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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

234 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Frisco City Stockyard report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.59/cwt +6.97 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 474 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $135.00/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $818/hd at 606 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.31/cwt +12.32 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 556 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 234 347 152
Feeder cattle 204 299 69
Slaughter cattle 15 39 33
Replacement cattle 15 9 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 8 152.00 $152.00 $638 —
525 value added 525 15 145.25 $145.25 $763 —
520–535 528 3 138.00–143.00 $140.33 $741 —
575–585 580 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $798 +3.67
606 value added 606 20 135.00 $135.00 $818 —
691 691 11 129.00 $129.00 $891 +5.33
770 value added 770 5 121.00 $121.00 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 9 139.00 $139.00 $481 +2.43
425 425 2 130.00 $130.00 $552 +4.32
451 value added 451 9 131.00 $131.00 $591 —
455–498 487 15 126.00–130.00 $128.75 $627 +6.13
505–545 530 3 121.00–126.00 $122.93 $652 +4.08
552 value added 552 15 127.00 $127.00 $701 —
555–575 570 4 117.00–121.00 $118.98 $678 +5.99
675 value added 675 7 111.00 $111.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 125.00–131.00 $128.00 $442 -0.44
380–390 385 2 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $481 +2.59
455–460 458 2 121.00–124.00 $122.49 $561 +7.66
525–540 530 3 104.00–110.00 $106.04 $562 -6.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 422 5 145.00–153.00 $149.00 $629 +2.85
510–535 523 2 129.00–134.00 $131.44 $687 +4.50
570–590 580 2 128.00–130.00 $128.98 $748 +9.27
610–640 625 2 115.00–117.00 $116.02 $725 +1.02
730–735 733 2 103.00–106.00 $104.51 $766 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1310 1210 80-85% 3 57.00–59.00 $57.96 $701 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 2 54.00 $54.00 $532 +11.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1365 1283 75-80% 2 58.00–62.00 $59.87 $768 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1450 1448 2 78.00–79.00 $78.50 $1,137 —
1455–1495 1475 2 74.00–78.00 $75.97 $1,121 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–975.00 $937.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 680.00–725.00 $701.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–775.00 $718.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 775.00–925.00 $850.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.