Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $125.69/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$125.69

49 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	128.17	593	31
Medium and Large 3	400	125.00	500	2thin
Medium and Large 2	468	120.96	566	16thin

One grade step is worth $7.21/cwt here — about $27 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 sale49 hd

125.69

—

AL average16 barns · 1,565 hd

117.77

+7.91

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	—	High	1,625	83.61	1,359	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	58.04	688	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,158	50.62	586	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	464	128.65/cwt	124.00–129.00	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	132.61/cwt	132.00–136.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	122.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.18/cwt	130.00–137.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.45/cwt	118.00–122.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.35/cwt	124.00–127.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	140.04/cwt	138.00–142.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.96/cwt	140.00–142.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	152.08/cwt	150.00–154.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	50.62/cwt	48.00–54.00	586	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	59.69/cwt	59.00–61.00	730	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	54.75/cwt	53.00–58.00	609	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	87.22/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,531	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	11,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	153.68/cwt	152.00–159.00	587	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	147.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	151.75/cwt	149.00–154.00	662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	111.01/cwt	109.00–114.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.04/cwt	164.00–166.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	119.24/cwt	118.00–121.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	133.03/cwt	132.00–134.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	135.58/cwt	134.00–137.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	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 Jun 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	464	124.00–129.00	128.65
7	—	405	132.00–136.00	132.61
6	—	527	122.00–124.00	122.32
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
1	—	310	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	118.00–121.00	119.24
3	—	535	113.00–117.00	115.02
2	—	605	105.00	105.00
2	—	413	125.00–128.00	126.53
2	—	365	132.00–134.00	133.03
2	—	318	134.00–137.00	135.58
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	127.00	127.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	335	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	130.00–137.00	133.18
4	—	528	118.00–122.00	119.45
3	—	472	124.00–127.00	125.35
2	—	620	108.00–109.00	108.50
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
2	—	363	138.00–142.00	140.04
2	—	330	145.00–147.00	145.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	415	140.00–142.00	140.96
2	—	358	145.00–150.00	147.48
2	—	313	150.00–154.00	152.08
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
1	—	530	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	148.00	148.00
1	—	805	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	382	152.00–159.00	153.68
8	—	476	145.00–148.00	147.01
8	—	436	149.00–154.00	151.75
4	—	820	109.00–114.00	111.01
2	—	765	113.00–118.00	115.45
2	—	323	164.00–166.00	165.04
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	48.00–54.00	50.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	59.00–61.00	59.69
3	—	1,112	53.00–58.00	54.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,755	85.00–89.00	87.22
2	—	1,495	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,020.00	1,020.00

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

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