Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $131.30/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$131.30

54 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	132.78	721	9thin
Medium and Large 2	478	131.78	630	41
Medium and Large 3	466	122.98	573	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about $148 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 sale54 hd

131.30

—

AL average12 barns · 1,103 hd

123.78

+7.51

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	1,778	86.41	1,537	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	62.56	1,038	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	59.42	673	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	49.84	528	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	137.34/cwt	136.00–138.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.93/cwt	132.00–142.00	577	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.88/cwt	122.00–131.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	123.35/cwt	121.00–124.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.29/cwt	127.00–134.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	353	147.60/cwt	144.00–150.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	49.84/cwt	48.00–52.00	528	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	62.56/cwt	62.00–63.00	1,038	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	59.39/cwt	56.00–62.00	668	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	64.06/cwt	63.00–65.00	808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	52.60/cwt	50.00–55.00	515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	88.68/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,598	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,447	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,955	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	940.00/cwt	890.00–990.00	10,227	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,027.50/cwt	1,020.00–1,030.00	11,498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.80/cwt	117.00–122.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	142.29/cwt	140.00–144.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	114.10/cwt	113.00–117.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	112.31/cwt	111.00–114.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	106.97/cwt	105.00–109.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	472	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 Sep 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 379Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 57Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 36Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
9	—	417	113.00–117.00	114.10
3	—	463	111.00–114.00	112.31
2	—	518	105.00–109.00	106.97
2	—	358	130.00–134.00	131.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	136.00–138.00	137.34
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	108.00	108.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–128.00	126.45
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	490	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	415	132.00–142.00	138.93
8	—	525	122.00–131.00	125.88
6	—	563	121.00–124.00	123.35
6	—	468	127.00–134.00	130.29
5	—	353	144.00–150.00	147.60
3	—	617	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	340	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	116.00–121.00	118.53
2	—	460	137.00–140.00	138.48
2	—	368	154.00–156.00	154.98
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
1	—	410	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	117.00–122.00	119.80
3	—	570	122.00–126.00	123.98
3	—	472	140.00–144.00	142.29
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	154.00	154.00
1	—	510	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	48.00–52.00	49.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	62.00–63.00	62.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,125	56.00–62.00	59.39
3	—	1,262	63.00–65.00	64.06
2	—	980	50.00–55.00	52.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,802	88.00–89.00	88.68
2	—	1,743	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	890.00–990.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,119	1,020.00–1,030.00	1,027.50

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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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