Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested with light demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.65/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$126.65

72 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	447	132.15	590	22
Medium and Large 1	657	124.41	817	47
Medium and Large 3	472	121.33	572	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $18 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 sale72 hd

126.65

—

AL average11 barns · 1,502 hd

123.57

+3.07

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	—	High	1,850	93.22	1,725	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	57.72	869	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	56.75	670	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	51.00	551	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	147.90/cwt	146.00–152.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	127.18/cwt	122.00–129.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	146.34/cwt	145.00–148.00	455	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.53/cwt	130.00–133.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	137.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	939	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	124.57/cwt	122.00–126.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	772	120.59/cwt	118.00–122.00	931	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	93.58/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	57.72/cwt	56.00–59.00	869	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	52.69/cwt	52.00–53.00	628	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	60.83/cwt	60.00–62.00	687	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	551	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	55.73/cwt	54.00–59.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.76/cwt	147.00–148.00	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	133.30/cwt	132.00–140.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.58/cwt	157.00–160.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.71/cwt	170.00–172.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 335Year ago 188

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 13Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
2	—	370	158.00	158.00
2	—	460	135.00–139.00	136.98
1	—	230	184.00	184.00
2	—	515	132.00	132.00
1	—	310	168.00	168.00
4	—	429	140.00–148.00	144.96
1	—	580	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	146.00–152.00	147.90
4	—	423	150.00–158.00	153.97
5	—	624	122.00–129.00	127.18
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
3	—	325	170.00–172.00	170.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	121.00	121.00
1	—	515	117.00	117.00
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	145.00–148.00	146.34
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
2	—	433	130.00–133.00	131.53
3	—	482	125.00–129.00	127.01
4	—	590	120.00	120.00
5	—	517	122.00–126.00	124.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	148.00	148.00
2	—	522	129.00	129.00
5	—	559	121.00	121.00
6	—	406	136.00–140.00	137.01
1	—	455	133.00	133.00
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	939	107.00	107.00
14	—	772	118.00–122.00	120.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	165.00	165.00
4	—	445	158.00	158.00
2	—	640	127.00–130.00	128.49
4	—	475	147.00–148.00	147.76
2	—	665	125.00	125.00
6	—	587	132.00–140.00	133.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	142.00	142.00
1	—	665	134.00	134.00
1	—	765	131.00	131.00
3	—	527	149.00–150.00	149.68
5	—	464	157.00–160.00	157.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,895	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,843	91.00–95.00	93.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	56.00–59.00	57.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,192	52.00–53.00	52.69
5	—	1,129	60.00–62.00	60.83
8	—	1,207	54.00–59.00	55.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	51.00	51.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00

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

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