003,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,154.17/head1,750.00–2,750.002,1546

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.