Frisco City Stockyard market report — October 21, 2026

Frisco City, AL · Wednesday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

215

Last week 116 (+99)
Last year 241

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher.
USDA Market News reporter, October 21, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 21

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	2	368 lb	$452.48†	$1,665	−14.20	+19.89	$447.76 (11 hd)
400–499 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$412.73 (2 hd)†
500–599 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$347.47 (2 hd)†

Feeder heifers — Oct 21

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 14. Last year = sale of Oct 22. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	6	326 lb	$428.29	$1,396	−4.11	+28.29	$396.77 (7 hd)
400–499 lb	7	421 lb	$385.97	$1,624	—	−4.78	$359.98 (9 hd)
500–599 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$321.62 (9 hd)
600–699 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$280.16 (3 hd)†

Slaughter cows — Oct 21

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Low	5	1,204 lb	$121.98	$120.00–$125.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	2	1,260 lb	$128.33	$127.00–$130.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	5	1,079 lb	$111.64	$110.00–$114.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of September 28, 2026): $358.60/cwt
4-week average: $358.60
13-week average: $366.87
4-week vs 13-week: −2.3%

52-wk low $358.60high $493.95

Sales in 3 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of April 27, 2026): $381.28/cwt
4-week average: $368.14
13-week average: $365.57
4-week vs 13-week: +0.7%

52-wk low $301.24high $381.28

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of September 28, 2026): $337.51/cwt
4-week average: $336.02
13-week average: $353.77
4-week vs 13-week: −5.0%

52-wk low $333.82high $434.95

Sales in 6 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Mar and Feb and lowest in Oct and May.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	—	—	2
Feb	+5.5%	80%	5
Mar	+7.9%	100%	3
Apr	+3.4%	75%	4
May	−3.1%	0%	4
Jun	+0.8%	67%	3
Jul	+0.3%	50%	4
Aug	−0.7%	50%	4
Sep	−1.5%	50%	4
Oct	−6.0%	0%	5
Nov	—	—	2
Dec	−0.8%	50%	4

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Wed Oct 21	215	—	—	—
Wed Oct 14	116	—	—	—
Wed Oct 7	126	—	—	—
Wed Sep 30	190	$358.60	—	$337.51†
Wed Sep 23	157	—	—	$336.72†
Wed Sep 16	136	—	—	$333.82
Wed Sep 9	116	—	—	—
Wed Sep 2	169	$360.14†	—	$334.45†
Wed Aug 26	113	—	—	—
Wed Aug 19	140	—	—	—
Wed Aug 12	227	—	—	—
Wed Aug 5	201	—	—	—
Wed Jul 29	161	$381.88†	—	—
Wed Jul 22	185	—	—	—

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Alabama sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Opp Livestock, Opp	69 mi	Oct 20	$386.25†	$324.48
Alabama Livestock Auction, Uniontown	70 mi	Oct 20	—	$330.00
Mid State Stockyards LLP, Letohatchee	71 mi	Oct 20	$377.04	$326.00
Coffee County Stockyards, New Brockton	88 mi	Oct 19	—	—
South Alabama Stockyards, Troy	88 mi	Oct 21	$400.00†	$318.00†
Dothan Livestock Co., Dothan	119 mi	Oct 19	$376.42	—

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Wednesday	October 21, 2026	215	44	AMS_1984

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Frisco City Stockyard - Frisco City, AL” (AMS_1984). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.