Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.26/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$128.26

43 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$7.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	129.00	600	34
Medium and Large 1	541	128.79	697	5thin
Medium and Large 3	480	121.25	582	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.76/cwt here — about $18 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

128.26

—

AL average16 barns · 1,321 hd

124.16

+4.10

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	1,743	89.00	1,551	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	68.93	852	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	68.24	948	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	61.58	665	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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%	—	1,196	68.46/cwt	66.00–71.00	819	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	69.99/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,055	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,030	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	61.58/cwt	60.00–63.00	665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	406	145.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	135.32/cwt	134.00–136.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.30/cwt	128.00–132.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.19/cwt	132.00–135.00	577	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.24/cwt	113.00–117.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	706	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	64.09/cwt	63.00–65.00	718	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	72.98/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	766	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	595	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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 170Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 25Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 12Year ago 7

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,196	66.00–71.00	68.46
3	—	1,120	63.00–65.00	64.09
5	—	1,403	72.00–74.00	72.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	69.00–72.00	69.99
1	—	1,030	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	60.00–63.00	61.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,700	86.00	86.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	140.00–148.00	145.83
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
3	—	455	136.00–138.00	136.67
3	—	513	128.00–130.00	128.67
3	—	574	123.00	123.00
2	—	358	152.00–155.00	153.49
2	—	703	108.00–110.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	158.00	158.00
2	—	573	144.00–148.00	145.97
2	—	510	152.00–153.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	134.00–136.00	135.32
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	128.00–132.00	129.30
18	—	433	132.00–135.00	133.19
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	522	118.00–124.00	121.99
4	—	565	113.00–117.00	114.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
1	—	480	124.00	124.00
2	—	513	115.00–117.00	115.99

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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

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