Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.10/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$131.10

58 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	137.63	704	28
Medium and Large 1	674	125.00	843	30

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale58 hd

131.10

—

AL average11 barns · 1,227 hd

137.16

−6.06

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	1,604	80.93	1,298	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	55.41	650	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	50.69	491	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	458	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	165.48/cwt	164.00–166.00	606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	126.89/cwt	126.00–127.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.50/cwt	103.00–108.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.06/cwt	150.00–158.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	136.58/cwt	135.00–138.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	138.64/cwt	138.00–142.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.23/cwt	140.00–146.00	617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.66/cwt	132.00–138.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	155.72/cwt	152.00–160.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	83.28/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,335	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	54.02/cwt	53.00–56.00	639	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	50.69/cwt	49.00–52.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	526	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	58.49/cwt	57.00–59.00	658	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,554	77.03/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,197	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	118.41/cwt	116.00–122.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	113.57/cwt	110.00–116.00	593	5

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 Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 175Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 37Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 37Year ago 27

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	505	132.00	132.00
4	—	366	164.00–166.00	165.48
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
7	—	434	152.00–160.00	155.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	150.00–158.00	154.06
2	—	525	125.00–128.00	126.47
8	—	428	140.00–146.00	144.23
1	—	310	166.00	166.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
7	—	471	132.00–138.00	134.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	135.00–138.00	136.58
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
1	—	460	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	460	126.00–127.00	126.89
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	625	103.00–108.00	105.50
4	—	366	132.00–134.00	133.00
4	—	421	122.00–128.00	125.01
5	—	469	116.00–122.00	118.41
5	—	522	110.00–116.00	113.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
1	—	455	113.00	113.00
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	674	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	563	130.00–135.00	130.83
9	—	487	138.00–142.00	138.64
6	—	439	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	136.00	136.00

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	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	82.00–86.00	83.28
1	—	1,855	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,554	75.00–79.00	77.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,183	53.00–56.00	54.02
4	—	1,125	57.00–59.00	58.49
1	—	1,325	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	49.00–52.00	50.69

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

Steers · 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