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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.75/cwt ≈ $849/hd at 675 lb · 71 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.24/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 633 lb · 36 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $138.00/cwt ≈ $827/hd at 599 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 473 162 516
Feeder cattle 441 147 391
Slaughter cattle 16 10 62
Replacement cattle 16 5 63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
516 516 10 143.00 $143.00 $738 —
599 599 22 138.00 $138.00 $827 —
665 value added 665 6 131.00 $131.00 $871 —
726 value added 726 4 130.00 $130.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 376 4 131.00–137.00 $133.25 $501 -6.75
420–445 430 3 127.00–133.00 $129.30 $556 —
505–525 516 4 121.00–127.00 $123.46 $637 —
605–620 614 4 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $721 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 2 122.00 $122.00 $762 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–516 515 6 127.00–128.00 $127.83 $658 +0.92
540 value added 540 11 130.50 $130.50 $705 —
552 value added 552 17 129.00 $129.00 $712 —
626 value added 626 16 126.75 $126.75 $793 —
626–648 639 20 119.00–123.00 $122.24 $781 +5.24
675 value added 675 71 125.75 $125.75 $849 —
727 727 7 110.00 $110.00 $800 -2.00
773 773 3 105.00 $105.00 $812 -4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 133.00–137.00 $134.92 $443 —
370 370 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $483 —
410–445 433 4 123.00–128.00 $125.47 $543 —
475 475 16 119.00–127.00 $123.13 $585 -2.78
505–542 528 13 116.00–121.00 $118.17 $624 -0.94
565–595 576 10 111.00–117.00 $115.00 $662 +2.63
605–635 624 6 106.00–113.00 $110.30 $688 -0.70
675 675 2 108.00 $108.00 $729 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 125.00–132.00 $128.47 $402 —
375 375 6 121.00–127.00 $124.00 $465 —
455–495 475 2 116.00–117.00 $116.48 $553 —
510–525 522 5 110.00–115.00 $111.38 $581 —
570–590 580 3 105.00–110.00 $107.32 $622 —
730–745 738 2 94.00–95.00 $94.51 $697 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 421 5 125.00–131.00 $128.00 $539 -1.00
460–475 474 11 120.00–128.00 $122.99 $583 —
525–530 526 6 118.00–122.00 $121.00 $636 —
585–590 588 2 112.00–114.00 $113.00 $664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 424 5 132.00–142.00 $137.74 $584 —
475–480 476 4 129.00–136.00 $132.01 $628 +2.05
525 525 5 124.00–125.00 $124.80 $655 -2.19
565–585 575 2 120.00–123.00 $121.47 $698 —
625 625 4 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $734 —
755–780 768 2 104.00–106.00 $104.98 $806 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1715 1458 75-80% 3 60.00–63.00 $61.18 $892 -5.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1500 1433 2 83.00 $83.00 $1,189 —

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Bred Cows

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) 3 800.00–920.00 $860.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 880.00–950.00 $913.33
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 680.00–710.00 $690.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 730.00–880.00 $805.00 —

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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.