Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $128.98/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$128.98

37 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$104

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

$4.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	368	131.50	483	2thin
Medium and Large 1	492	131.45	647	16thin
Medium and Large 2	463	126.63	587	19thin

One grade step is worth $4.87/cwt here — about −$104 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 sale37 hd

128.98

—

AL average16 barns · 1,834 hd

121.73

+7.25

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	1,504	95.28	1,433	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,069	64.78	693	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	59.87	657	2thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,420	94.10/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,336	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	68.53/cwt	68.00–69.00	723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	59.87/cwt	58.00–62.00	657	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	64.33/cwt	62.00–67.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	129.78/cwt	125.00–132.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	138.50/cwt	136.00–141.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	140.21/cwt	138.00–142.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	147.92/cwt	144.00–152.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.68/cwt	132.00–136.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	119.80/cwt	115.00–124.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.97/cwt	113.00–116.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.09/cwt	144.00–148.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.53/cwt	134.00–140.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	137.28/cwt	134.00–139.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	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 May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 145Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good 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
4	—	1,420	92.00–96.00	94.10
1	—	1,840	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	68.00–69.00	68.53
1	—	1,125	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,065	62.00–67.00	64.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	58.00–62.00	59.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	125.00–132.00	129.78
5	—	429	138.00–142.00	140.21
1	—	315	152.00	152.00
2	—	518	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	588	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	630	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	126.00–130.00	128.00
6	—	516	115.00–124.00	119.80
3	—	572	113.00–116.00	113.97
2	—	325	144.00–148.00	146.09
2	—	485	124.00–127.00	125.48
4	—	373	134.00–140.00	136.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	136.00–141.00	138.50
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
2	—	583	124.00–127.00	125.48
4	—	429	144.00–152.00	147.92
3	—	515	132.00–136.00	134.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	138.00–142.00	139.97
2	—	523	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	153.00	153.00
1	—	525	143.00	143.00
4	—	570	134.00–139.00	137.28
4	—	618	125.00–130.00	127.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	170.00–172.00	171.02
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	144.00	144.00
1	—	710	129.00	129.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	830.00	830.00

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

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