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Frisco City Stockyard Market Report

Frisco City, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $312.52/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,338/hd at 428 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.00/cwt ≈ $1,099/hd at 375 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $241.09/cwt -5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 544 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 267 215 152
Feeder cattle 228 172 125
Slaughter cattle 34 25 19
Replacement cattle 5 18 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 339.00–340.00 $339.20 $1,102 —
405–430 428 20 312.00–320.00 $312.52 $1,338 -7.83
465–475 473 4 307.00–312.00 $308.23 $1,458 —
510–515 514 5 290.00–295.00 $294.01 $1,511 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 —
420–425 423 3 305.00–307.00 $305.66 $1,293 —
525 525 4 282.00 $282.00 $1,480 —
560–575 573 8 262.00–272.00 $268.24 $1,537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 324 4 280.00–290.00 $285.51 $925 —
365–385 375 4 270.00–277.00 $272.28 $1,021 -3.64
405–425 418 3 260.00–272.00 $263.87 $1,103 —
460–490 471 9 247.00–252.00 $251.21 $1,183 —
530–545 544 11 241.00–242.00 $241.09 $1,312 -5.91
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 322 5 267.00–270.00 $269.42 $868 —
360–370 365 3 255.00–265.00 $260.65 $951 —
405–445 421 6 240.00–250.00 $243.91 $1,027 —
465–475 473 4 236.00–245.00 $238.21 $1,127 -4.20
520–545 531 5 227.00–237.00 $231.22 $1,228 -3.39
570–585 578 2 225.00–230.00 $227.47 $1,315 +5.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 11 293.00 $293.00 $1,099 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 422 6 280.00–285.00 $281.47 $1,188 -7.76
475–495 481 4 265.00–275.00 $269.96 $1,299 —
510–525 520 4 260.00–267.00 $262.98 $1,367 —
610–630 620 2 210.00–212.00 $211.02 $1,308 +15.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 307.00–310.00 $308.49 $1,305 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1345 1315 75-80% 4 124.00–129.00 $126.03 $1,657 -2.60
1160–1765 1475 75-80% 4 115.00–118.00 $116.39 $1,717 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1210 1168 80-85% 2 112.00–116.00 $114.07 $1,332 —
1055–1325 1197 80-85% 3 117.00–121.00 $119.46 $1,430 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1150 1030 85-90% 3 113.00–117.00 $114.87 $1,183 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–2000 1710 3 130.00–139.00 $136.49 $2,334 —
2110–2180 2145 2 153.00–154.00 $153.51 $3,293 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,075.00 $1,062.50

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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.