Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks 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 $136.53/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$136.53

29 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$4.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.32

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	139.99	659	7thin
Medium and Large 2	456	135.50	617	17thin
Medium and Large 3	419	135.20	566	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.79/cwt here — about $93 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 sale29 hd

136.53

—

AL average12 barns · 748 hd

121.21

+15.32

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	1,599	90.62	1,448	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	60.00	813	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	59.24	718	14

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	117.67/cwt	117.00–119.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	89.73/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	143.98/cwt	143.00–145.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	128.05/cwt	125.00–130.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.51/cwt	130.00–138.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	1,025.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,030.00	10,763	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	594	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	698	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	62.66/cwt	62.00–64.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	733	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	132.96/cwt	132.00–134.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.95/cwt	122.00–127.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	117.05/cwt	115.00–120.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	123.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.68/cwt	126.00–130.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	139.83/cwt	137.00–145.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,189	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 May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 448Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 35Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 113Year ago 47

Compared to two weeks 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	—	710	103.00	103.00
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
2	—	463	143.00–145.00	143.98
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
2	—	403	147.00–148.00	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	162.00	162.00
3	—	558	117.00–119.00	117.67
3	—	517	125.00–130.00	128.05
4	—	465	130.00–138.00	134.51
2	—	360	152.00–155.00	153.48
4	—	410	137.00–145.00	139.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
1	—	410	132.00	132.00
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	591	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	408	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	111.00	111.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	535	121.00–127.00	123.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	132.00–134.00	132.96
6	—	467	122.00–127.00	124.95
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
4	—	511	115.00–120.00	117.05
3	—	413	126.00–130.00	127.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	88.00–93.00	89.73
2	—	1,773	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,415	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,208	55.00–60.00	57.76
5	—	1,236	62.00–64.00	62.66
1	—	1,115	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	60.00	60.00

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	4	—	1,050	1,020.00–1,030.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle