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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.00/cwt ≈ $656/hd at 475 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $123.97/cwt ≈ $733/hd at 591 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.54/cwt -0.91 vs last sale · ≈ $512/hd at 367 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 422 324 490
Feeder cattle 358 225 390
Slaughter cattle 41 54 54
Replacement cattle 23 45 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 328 5 166.00–170.00 $168.00 $551 -11.87
410–435 412 11 166.00–169.00 $166.47 $686 +7.88
490–495 495 16 146.00–156.00 $146.62 $726 -2.82
555–575 574 15 139.00–144.00 $139.32 $800 -3.43
635 635 7 134.00 $134.00 $851 —
740 740 3 127.00 $127.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 15 160.00 $160.00 $816 —
585 585 16 155.00 $155.00 $907 —
610 610 4 149.00 $149.00 $909 —
665 665 8 140.00 $140.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 7 151.00–161.00 $157.27 $516 —
355–375 371 5 150.00–160.00 $157.48 $584 +7.48

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 367 16 135.00–141.00 $139.54 $512 -0.91
405–445 426 9 133.00–138.00 $135.79 $578 -0.65
460–480 473 6 129.00–131.00 $129.49 $612 +0.01
525–530 527 3 125.00–129.00 $126.34 $666 +2.17
575–595 591 17 119.00–125.00 $123.97 $733 —
625–635 633 9 115.00–119.00 $115.88 $734 -0.06
775 775 3 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 21 138.00 $138.00 $656 —
525 525 9 138.00 $138.00 $724 —
568 value added 568 11 139.00 $139.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 127.00–130.00 $128.52 $437 -3.08
365 365 2 125.00–129.00 $127.00 $464 +1.26
425–440 433 2 123.00–128.00 $125.46 $543 +5.06
515 515 12 120.00 $120.00 $618 +6.69
575 575 2 110.00 $110.00 $632 —
675–690 680 3 105.00–110.00 $108.31 $737 —
710–725 718 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $736 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–530 527 3 141.00–145.00 $143.66 $757 —
555–560 558 2 137.00–141.00 $139.01 $776 +5.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 140.00–145.00 $142.41 $605 —
540–545 543 2 124.00–132.00 $128.02 $695 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1510 1413 75-80% 3 50.00–55.00 $52.92 $748 —
1240–1625 1419 75-80% 8 57.00–62.00 $59.74 $848 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1280 1068 80-85% 7 49.00–51.00 $49.75 $531 —
1200–1205 1203 80-85% 3 54.00–56.00 $54.66 $658 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1250 1233 3 64.00–65.00 $64.68 $798 —
1350–2000 1560 5 76.00–80.00 $78.51 $1,225 —

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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) 5 600.00–800.00 $685.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 750.00–800.00 $780.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 500.00–550.00 $533.33

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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.