Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $121.00/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$121.00

72 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$138

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$9.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	127.62	611	19thin
Medium and Large 3	495	119.25	590	4thin
Medium and Large 1	631	118.57	748	49

One grade step is worth $9.05/cwt here — about −$138 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 sale72 hd

121.00

—

AL average15 barns · 1,620 hd

132.89

−11.89

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	1,630	87.65	1,429	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	57.15	601	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	245	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.64/cwt	134.00–136.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.96/cwt	138.00–146.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	843	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	197.92/cwt	194.00–202.00	505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	58.72/cwt	57.00–60.00	633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	159.78/cwt	155.00–162.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	132.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	117.02/cwt	113.00–121.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	132.86/cwt	132.00–133.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	91.97/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,418	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	10,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 313Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 17Year 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	—	245	192.00	192.00
2	—	390	164.00–166.00	164.99
1	—	260	188.00	188.00
3	—	460	148.00–152.00	150.67
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
6	—	416	155.00–162.00	159.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
2	—	525	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	134.00–136.00	134.64
1	—	360	158.00	158.00
6	—	472	138.00–146.00	140.96
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
2	—	433	148.00–152.00	150.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	125.00	125.00
3	—	603	126.00	126.00
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	501	160.00	160.00
7	—	556	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	607	133.00	133.00
1	—	540	151.00	151.00
10	—	702	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	142.00	142.00
14	—	664	127.00	127.00
2	—	255	194.00–202.00	197.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	130.00–136.00	132.94
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	563	113.00–121.00	117.02
6	—	525	120.00–125.00	122.34
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
5	—	482	125.00–130.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	128.00	128.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	140.00–142.00	140.99
7	—	591	125.00	125.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
7	—	462	132.00–133.00	132.86
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
3	—	513	126.00–128.00	127.00
13	—	628	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	780	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	57.00–60.00	58.72
1	—	1,000	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	91.00–93.00	91.97
1	—	1,795	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,020.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	810.00	810.00

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

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