Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 $127.14/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$127.14

66 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$5.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	128.64	598	19thin
Medium and Large 1	508	128.27	651	30
Medium and Large 3	474	123.47	585	17thin

One grade step is worth $5.16/cwt here — about $13 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 sale66 hd

127.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,831 hd

129.96

−2.82

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	1,692	82.67	1,398	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	56.54	687	8thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	144.50/cwt	142.00–147.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.23/cwt	160.00–166.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	135.23/cwt	129.00–142.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	144.66/cwt	144.00–146.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.29/cwt	130.00–136.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.31/cwt	123.00–126.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.20/cwt	115.00–118.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	128.60/cwt	125.00–129.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	121.13/cwt	121.00–123.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	144.01/cwt	142.00–146.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.68/cwt	115.00–118.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	121.85/cwt	120.00–123.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	454	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	52.03/cwt	50.00–55.00	573	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	59.24/cwt	58.00–62.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.21/cwt	151.00–156.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	85.00/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	126.03/cwt	124.00–128.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	144.77/cwt	140.00–148.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	140.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	132.39/cwt	132.00–137.00	690	13

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 Jan 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 392Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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	—	330	172.00	172.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
2	—	485	142.00–147.00	144.50
2	—	580	131.00–133.00	131.98
3	—	375	160.00–166.00	163.23
4	—	511	129.00–142.00	135.23
5	—	413	151.00–156.00	154.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
2	—	255	178.00	178.00
1	—	245	182.00	182.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
1	—	385	154.00	154.00
2	—	583	124.00–128.00	126.03
5	—	433	140.00–148.00	144.77
9	—	486	135.00–142.00	140.21
13	—	521	132.00–137.00	132.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	138.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	332	144.00–146.00	144.66
3	—	425	130.00–136.00	133.29
3	—	475	123.00–126.00	124.31
3	—	580	115.00–118.00	116.68
5	—	534	120.00–123.00	121.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	112.00	112.00
5	—	525	115.00–118.00	116.20
10	—	441	125.00–129.00	128.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00–144.00	141.99
16	—	554	121.00–123.00	121.13
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	463	130.00–131.00	130.49
4	—	389	142.00–146.00	144.01
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
1	—	530	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	123.00	123.00
4	—	634	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	50.00–55.00	52.03
5	—	1,282	58.00–62.00	59.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,685	84.00–86.00	85.00

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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