Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $145.84/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$145.84

43 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$19.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	158.48	703	12thin
Medium and Large 2	501	141.43	709	24
Medium and Large 3	469	139.29	653	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.19/cwt here — about $49 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 sale43 hd

145.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,034 hd

137.60

+8.24

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	1,605	81.03	1,301	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,298	57.87	751	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	50.00	625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,778	84.59/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,504	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	77.25/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,132	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	56.05/cwt	53.00–58.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	146.52/cwt	144.00–149.00	702	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	132.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.33/cwt	164.00–168.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.67/cwt	133.00–138.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	128.01/cwt	127.00–129.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	124.34/cwt	123.00–126.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	61.98/cwt	60.00–63.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	122.72/cwt	120.00–124.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	139.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	474	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.94/cwt	150.00–154.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.41/cwt	160.00–168.00	680	7

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 235Year ago 57

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 46Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	82.00–87.00	84.59
1	—	1,820	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,465	74.00–81.00	77.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	51.00	51.00
3	—	1,348	53.00–58.00	56.05
3	—	1,280	60.00–63.00	61.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	50.00	50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	144.00–149.00	146.52
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
3	—	570	125.00–130.00	126.96
3	—	515	133.00–138.00	135.67
3	—	617	123.00–126.00	124.34
1	—	300	172.00	172.00
5	—	425	150.00–157.00	154.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	127.00–129.00	128.01
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
3	—	473	135.00–142.00	139.66
1	—	365	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	150.00–154.00	151.94
7	—	416	160.00–168.00	163.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
2	—	468	124.00–125.00	124.52
2	—	603	113.00–116.00	114.49
2	—	570	117.00–120.00	118.46
3	—	417	129.00–132.00	130.33
3	—	522	120.00–124.00	122.72
2	—	355	132.00–135.00	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	130.00–135.00	132.81
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
2	—	575	126.00–128.00	127.03
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	122.00–123.00	122.51
1	—	400	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	164.00–168.00	165.33
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	157.00–160.00	158.50
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	640	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	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

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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Feeder Cattle

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