Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $127.60/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$127.60

62 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$12.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	135.06	669	16thin
Medium and Large 2	527	125.35	660	41
Medium and Large 3	488	122.21	597	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.85/cwt here — about $73 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 sale62 hd

127.60

—

AL average16 barns · 1,797 hd

128.65

−1.05

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	1,570	83.00	1,303	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	59.12	726	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	58.00	850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	134.68/cwt	134.00–136.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	129.03/cwt	128.00–130.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	137.60/cwt	133.00–140.00	572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.14/cwt	114.00–118.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.68/cwt	119.00–125.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	678	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	130.33/cwt	129.00–133.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	143.98/cwt	142.00–148.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	57.54/cwt	55.00–60.00	691	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	63.56/cwt	62.00–67.00	816	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	53.05/cwt	52.00–54.00	627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,567	83.34/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	77.48/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,104	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.04/cwt	120.00–125.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	130.33/cwt	128.00–132.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	114.34/cwt	114.00–115.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	462	3

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 284Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
9	—	483	125.00–130.00	128.00
6	—	528	120.00–125.00	122.04
6	—	440	128.00–132.00	130.33
3	—	558	114.00–115.00	114.34
3	—	327	140.00–142.00	141.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	131.00–132.00	131.67
3	—	415	134.00–136.00	134.68
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	300	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	128.00–130.00	129.03
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	125.00–135.00	128.81
7	—	416	133.00–140.00	137.60
6	—	663	109.00–115.00	112.00
6	—	623	114.00–118.00	116.14
6	—	573	119.00–125.00	122.68
6	—	519	120.00–129.00	123.28
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	131.00–135.00	133.00
3	—	553	129.00–133.00	130.33
3	—	423	142.00–148.00	143.98
2	—	460	136.00–138.00	137.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	138.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	140.00–143.00	141.53
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
1	—	680	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,201	55.00–60.00	57.54
8	—	1,284	62.00–67.00	63.56
3	—	1,182	52.00–54.00	53.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,567	82.00–84.00	83.34
2	—	1,425	77.00–78.00	77.48
1	—	1,870	93.00	93.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	720.00	720.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle