Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $129.23/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$129.23

42 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$21.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	139.44	606	12thin
Medium and Large 2	502	125.94	632	27
Medium and Large 3	500	118.00	590	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.44/cwt here — about $16 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 sale42 hd

129.23

—

AL average16 barns · 2,228 hd

127.38

+1.85

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	—	Low	1,653	83.00	1,372	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	54.66	651	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	50.48	512	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	48.10	790	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.23/cwt	150.00–158.00	636	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	129.04/cwt	127.00–131.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	143.33/cwt	140.00–146.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	134.04/cwt	129.00–135.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	156.00/cwt	153.00–158.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.07/cwt	119.00–126.00	652	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	50.48/cwt	48.00–52.00	512	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	48.10/cwt	47.00–49.00	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	53.34/cwt	51.00–57.00	630	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	59.05/cwt	58.00–60.00	725	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	112.95/cwt	110.00–116.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.63/cwt	132.00–138.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	118.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	145.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	549	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	165.99/cwt	164.00–167.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	144.34/cwt	142.00–147.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	491	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 508Year ago 51

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 22Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 29Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
6	—	418	150.00–158.00	152.23
2	—	560	127.00–131.00	129.04
2	—	318	170.00–174.00	172.02
2	—	683	110.00–116.00	112.95
6	—	518	132.00–138.00	135.63
3	—	490	142.00–147.00	144.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	188.00	188.00
3	—	512	140.00–146.00	143.33
3	—	458	153.00–158.00	156.00
1	—	390	174.00	174.00
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
2	—	420	142.00–144.00	143.01
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	118.00	118.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
6	—	376	145.00–150.00	145.88
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	441	129.00–135.00	134.04
5	—	471	125.00–130.00	127.58
2	—	655	105.00–106.00	105.50
2	—	628	112.00–113.00	112.51
4	—	530	119.00–126.00	123.07
2	—	380	138.00–142.00	139.97
1	—	705	101.00	101.00
3	—	575	117.00–121.00	118.68
2	—	335	146.00–147.00	146.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	171.00	171.00
6	—	458	164.00–167.00	165.99
4	—	520	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,015	48.00–52.00	50.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	47.00–49.00	48.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,181	51.00–57.00	53.34
3	—	1,228	58.00–60.00	59.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,865	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle