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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.00/cwt ≈ $648/hd at 435 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $171.67/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 430 lb · 12 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $137.07/cwt +8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $448/hd at 327 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 422 348
Feeder cattle 230 358 293
Slaughter cattle 85 41 29
Replacement cattle 37 23 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold Steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 180.00–181.00 $180.50 $614 +12.50
370–395 379 4 167.00–174.00 $171.68 $651 —
430 430 12 169.00–172.00 $171.67 $738 +5.20
465–495 485 3 157.00–165.00 $160.40 $778 +13.78
510–540 528 3 144.00–152.00 $149.09 $787 —
570–585 578 2 139.00–141.00 $140.01 $809 +0.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 178.00–180.00 $178.97 $662 —
410–435 425 4 173.00–182.00 $176.92 $752 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 149.00–150.00 $149.80 $547 —
435 435 27 149.00 $149.00 $648 —
475 475 2 145.00 $145.00 $689 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 3 138.00–144.00 $141.92 $471 —
375–395 380 4 137.00–146.00 $140.00 $532 +0.46
415–425 422 3 135.00–145.00 $138.28 $584 +2.49
460–480 473 5 130.00–139.00 $132.76 $628 +3.27
520–545 528 5 126.00–136.00 $130.56 $689 +4.22
765–785 775 2 99.00–102.00 $100.48 $779 -9.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 10 125.00–160.00 $137.07 $448 +8.55
370–390 378 4 121.00–131.00 $126.95 $480 -0.05
410–435 424 4 121.00–130.00 $127.19 $539 +1.73
470–495 480 3 115.00–125.00 $120.07 $576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 488 3 145.00–151.00 $148.68 $726 —
525–535 530 2 142.00–145.00 $143.51 $761 -0.15
580–595 588 2 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $764 -9.02
630–645 638 2 125.00–126.00 $125.49 $801 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 3 170.00–178.00 $173.31 $733 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–640 630 3 111.00–121.00 $117.61 $741 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1260 1138 80-85% 8 52.00–56.00 $54.85 $624 —
1115–1165 1144 80-85% 13 57.00–59.00 $58.09 $665 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1105 935 85-90% 9 48.00–51.00 $49.92 $467 —
940–1125 1073 85-90% 8 54.00–57.00 $54.84 $588 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1485 1221 75-80% 5 57.00–60.00 $58.31 $712 —
1230–1540 1390 75-80% 6 54.00–55.00 $54.29 $755 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1450 1348 2 73.00–79.00 $76.23 $1,028 —
1250–1820 1549 5 80.00–85.00 $82.56 $1,279 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 775.00–925.00 $875.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 650.00–800.00 $707.14
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 850.00–1,000.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00

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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 4 900.00–1,025.00 $962.50 —

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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.