Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with light 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 $131.11/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$131.11

36 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$17.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	140.20	601	10thin
Medium and Large 2	476	128.59	612	22
Medium and Large 3	474	122.24	579	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.96/cwt here — about $22 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 sale36 hd

131.11

—

AL average5 barns · 462 hd

124.97

+6.14

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	1,606	81.97	1,317	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	56.01	656	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	54.29	765	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	50.00	438	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	405	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	124.73/cwt	120.00–128.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	128.38/cwt	127.00–130.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.95/cwt	134.00–136.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	116.31/cwt	115.00–118.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	116.95/cwt	116.00–118.00	495	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	12,240	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	10,120	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	81.51/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,461	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	76.91/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,091	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	87.34/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,459	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	59.32/cwt	59.00–60.00	691	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	55.35/cwt	52.00–58.00	649	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	54.29/cwt	53.00–56.00	765	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	438	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 Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with light 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
2	—	405	126.00–127.00	126.51
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	138.00	138.00
2	—	455	122.00–125.00	123.50
2	—	508	120.00–125.00	122.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	126.00	126.00
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
2	—	565	109.00–112.00	110.49
3	—	303	135.00–136.00	135.33
3	—	517	115.00–118.00	116.31
5	—	416	120.00–124.00	122.05
5	—	461	118.00–120.00	118.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
2	—	423	116.00–118.00	116.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.00–124.00	122.98
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	120.00–128.00	124.73
5	—	465	127.00–130.00	128.38
2	—	608	111.00–112.00	111.50
2	—	565	118.00	118.00
2	—	423	134.00–136.00	134.95
2	—	370	138.00–142.00	140.03
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	130.00–132.00	131.00
2	—	463	132.00–135.00	133.52
2	—	418	140.00–142.00	140.97
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
1	—	275	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	880.00	880.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	81.00–82.00	81.51
3	—	1,418	74.00–79.00	76.91
3	—	1,670	87.00–88.00	87.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	59.00–60.00	59.32
15	—	1,173	52.00–58.00	55.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	53.00–56.00	54.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	50.00	50.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle