Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $113.33/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$113.33

36 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$10.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	120.58	565	7thin
Medium and Large 2	566	111.77	632	26
Medium and Large 3	462	110.00	508	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.58/cwt here — about $57 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

113.33

—

AL average15 barns · 1,444 hd

118.96

−5.63

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	1,647	84.00	1,383	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	55.79	648	22

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	585	111.45/cwt	108.00–112.00	652	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	448	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	55.83/cwt	53.00–58.00	668	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	60.14/cwt	59.00–62.00	693	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	51.32/cwt	50.00–52.00	539	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,393	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	124.68/cwt	124.00–125.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.35/cwt	119.00–122.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.67/cwt	124.00–128.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.06/cwt	105.00–111.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	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 Aug 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 188Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	585	108.00–112.00	111.45
5	—	653	105.00	105.00
3	—	533	114.00–116.00	114.98
3	—	412	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	613	105.00–108.00	106.51
2	—	475	116.00–118.00	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	108.00	108.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	124.00–125.00	124.68
2	—	510	117.00–118.00	117.51
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	152.00	152.00
1	—	415	142.00	142.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
2	—	463	134.00	134.00
2	—	555	119.00–120.00	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	130.00–137.00	133.93
3	—	525	119.00–122.00	120.35
3	—	463	124.00–128.00	125.67
2	—	668	105.00–111.00	108.06
2	—	618	112.00–113.00	112.50
2	—	560	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	360	145.00–148.00	146.52
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	120.00–126.00	122.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,196	53.00–58.00	55.83
4	—	1,153	59.00–62.00	60.14
4	—	1,050	50.00–52.00	51.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,805	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,465	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,035.00	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.

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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