Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with light 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 $104.15/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$104.15

39 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$7.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	109.75	560	4thin
Medium and Large 2	515	103.92	535	25
Medium and Large 3	497	102.49	509	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.26/cwt here — about $50 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 sale39 hd

104.15

—

AL average14 barns · 1,662 hd

111.50

−7.34

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	1,924	72.58	1,397	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	45.56	582	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	44.00	664	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	617	92.69/cwt	91.00–94.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	110.00/cwt	108.00–112.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	106.48/cwt	105.00–108.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	112.96/cwt	111.00–115.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.91/cwt	136.00–140.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	399	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	114.01/cwt	112.00–116.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	102.20/cwt	101.00–104.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	96.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	494	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	509	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.05/cwt	105.00–109.00	555	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,708	1
Bulls	—	—	1,978	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	73.02/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,347	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	41.01/cwt	40.00–42.00	441	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	50.08/cwt	49.00–52.00	756	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	44.57/cwt	43.00–48.00	544	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	122.67/cwt	120.00–124.00	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	664.00/cwt	610.00–710.00	6,574	5

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 Oct 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 389Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	91.00–94.00	92.69
3	—	475	108.00–112.00	110.00
2	—	358	116.00–118.00	116.99
1	—	660	89.00	89.00
4	—	416	112.00–116.00	114.01
5	—	515	101.00–104.00	102.20
7	—	570	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	96.00	96.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
1	—	425	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
2	—	533	95.00–99.00	96.97
7	—	494	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
1	—	440	116.00	116.00
2	—	518	105.00–109.00	107.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	98.00–100.00	99.02
2	—	573	105.00–108.00	106.48
2	—	535	111.00–115.00	112.96
2	—	458	118.00–120.00	118.98
2	—	418	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	365	128.00–131.00	129.50
2	—	330	136.00–140.00	137.91
2	—	283	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	220	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	124.00–126.00	125.02
2	—	415	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	665	104.00	104.00
1	—	545	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	785	114.00–116.00	115.01
12	—	654	120.00–124.00	122.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	590	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,978	68.00	68.00
4	—	1,845	72.00–74.00	73.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	40.00–42.00	41.01
4	—	1,509	49.00–52.00	50.08
9	—	1,221	43.00–48.00	44.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	44.00	44.00

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)	5	—	990	610.00–710.00	664.00

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