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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 4, 2023

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $209.02/cwt -7.98 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 476 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $201.05/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 533 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.91/cwt -4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 426 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 463 248
Feeder cattle 335 381 220
Slaughter cattle 61 64 20
Replacement cattle 25 18 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 262.00–265.00 $263.48 $830 -2.03
365–370 367 3 255.00–265.00 $258.99 $950 -3.96
410–425 420 3 250.00–255.00 $251.63 $1,057 -0.09
460–475 472 9 245.00–255.00 $249.76 $1,179 +0.74
525 525 3 240.00–245.00 $241.67 $1,269 -2.07
570–580 575 3 230.00–235.00 $232.34 $1,336 -1.78
655–660 658 2 210.00–215.00 $212.51 $1,398 —
755–795 775 2 185.00–190.00 $187.56 $1,454 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 value added 560 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,428 —
655 655 9 229.00 $229.00 $1,500 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 4 245.00–250.00 $246.73 $809 -9.15
375–395 382 3 230.00–240.00 $236.55 $904 -8.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 7 220.00–227.00 $222.29 $725 -7.63
375 375 10 215.00–225.00 $221.00 $829 -6.35
405–425 421 6 207.00–217.00 $211.47 $890 -9.11
465–495 476 35 200.00–210.00 $209.02 $995 -7.98
510–540 533 14 195.00–205.00 $201.05 $1,072 -6.64
575 575 6 190.00–197.00 $193.00 $1,110 -10.03
625–635 628 3 180.00–190.00 $186.63 $1,172 -12.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 230.00 $230.00 $978 —
420–432 value added 427 9 237.00–239.00 $237.88 $1,016 -2.12
505–530 518 2 210.00–212.00 $210.98 $1,093 —
588 value added 588 10 229.00 $229.00 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 376 7 205.00–212.00 $208.15 $783 -4.85
410–430 423 6 190.00–200.00 $194.84 $824 -15.16
525–530 526 4 185.00–190.00 $186.26 $980 —
560–575 570 3 180.00–185.00 $183.36 $1,045 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 471 4 227.00–230.00 $227.73 $1,073 -8.39
510–525 519 4 217.00–227.00 $221.45 $1,149 -3.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $946 -5.00
505–520 513 2 200.00–207.00 $203.45 $1,044 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1160 1003 85-90% 10 74.00–77.00 $75.03 $753 —
950–1140 1041 85-90% 5 78.00–82.00 $80.02 $833 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1200 1175 80-85% 2 84.00–87.00 $85.53 $1,005 —
1060–1260 1200 80-85% 6 77.00–81.00 $79.33 $952 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1390 1275 75-80% 2 91.00 $91.00 $1,160 -10.68
1265–1325 1295 75-80% 2 85.00–90.00 $87.56 $1,134 -14.12

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640–1900 1730 3 103.00–106.00 $104.31 $1,805 —
1640–1895 1768 2 108.00–109.00 $108.54 $1,919 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,050.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–850.00 $800.00

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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.