Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $148.06/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$148.06

49 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$25.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	154.94	785	23
Medium and Large 2	502	145.75	732	20
Medium and Large 3	539	129.34	697	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $88 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 sale49 hd

148.06

—

AL average15 barns · 1,110 hd

138.64

+9.41

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	1,870	89.51	1,674	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	63.85	811	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	52.35	594	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	927	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	52.35/cwt	52.00–53.00	594	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	89.51/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,674	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	63.13/cwt	62.00–64.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	172.03/cwt	170.00–174.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	133.26/cwt	129.00–136.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	141.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	155.65/cwt	152.00–162.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.20/cwt	164.00–175.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	122.69/cwt	120.00–124.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	124.38/cwt	122.00–128.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	166.49/cwt	165.00–168.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	142.54/cwt	138.00–148.00	767	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.00/cwt	128.00–135.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.70/cwt	133.00–138.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.00/cwt	123.00–126.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	146.22/cwt	143.00–149.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	155.18/cwt	152.00–158.00	669	5

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,225	62.00–64.00	63.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	52.00–53.00	52.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,870	89.00–90.00	89.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
1	—	780	118.00	118.00
3	—	385	170.00–174.00	172.03
3	—	573	148.00–150.00	149.02
3	—	672	129.00–136.00	133.26
4	—	478	152.00–162.00	155.65
2	—	613	135.00–136.00	135.50
6	—	420	164.00–175.00	168.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	168.00	168.00
1	—	645	131.00	131.00
4	—	538	138.00–148.00	142.54
4	—	568	133.00–138.00	134.70
5	—	486	143.00–149.00	146.22
5	—	431	152.00–158.00	155.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	128.00–135.00	131.00
2	—	625	118.00–119.00	118.51
1	—	400	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
5	—	472	140.00–143.00	141.00
3	—	668	120.00–124.00	122.69
5	—	621	122.00–128.00	124.38
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	285	158.00	158.00
4	—	514	127.00–128.00	127.51
4	—	560	123.00–126.00	124.00
4	—	625	114.00–117.00	114.99
1	—	390	144.00	144.00
2	—	428	137.00–138.00	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	353	130.00–136.00	132.98
2	—	573	118.00–119.00	118.49
3	—	430	133.00	133.00
2	—	510	122.00–123.00	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	151.00	151.00
1	—	490	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	172.00–174.00	173.00
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
2	—	453	165.00–168.00	166.49
2	—	505	160.00–167.00	163.47

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	710.00	710.00

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

Replacement Cattle