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Frisco City Stockyards

Name: Frisco City Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Aug 12

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 170▼ 13 vs year ago 216 · −6.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 11▲ 12 vs year ago 12 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.59/cwt on 28 head, down $24.43 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 6 comparable sales and sits −36.16 against this barn's trailing median of $388.75.

Average price

$352.59

▼ 24.43 vs prior sale

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.57

vs AL average

−49.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	547	356.03	1,947	15thin
Medium and Large 3	552	348.62	1,924	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.41/cwt here — about $23 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

352.59

—

AL average16 barns · 326 hd

379.16

−26.57

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−49.24

This barn, trailing median6 sales

388.75

−36.16

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

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.

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	4thin

Every lot

36 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	588.04/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,629	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	494.46/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,661	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	450.85/cwt	442.00–460.00	1,713	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	375.52/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,615	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	379.33/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,790	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	365.68/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,894	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	353.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,902	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	342.78/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,947	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	347.58/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,988	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	338.87/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,118	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	637	330.32/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,104	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	332.70/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,269	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	328.48/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,431	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	509.75/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,336	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	442.36/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,504	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	429.20/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,601	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	388.54/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,476	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	402.38/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,718	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	380.50/cwt	372.00–387.00	1,629	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	354.50/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,684	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,626	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	341.79/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,791	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	324.27/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,874	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	331.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,022	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	308.35/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,943	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	294.11/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,965	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	426.76/cwt	417.00–437.00	1,784	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	398.02/cwt	387.00–410.00	1,684	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	374.79/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,735	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	359.11/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,893	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	337.59/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,945	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,625.00/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,350	4

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL

Wed Aug 12, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 170Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 11Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	417.00–437.00	426.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	387.00–410.00	398.02
5	450–500	463	370.00–387.00	374.79
7	500–550	527	357.00–360.00	359.11
5	550–600	576	330.00–347.00	337.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	500.00–520.00	509.75
5	300–350	340	440.00–447.00	442.36
4	350–400	373	422.00–440.00	429.20
3	400–450	427	400.00–405.00	402.38
5	600–650	610	325.00–335.00	331.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	387.00–390.00	388.54
5	400–450	428	372.00–387.00	380.50
12	450–500	475	347.00–362.00	354.50
10	500–550	524	335.00–350.00	341.79
6	550–600	578	315.00–330.00	324.27
2	600–650	630	302.00–315.00	308.35
7	650–700	668	290.00–297.00	294.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	523	310.00–312.00	310.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	580.00–595.00	588.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	490.00–500.00	494.46
3	350–400	380	442.00–460.00	450.85
1	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
13	450–500	472	372.00–385.00	379.33
7	500–550	518	362.00–370.00	365.68
8	550–600	572	345.00–355.00	347.58
7	600–650	625	335.00–345.00	338.87
9	650–700	682	327.00–337.00	332.70
2	700–750	740	325.00–332.00	328.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	430	375.00–377.00	375.52
7	500–550	538	350.00–355.00	353.62
6	550–600	568	337.00–345.00	342.78
3	600–650	637	327.00–332.00	330.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.