Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. 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 $123.04/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$123.04

41 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$6.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	124.52	578	15thin
Medium and Large 1	562	123.19	693	21
Medium and Large 3	480	118.01	566	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.51/cwt here — about $11 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 sale41 hd

123.04

—

AL average16 barns · 1,742 hd

123.51

−0.46

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	1,658	86.43	1,432	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	64.04	780	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	62.47	570	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	60.00	869	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	91.20/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	81.65/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	69.63/cwt	69.00–70.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	114.44/cwt	112.00–117.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	125.40/cwt	125.00–126.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	631	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	869	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	62.47/cwt	61.00–64.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	139.97/cwt	138.00–143.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	129.30/cwt	127.00–132.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	128.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	118.68/cwt	118.00–119.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.25/cwt	137.00–144.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	148.37/cwt	144.00–153.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	120.13/cwt	120.00–121.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	137.66/cwt	136.00–140.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	134.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	178.96/cwt	174.00–184.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	119.31/cwt	118.00–121.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	62.86/cwt	60.00–66.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	810	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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 214Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 30Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 78Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. 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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	980.00	980.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	89.00–93.00	91.20
2	—	1,695	80.00–84.00	81.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	69.00–70.00	69.63
1	—	1,070	59.00	59.00
10	—	1,213	60.00–66.00	62.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	61.00–64.00	62.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	112.00–117.00	114.44
1	—	460	132.00	132.00
5	—	512	125.00–126.00	125.40
1	—	315	144.00	144.00
2	—	425	134.00–135.00	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	113.00–116.00	114.49
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
3	—	412	127.00–132.00	129.30
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
2	—	320	138.00	138.00
3	—	467	124.00–126.00	125.01
3	—	522	118.00–121.00	119.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	118.00–119.00	118.68
1	—	405	123.00	123.00
1	—	560	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	120.00–121.00	120.13
2	—	720	112.00–113.00	112.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
3	—	578	125.00–132.00	128.96
1	—	335	168.00	168.00
4	—	460	137.00–144.00	140.25
5	—	413	144.00–153.00	148.37
4	—	521	130.00–137.00	134.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	138.00–143.00	139.97
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
4	—	566	135.00–137.00	136.25
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
2	—	303	174.00–184.00	178.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
3	—	413	136.00–140.00	137.66
1	—	635	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	142.00–147.00	144.52

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