Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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 $126.99/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$126.99

77 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$12.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	135.86	746	21
Medium and Large 3	478	130.00	622	3thin
Medium and Large 2	584	123.31	720	53

One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about $26 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 sale77 hd

126.99

—

AL average13 barns · 1,442 hd

126.66

+0.33

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	1,819	91.97	1,673	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,110	62.00	688	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	61.64	773	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	52.76	532	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	64.45/cwt	64.00–65.00	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	61.65/cwt	59.00–63.00	769	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	870.00/cwt	830.00–900.00	9,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	150.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	122.00/cwt	121.00–124.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.24/cwt	142.00–149.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	611	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	92.96/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	739	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.56/cwt	153.00–156.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.57/cwt	111.00–116.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.32/cwt	123.00–127.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	823	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	52.76/cwt	50.00–55.00	532	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,328	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	4
Bulls	—	—	1,605	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	112.68/cwt	112.00–113.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.46/cwt	138.00–142.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	137.59/cwt	136.00–140.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.80/cwt	125.00–127.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 392Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 31Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 48

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,375	64.00–65.00	64.45
6	—	1,247	59.00–63.00	61.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	50.00–55.00	52.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,873	90.00–96.00	92.96
1	—	1,605	88.00	88.00

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)	4	—	1,088	830.00–900.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	910.00	910.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
2	—	453	148.00–154.00	150.98
3	—	743	121.00–124.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	142.00–149.00	144.24
2	—	375	160.00–166.00	163.04
2	—	523	136.00–137.00	136.52
3	—	417	156.00–160.00	157.97
3	—	610	123.00–127.00	124.32
3	—	680	121.00	121.00
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
3	—	722	112.00–113.00	112.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	625	115.00–120.00	118.20
2	—	370	153.00–156.00	154.56
2	—	575	123.00	123.00
2	—	670	111.00–116.00	113.57
3	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.75
4	—	524	125.00–130.00	126.74
4	—	465	135.00–140.00	136.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	138.00	138.00
1	—	470	132.00	132.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	138.00–142.00	140.46
7	—	573	116.00	116.00
5	—	533	120.00–125.00	123.23
5	—	468	125.00–127.00	125.80
5	—	432	128.00–132.00	130.00
4	—	641	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
1	—	450	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	136.00–140.00	137.59
2	—	458	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
1	—	510	128.00	128.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle