Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $136.84/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$136.84

37 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$19.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	149.59	645	10thin
Medium and Large 2	505	132.44	669	23
Medium and Large 3	459	130.28	598	4thin

One grade step is worth $19.32/cwt here — about $47 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 sale37 hd

136.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,441 hd

124.77

+12.07

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	—	Average	1,368	87.00	1,190	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	62.70	761	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	61.47	967	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	55.09	569	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.30/cwt	132.00–142.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.16/cwt	150.00–153.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	146.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.31/cwt	124.00–132.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.05/cwt	135.00–137.00	575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	634	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	61.47/cwt	61.00–62.00	967	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,025.00/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	11,818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	66.70/cwt	65.00–69.00	814	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	62.11/cwt	61.00–63.00	828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	53.96/cwt	53.00–55.00	582	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	55.09/cwt	54.00–56.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.07/cwt	116.00–120.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	124.66/cwt	122.00–127.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.63/cwt	124.00–130.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	137.08/cwt	134.00–138.00	530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 359Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	123.00	123.00
8	—	424	140.00–148.00	142.95
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
5	—	479	132.00–142.00	137.30
3	—	668	112.00–113.00	112.33
3	—	532	124.00–132.00	127.31
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	150.00–153.00	151.16
2	—	453	144.00–150.00	146.98
1	—	510	133.00	133.00
1	—	360	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	135.00–137.00	136.05
1	—	520	122.00	122.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	210	164.00	164.00
2	—	593	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	115.00–116.00	115.67
2	—	620	112.00	112.00
2	—	523	116.00–120.00	118.07
6	—	465	122.00–127.00	124.66
5	—	424	124.00–130.00	126.63
4	—	387	134.00–138.00	137.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
2	—	560	129.00	129.00
1	—	600	127.00	127.00

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	—	1,200	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	950.00–1,100.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,285	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	61.00–62.00	61.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,220	65.00–69.00	66.70
3	—	1,333	61.00–63.00	62.11
3	—	1,078	53.00–55.00	53.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	54.00–56.00	55.09

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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