Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. No replacement cattle were reported.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $108.56/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$108.56

43 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$17.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	114.57	626	14thin
Medium and Large 2	492	110.06	542	19thin
Medium and Large 3	524	97.29	509	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.28/cwt here — about $116 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 sale43 hd

108.56

—

AL average5 barns · 459 hd

115.05

−6.49

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	1,686	72.87	1,229	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	46.61	521	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	39.09	396	5thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	430	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	101.20/cwt	99.00–104.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	116.18/cwt	115.00–118.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	102.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	113.68/cwt	112.00–115.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.56/cwt	127.00–130.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	109.04/cwt	106.00–112.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	122.95/cwt	122.00–124.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	69.25/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,046	4
Bulls	—	—	1,953	76.55/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	114.99/cwt	114.00–116.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	39.09/cwt	38.00–40.00	396	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	51.44/cwt	50.00–53.00	619	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	45.50/cwt	44.00–48.00	503	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	40.74/cwt	40.00–42.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	95.66/cwt	95.00–96.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	86.01/cwt	84.00–88.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	90.96/cwt	90.00–92.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.39/cwt	126.00–132.00	547	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.74/cwt	122.00–127.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	106.01/cwt	103.00–109.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	718	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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 504Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. No replacement cattle were reported.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	136.00–138.00	137.03
2	—	560	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	515	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	460	133.00–135.00	133.99
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	355	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
1	—	420	122.00	122.00
1	—	385	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	118.00–122.00	120.00
5	—	426	126.00–132.00	128.39
4	—	475	122.00–127.00	124.74
3	—	557	112.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	603	103.00–109.00	106.01
2	—	365	142.00–144.00	143.00
1	—	725	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	112.00	112.00
1	—	475	108.00	108.00
3	—	528	95.00–96.00	95.66
2	—	608	84.00–88.00	86.01
2	—	570	90.00–92.00	90.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	99.00–104.00	101.20
5	—	421	115.00–118.00	116.18
3	—	537	100.00–105.00	102.36
3	—	465	112.00–115.00	113.68
2	—	370	127.00–130.00	128.56
1	—	605	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	106.00–112.00	109.04
2	—	513	112.00–115.00	113.52
2	—	425	122.00–124.00	122.95
2	—	358	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	790	99.00	99.00
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	735	114.00–116.00	114.99
1	—	460	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,510	67.00–72.00	69.25
2	—	1,953	75.00–78.00	76.55
1	—	1,855	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,014	38.00–40.00	39.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,203	50.00–53.00	51.44
5	—	1,106	44.00–48.00	45.50
4	—	1,009	40.00–42.00	40.74

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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