Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.80/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$115.80

45 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$3.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

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	117.40	583	10thin
Medium and Large 2	475	115.74	550	28
Medium and Large 3	463	113.72	526	7thin

One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about $56 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 sale45 hd

115.80

—

AL average15 barns · 1,624 hd

110.33

+5.47

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	—	Low	1,585	75.34	1,194	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,180	53.00	625	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	52.88	678	19

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	125.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	118.95/cwt	118.00–120.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	112.34/cwt	112.00–113.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	119.60/cwt	117.00–121.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	475	134.47/cwt	133.00–136.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	118.35/cwt	117.00–119.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,180	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	672	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	749	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	73.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	563	4

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 Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
2	—	455	127.00–128.00	127.49
3	—	417	130.00–139.00	134.73
3	—	523	121.00–129.00	125.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
2	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.50
4	—	430	122.00–127.00	124.72
5	—	468	120.00–124.00	121.96
5	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
2	—	360	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	118.00–120.00	118.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
3	—	457	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	567	112.00–113.00	112.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	127.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	605	103.00	103.00
3	—	358	124.00–125.00	124.67
7	—	525	110.00–112.00	110.97
6	—	420	120.00–122.00	120.85
4	—	560	108.00–110.00	108.50
4	—	481	116.00–118.00	117.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	117.00–119.00	118.35
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	117.00–121.00	119.60
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	134.00	134.00
2	—	420	144.00	144.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	133.00–136.00	134.47

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)	2	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,279	50.00–55.00	52.58
3	—	1,337	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,170	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	70.00–75.00	73.01
1	—	1,950	80.00	80.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle