Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $125.43/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$125.43

46 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$7.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	127.46	698	21
Medium and Large 2	504	124.64	628	20
Medium and Large 3	507	120.00	608	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about $90 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 sale46 hd

125.43

—

AL average15 barns · 2,224 hd

131.44

−6.01

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	1,638	90.96	1,490	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	67.20	783	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	62.00	622	2thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,638	90.96/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,490	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	67.30/cwt	65.00–70.00	783	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	72.93/cwt	72.00–74.00	819	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	62.75/cwt	61.00–64.00	756	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.79/cwt	125.00–127.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	122.26/cwt	120.00–124.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	131.65/cwt	131.00–132.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.80/cwt	150.00–154.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	152.56/cwt	150.00–156.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	143.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	157.03/cwt	155.00–159.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	138.32/cwt	137.00–139.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	137.31/cwt	136.00–139.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.03/cwt	126.00–129.00	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	144.64/cwt	144.00–146.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	119.19/cwt	117.00–120.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.97/cwt	120.00–126.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	1

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 Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 310Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 41Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	90.00–92.00	90.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,164	65.00–70.00	67.30
2	—	1,123	72.00–74.00	72.93
3	—	1,205	61.00–64.00	62.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	62.00	62.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
2	—	438	158.00–160.00	158.99
5	—	472	150.00–154.00	152.80
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
5	—	426	150.00–156.00	152.56
8	—	462	140.00–148.00	143.89
2	—	385	155.00–159.00	157.03
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	563	129.00–130.00	129.50
3	—	528	137.00–139.00	138.32
1	—	700	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
3	—	482	136.00–139.00	137.31
3	—	417	144.00–146.00	144.64
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	125.00–127.00	125.79
4	—	629	120.00–124.00	122.26
3	—	512	131.00–132.00	131.65
4	—	405	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
2	—	475	134.00–136.00	134.96
2	—	670	112.00–115.00	113.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	138.00	138.00
4	—	404	130.00–135.00	132.23
2	—	633	115.00	115.00
4	—	469	126.00–129.00	127.03
5	—	569	117.00–120.00	119.19
4	—	530	120.00–126.00	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	117.00–119.00	118.01
1	—	595	113.00	113.00
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	144.00	144.00

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
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,080.00	1,080.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle