Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.62/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$121.62

45 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$4.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	123.42	579	24
Medium and Large 1	544	119.76	652	17thin
Medium and Large 3	443	118.75	525	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about $53 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 sale45 hd

121.62

—

AL average15 barns · 1,636 hd

122.81

−1.19

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	1,756	80.49	1,413	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,178	51.74	609	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	51.66	610	11

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	941.67/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	9,549	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	848.00/cwt	810.00–890.00	8,548	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,145	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	9,618	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,331	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	47.80/cwt	46.00–49.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	51.74/cwt	49.00–54.00	609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,553	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	53.11/cwt	51.00–56.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	158.07/cwt	154.00–162.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	122.68/cwt	121.00–124.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	78.88/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	113.66/cwt	111.00–116.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	117.83/cwt	116.00–119.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	146.45/cwt	142.00–150.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	134.51/cwt	132.00–136.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.19/cwt	124.00–128.00	535	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	127.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	125.61/cwt	124.00–128.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	112.65/cwt	111.00–114.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	124.41/cwt	120.00–126.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.61/cwt	110.00–119.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	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 Jan 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 189Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 15Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 12Year ago 36

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

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,014	900.00–1,020.00	941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,008	810.00–890.00	848.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	750.00–800.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	46.00–49.00	47.80
8	—	1,191	51.00–56.00	53.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	49.00–54.00	51.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,838	84.00–85.00	84.51
5	—	1,723	77.00–83.00	78.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	438	154.00–162.00	158.07
2	—	453	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	505	133.00–134.00	133.50
3	—	617	121.00–124.00	122.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	105.00	105.00
1	—	295	172.00	172.00
5	—	429	142.00–150.00	146.45
4	—	486	132.00–136.00	134.51
5	—	521	124.00–130.00	127.25
2	—	380	156.00–158.00	157.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
2	—	615	110.00–119.00	114.61
2	—	330	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	127.00	127.00
2	—	538	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	408	137.00–138.00	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	663	106.00–107.00	106.67
2	—	458	130.00–132.00	131.01
3	—	610	111.00–116.00	113.66
4	—	565	116.00	116.00
3	—	407	135.00–136.00	135.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	116.00–119.00	117.83
6	—	424	124.00–128.00	126.19
3	—	357	135.00–136.00	135.66
3	—	583	111.00–114.00	112.65
7	—	466	120.00–126.00	124.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	119.00	119.00
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	160.00–164.00	162.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	157.00	157.00
3	—	418	160.00	160.00
2	—	515	141.00	141.00
5	—	671	124.00–128.00	125.61

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle