Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $149.75/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$149.75

32 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$14.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	152.34	703	9thin
Medium and Large 2	433	150.94	654	19thin
Medium and Large 3	463	138.27	640	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.07/cwt here — about $64 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 sale32 hd

149.75

—

AL average15 barns · 839 hd

143.17

+6.58

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	1,627	86.68	1,410	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	59.93	685	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	53.52	489	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	163.33/cwt	162.00–166.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	134.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	154.73/cwt	154.00–157.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	143.67/cwt	142.00–145.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	167.33/cwt	166.00–168.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	159.98/cwt	158.00–162.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	632	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	53.52/cwt	52.00–55.00	489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	64.90/cwt	63.00–67.00	834	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	58.82/cwt	56.00–62.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	126.02/cwt	122.00–129.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	152.99/cwt	152.00–154.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	137.04/cwt	135.00–138.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	83.13/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,249	3
Bulls	—	—	1,760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,742	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,585	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 Mar 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 446Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. 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	—	565	133.00	133.00
3	—	420	162.00–166.00	163.33
1	—	350	166.00	166.00
2	—	518	144.00–146.00	145.02
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	130.00–139.00	134.48
4	—	434	154.00–157.00	154.73
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
3	—	455	142.00–145.00	143.67
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
3	—	327	166.00–168.00	167.33
5	—	382	158.00–162.00	159.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
2	—	433	145.00–147.00	146.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	635	134.00	134.00
1	—	590	147.00	147.00
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
2	—	523	150.00–151.00	150.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	144.00	144.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	148.00–149.00	148.49
6	—	529	122.00–129.00	126.02
2	—	303	152.00–154.00	152.99
3	—	427	135.00–138.00	137.04
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	473	131.00–132.00	131.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	515	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	52.00–55.00	53.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	63.00–67.00	64.90
9	—	1,111	56.00–62.00	58.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	80.00–85.00	83.13
1	—	1,760	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,865	85.00	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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