Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with moderate 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 $120.23/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$120.23

44 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$4.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	121.38	672	10thin
Medium and Large 2	502	120.17	603	31
Medium and Large 3	482	117.00	564	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.38/cwt here — about $109 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 sale44 hd

120.23

—

AL average16 barns · 1,882 hd

120.71

−0.48

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	1,799	72.10	1,297	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	41.42	504	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	37.00	427	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.43/cwt	110.00–119.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	107.65/cwt	107.00–109.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	124.01/cwt	122.00–125.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.35/cwt	109.00–113.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	95.32/cwt	94.00–97.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	116.70/cwt	114.00–120.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.10/cwt	126.00–144.00	551	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	101.48/cwt	100.00–103.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	105.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	102.03/cwt	100.00–103.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	117.36/cwt	114.00–120.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	110.81/cwt	108.00–114.00	517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	105.23/cwt	102.00–108.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,440	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	70.65/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	40.71/cwt	39.00–45.00	493	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,099	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 Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
2	—	418	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	500	123.00–127.00	125.00
2	—	625	110.00–119.00	114.43
3	—	667	107.00–109.00	107.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	146.00	146.00
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
2	—	365	134.00–136.00	134.96
2	—	663	100.00–101.00	100.49
3	—	463	122.00–125.00	124.01
3	—	568	109.00–113.00	110.35
3	—	713	94.00–97.00	95.32
6	—	524	114.00–120.00	116.70
10	—	420	126.00–144.00	131.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
1	—	495	117.00	117.00
1	—	535	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
2	—	458	120.00	120.00
2	—	663	100.00–103.00	101.48
3	—	625	105.00–108.00	105.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	95.00	95.00
1	—	655	90.00	90.00
2	—	360	122.00	122.00
3	—	585	100.00–103.00	102.03
5	—	433	114.00–120.00	117.36
5	—	467	108.00–114.00	110.81
5	—	507	102.00–108.00	105.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	112.00	112.00
1	—	495	106.00	106.00
1	—	540	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
1	—	570	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,920	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,738	69.00–72.00	70.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	50.00	50.00
12	—	1,211	39.00–45.00	40.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	37.00	37.00

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	—	1,145	620.00	620.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle