Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good 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 $154.40/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$154.40

60 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	157.29	700	23
Medium and Large 2	424	154.46	655	33
Medium and Large 3	463	137.26	635	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $65 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 sale60 hd

154.40

—

AL average14 barns · 808 hd

142.38

+12.02

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	1,290	81.00	1,045	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,255	61.00	766	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	54.72	658	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	52.00	507	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	—	572	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.15/cwt	140.00–146.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	169.36/cwt	168.00–170.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	163.81/cwt	162.00–164.00	609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	170.48/cwt	170.00–172.00	556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	176.47/cwt	174.00–180.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	132.84/cwt	129.00–136.00	577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.04/cwt	118.00–122.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.20/cwt	144.00–146.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.98/cwt	133.00–137.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.06/cwt	149.00–156.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	855.00/cwt	850.00–860.00	11,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.77/cwt	134.00–136.00	842	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	964	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	766	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	52.50/cwt	50.00–54.00	639	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	507	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	56.93/cwt	55.00–60.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.58/cwt	129.00–131.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.24/cwt	121.00–126.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	162.79/cwt	160.00–166.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,045	2

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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 114Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	125.00–129.00	127.68
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
11	—	372	162.00–164.00	163.81
4	—	326	170.00–172.00	170.48
1	—	665	121.00	121.00
1	—	240	184.00	184.00
5	—	423	149.00–156.00	154.06
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
2	—	515	132.00–138.00	135.03
4	—	484	144.00–146.00	145.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	140.00–146.00	142.15
3	—	363	168.00–170.00	169.36
1	—	680	128.00	128.00
4	—	320	174.00–180.00	176.47
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	184.00	184.00
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
2	—	458	155.00–158.00	156.49
5	—	412	160.00–166.00	162.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	425	142.00–144.00	143.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	475	133.00–137.00	134.98
1	—	425	143.00	143.00
5	—	525	129.00–131.00	130.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	126.00	126.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	395	138.00	138.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	129.00–136.00	132.84
2	—	563	118.00–122.00	120.04
1	—	285	158.00	158.00
10	—	370	144.00–146.00	144.20
3	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.67
1	—	320	154.00	154.00
2	—	470	125.00–130.00	127.42
4	—	528	121.00–126.00	123.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	138.00	138.00
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
1	—	325	188.00	188.00
4	—	759	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	134.00–136.00	135.77
7	—	667	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	850.00–860.00	855.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,218	50.00–54.00	52.50
4	—	1,189	55.00–60.00	56.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	80.00–82.00	81.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle