Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.71/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$127.71

55 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$78

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$4.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	384	130.80	502	5thin
Medium and Large 1	469	130.24	611	17thin
Medium and Large 2	461	125.95	581	33

One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about −$78 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 sale55 hd

127.71

—

AL average16 barns · 1,319 hd

126.33

+1.38

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	1,604	78.05	1,252	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	52.30	587	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	45.00	443	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	136.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	136.46/cwt	135.00–138.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	128.13/cwt	125.00–134.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.42/cwt	132.00–137.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.04/cwt	140.00–147.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.48/cwt	140.00–150.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.20/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	151.32/cwt	150.00–154.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.52/cwt	123.00–126.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	443	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	46.75/cwt	45.00–48.00	467	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	52.39/cwt	49.00–54.00	572	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	59.58/cwt	56.00–62.00	788	6
Bulls	—	—	1,498	79.43/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,190	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	71.11/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,282	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	730.00–770.00	7,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,120.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,160.00	13,093	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,035.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	11,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.19/cwt	116.00–120.00	622	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	128.77/cwt	125.00–132.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	122.80/cwt	120.00–125.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	142.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	676	5

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 182Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	404	135.00–138.00	136.00
2	—	503	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	458	130.00	130.00
2	—	318	148.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
5	—	563	118.00–122.00	120.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	138.00	138.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	116.00–120.00	119.19
6	—	434	125.00–132.00	128.77
5	—	467	120.00–125.00	122.80
4	—	366	135.00–140.00	137.49
4	—	319	140.00–145.00	142.21
3	—	565	115.00–117.00	115.65
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	433	135.00–138.00	136.46
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	125.00–134.00	128.13
5	—	466	132.00–137.00	134.42
5	—	424	140.00–147.00	144.04
5	—	373	140.00–150.00	144.48
4	—	320	150.00–155.00	153.20
2	—	618	116.00–119.00	117.48
2	—	568	124.00–125.00	124.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	150.00–154.00	151.32
2	—	623	123.00–126.00	124.52
2	—	560	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	508	137.00–140.00	138.48
2	—	455	142.00–145.00	143.52
2	—	360	158.00	158.00
2	—	325	160.00–162.00	160.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	130.00–133.00	131.49
1	—	775	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	999	45.00–48.00	46.75
7	—	1,091	49.00–54.00	52.39
6	—	1,322	56.00–62.00	59.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,498	77.00–82.00	79.43
2	—	1,803	70.00–73.00	71.11
1	—	1,735	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	800.00–850.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	730.00–770.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,169	1,075.00–1,160.00	1,120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,142	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,035.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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Ashville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle