Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $137.40/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$137.40

57 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$7.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	139.54	711	15thin
Medium and Large 2	474	138.01	654	33
Medium and Large 3	457	131.57	601	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.98/cwt here — about $110 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 sale57 hd

137.40

—

AL average16 barns · 1,446 hd

127.85

+9.55

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	1,623	83.04	1,347	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	55.02	676	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	46.00	442	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	529	128.25/cwt	125.00–130.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.31/cwt	140.00–148.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	131.16/cwt	129.00–135.00	487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	53.67/cwt	50.00–56.00	647	11
Bulls	—	—	1,641	82.05/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	164.68/cwt	164.00–166.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.03/cwt	110.00–114.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	732	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	136.77/cwt	135.00–138.00	580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	127.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	107.02/cwt	103.00–110.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.44/cwt	129.00–132.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	124.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.58/cwt	119.00–125.00	571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	143.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	119.51/cwt	118.00–121.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	110.84/cwt	106.00–115.00	577	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.50/cwt	135.00–139.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.70/cwt	135.00–139.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	147.69/cwt	146.00–150.00	675	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 428Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 36Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 46Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	125.00–130.00	128.25
7	—	424	140.00–148.00	144.31
3	—	332	164.00–166.00	164.68
3	—	580	122.00–126.00	124.34
2	—	618	118.00–120.00	119.00
2	—	363	155.00–158.00	156.53
8	—	468	135.00–139.00	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	160.00–162.00	160.97
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	620	123.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	408	150.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
3	—	523	135.00–139.00	136.70
3	—	457	146.00–150.00	147.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
4	—	424	135.00–138.00	136.77
2	—	468	125.00–128.00	126.52
1	—	570	117.00	117.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	94.00	94.00
4	—	433	118.00–121.00	119.51
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	129.00–135.00	131.16
6	—	422	125.00–130.00	127.11
4	—	571	103.00–110.00	107.02
7	—	466	119.00–125.00	122.58
13	—	521	106.00–115.00	110.84
2	—	620	104.00–105.00	104.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
2	—	505	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	475	129.00–132.00	130.44
1	—	610	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
3	—	760	117.00–120.00	118.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	110.00–114.00	112.03
6	—	627	122.00–125.00	124.51
6	—	518	140.00–148.00	143.62
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
3	—	568	136.00–138.00	137.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	50.00–56.00	53.67
6	—	1,273	57.00–58.00	57.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	46.00	46.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,641	80.00–83.00	82.05
1	—	1,530	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)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle