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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 236 133
Feeder cattle 182 199 110
Slaughter cattle 27 19 23
Replacement cattle 6 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady in a lightly tested market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 352.00 $352.00 $1,144 +107.00
370–395 382 3 337.00–345.00 $340.58 $1,301 +8.29
440–445 443 2 310.00–320.00 $314.97 $1,395 —
530–540 535 2 290.00–294.00 $292.02 $1,562 —
570–575 574 4 285.00–290.00 $287.76 $1,652 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 342.00–345.00 $343.49 $1,419 —
470–475 473 2 310.00–315.00 $312.51 $1,478 +1.03
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 260.00 $260.00 $975 -8.48
420–440 427 9 255.00–265.00 $259.64 $1,109 —
470–485 478 2 255.00–260.00 $257.46 $1,231 —
515–540 525 3 250.00–257.00 $254.00 $1,334 +22.02
555–585 570 2 240.00–242.00 $240.97 $1,374 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 290.00–295.00 $292.52 $945 -10.20
360–395 378 2 280.00–287.00 $283.66 $1,072 -10.19
425–430 427 3 275.00–280.00 $276.68 $1,181 -8.38
475–490 482 3 270.00–277.00 $273.97 $1,321 +3.60
525–545 533 5 260.00–270.00 $264.02 $1,407 +8.83
570–585 578 2 255.00–257.00 $255.99 $1,480 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,235 +1.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–525 515 2 285.00–292.00 $288.57 $1,486 —
570–580 575 3 277.00–287.00 $281.30 $1,617 —
610–625 620 3 255.00–257.00 $256.34 $1,589 +6.34
705–730 715 3 227.00–237.00 $231.94 $1,658 —
755–775 765 2 215.00–220.00 $217.47 $1,664 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 525 4 270.00–280.00 $276.27 $1,450 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1300 1213 80-85% 6 114.00–119.00 $116.82 $1,417 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1420 1300 75-80% 4 119.00–121.00 $119.99 $1,560 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1050 1047 85-90% 3 112.00–113.00 $112.67 $1,180 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1950 1658 3 135.00–141.00 $139.24 $2,309 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,550.00 $1,512.50

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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.