Sale reports / Alabama / Frisco City Stockyards / 2026-10-14

Frisco City Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Frisco City, Alabama · Wed, Oct 14
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1984
Feeder Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 116▼ 88 vs year ago 149 · −59.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 9 vs year ago 16 · −56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 6▲ 36 vs year ago 12 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold slightly higher in a lightly tested market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.98/cwt on 2 head, up $9.00 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 16 comparable sales and sits −57.47 against this barn's trailing median of $358.45.
Average price
$300.98
▲ 9.00 vs prior sale
2 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−25.54
vs AL average
−71.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2570300.981,7162thin
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 sale2 hd
300.98
—
AL average16 barns · 570 hd
326.52
−25.54
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−71.78
This barn, trailing median16 sales
358.45
−57.47
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
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,190116.001,3802thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,4568
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,7254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,0444thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,9687
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1504thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373466.68/cwt450.00–485.001,7412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480353.92/cwt350.00–360.001,6995
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525346.54/cwt340.00–350.001,8193
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575340.64/cwt340.00–342.001,9593
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338455.07/cwt445.00–465.001,5382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375409.73/cwt405.00–415.001,5362
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415353.54/cwt352.00–355.001,4672
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415312.53/cwt310.00–315.001,2972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472331.14/cwt322.00–340.001,5633
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570300.98/cwt300.00–302.001,7162
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470328.45/cwt327.00–330.001,5442
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—4,456.25/head4,200.00–4,800.004,4568
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,725.00/head3,000.00–4,000.003,7254
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,043.75/head1,950.00–2,300.002,0444
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,967.86/head1,800.00–2,250.001,9687
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.