Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $118.31/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$118.31

46 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$13.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	127.84	595	12thin
Medium and Large 3	438	121.00	529	2thin
Medium and Large 2	541	114.57	620	32

One grade step is worth $13.26/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale46 hd

118.31

—

AL average15 barns · 1,439 hd

130.89

−12.58

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	—	Average	1,668	87.50	1,460	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	64.00	1,069	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,062	57.89	615	7thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	458	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.10/cwt	166.00–176.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	140.04/cwt	138.00–142.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	587	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	92.97/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.80/cwt	123.00–130.00	671	6
Bulls	—	—	1,488	81.05/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,206	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	62.01/cwt	61.00–63.00	696	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,069	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	56.24/cwt	55.00–57.00	584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	127.05/cwt	125.00–128.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.33/cwt	113.00–115.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	108.49/cwt	108.00–111.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	132.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.03/cwt	122.00–125.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	118.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 233Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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
2	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
3	—	315	166.00–176.00	170.10
1	—	365	162.00	162.00
2	—	558	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
4	—	463	135.00–138.00	136.23
2	—	408	138.00–142.00	140.04
2	—	373	150.00–152.00	150.99
6	—	533	123.00–130.00	125.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	455	128.00	128.00
6	—	502	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
3	—	402	130.00–135.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	560	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	125.00–128.00	127.05
3	—	570	113.00–115.00	114.33
6	—	621	108.00–111.00	108.49
3	—	473	122.00–125.00	124.03
4	—	511	115.00–120.00	118.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,838	91.00–96.00	92.97
2	—	1,488	80.00–82.00	81.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	61.00–63.00	62.01
5	—	1,038	55.00–57.00	56.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	64.00	64.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	925.00	925.00

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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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