Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.35/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$140.35

56 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	145.24	677	25
Medium and Large 2	472	136.42	644	25
Medium and Large 3	424	136.34	578	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.90/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale56 hd

140.35

—

AL average4 barns · 495 hd

135.47

+4.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,648	76.50	1,260	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	52.00	759	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	49.07	571	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	44.52	447	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,715	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,286	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	43.93/cwt	43.00–45.00	482	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	50.36/cwt	48.00–53.00	576	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	44.52/cwt	44.00–45.00	447	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,167	1,070.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,080.00	12,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.49/cwt	148.00–152.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	115.72/cwt	113.00–119.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.35/cwt	125.00–132.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	119.85/cwt	118.00–122.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.15/cwt	131.00–136.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.56/cwt	125.00–133.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	142.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	137.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.38/cwt	158.00–162.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.75/cwt	143.00–144.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	152.65/cwt	150.00–156.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	167.66/cwt	166.00–169.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,022	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	146.46/cwt	144.00–149.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Mon May 6, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,760	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,400	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,098	43.00–45.00	43.93
5	—	1,143	48.00–53.00	50.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	44.00–45.00	44.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,050.00–1,080.00	1,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	148.00	148.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
2	—	460	134.00	134.00
2	—	558	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.43
2	—	625	113.00	113.00
4	—	315	148.00–152.00	150.49
4	—	574	113.00–119.00	115.72
6	—	471	125.00–132.00	128.35
6	—	534	118.00–122.00	119.85
8	—	423	131.00–136.00	132.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–132.00	131.01
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	137.00	137.00
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	125.00–133.00	128.56
5	—	431	140.00–149.00	142.57
4	—	570	122.00–124.00	122.99
4	—	471	135.00–141.00	137.24
2	—	605	116.00–119.00	117.49
2	—	375	150.00–153.00	151.50
2	—	278	160.00–162.00	161.01
1	—	345	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	135.00–136.00	135.40
5	—	376	158.00–162.00	160.38
4	—	460	143.00–144.00	143.75
3	—	410	150.00–156.00	152.65
3	—	342	166.00–169.00	167.66
2	—	615	120.00–127.00	123.56
2	—	578	127.00–128.00	127.48
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	144.00–149.00	146.46
1	—	560	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	137.00	137.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Ashville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle