Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle 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 $129.78/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$129.78

51 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$14.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	137.24	628	4thin
Medium and Large 2	463	132.88	615	29
Medium and Large 3	497	123.11	611	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.13/cwt here — about $17 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 sale51 hd

129.78

—

AL average11 barns · 776 hd

125.03

+4.74

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	1,565	88.35	1,383	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	61.52	966	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	58.63	699	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	53.06	600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	463	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.97/cwt	148.00–150.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	2
Bulls	—	—	1,677	90.13/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.88/cwt	152.00–158.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	856.25/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,348	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	59.44/cwt	57.00–61.00	745	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,025.00/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	10,506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	54.47/cwt	53.00–56.00	558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	53.06/cwt	51.00–55.00	600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	913	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,418	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	684	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	61.52/cwt	61.00–62.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	137.18/cwt	135.00–141.00	576	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	499	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	614	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	998	1,026.11/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	10,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	98.97/cwt	97.00–101.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	109.84/cwt	105.00–111.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	115.36/cwt	113.00–118.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	122.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	546	9

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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 91Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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
2	—	463	136.00–138.00	136.98
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	97.00	97.00
2	—	375	148.00–150.00	148.97
5	—	472	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
2	—	323	152.00–158.00	154.88
4	—	513	120.00–125.00	123.02
1	—	295	170.00	170.00
1	—	700	94.00	94.00
2	—	570	118.00–120.00	119.01
10	—	420	135.00–141.00	137.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
16	—	499	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	128.00	128.00
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	97.00–101.00	98.97
5	—	572	105.00–111.00	109.84
2	—	460	120.00–122.00	120.99
5	—	372	130.00–138.00	136.30
2	—	330	142.00–144.00	143.02
3	—	508	113.00–118.00	115.36
9	—	444	120.00–125.00	122.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	998	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,026.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	975	800.00–925.00	856.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	800.00–825.00	812.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	89.00–92.00	90.13
1	—	1,230	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,253	57.00–61.00	59.44
3	—	1,025	53.00–56.00	54.47
1	—	1,085	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	51.00–55.00	53.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	61.00–62.00	61.52

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

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