Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $143.82/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$143.82

68 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$11.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	147.88	684	42
Medium and Large 2	483	137.49	664	20
Medium and Large 3	445	136.50	607	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.38/cwt here — about $77 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 sale68 hd

143.82

—

AL average11 barns · 1,100 hd

129.26

+14.56

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	1,642	94.64	1,554	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	66.00	799	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	58.00	638	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	126.65/cwt	124.00–128.00	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.66/cwt	111.00–112.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	122.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	242	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	135.74/cwt	133.00–137.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	138.60/cwt	137.00–139.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.32/cwt	136.00–143.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	172.76/cwt	170.00–175.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	145.09/cwt	144.00–152.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	15,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	145.25/cwt	142.00–149.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	632	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.42/cwt	135.00–138.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	129.75/cwt	128.00–130.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	138.85/cwt	137.00–139.00	782	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.52/cwt	147.00–148.00	774	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	732	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	833	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	94.64/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	131.96/cwt	130.00–135.00	681	4

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 181Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	174.00	174.00
6	—	556	124.00–128.00	126.65
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
1	—	315	166.00	166.00
2	—	463	137.00–139.00	137.99
4	—	419	142.00–149.00	145.25
4	—	516	130.00–135.00	131.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	265	177.00	177.00
4	—	579	133.00–137.00	135.74
4	—	521	136.00–143.00	141.32
4	—	334	170.00–175.00	172.76
9	—	476	144.00–152.00	145.09
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
17	—	421	150.00	150.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	137.00–139.00	138.60
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	125.00–132.00	127.83
4	—	370	135.00–139.00	137.02
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
3	—	620	111.00–112.00	111.66
3	—	515	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	242	150.00	150.00
2	—	455	123.00–125.00	124.00
6	—	330	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	116.00	116.00
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
1	—	410	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	564	122.00–124.00	122.66
2	—	423	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	134.00	134.00
5	—	618	135.00–138.00	136.42
8	—	705	128.00–130.00	129.75
1	—	550	146.00	146.00
2	—	525	147.00–148.00	147.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
2	—	518	140.00–143.00	141.46
14	—	563	137.00–139.00	138.85

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	—	1,200	1,310.00	1,310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,225	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	94.00–95.00	94.64

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle