Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $130.84/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$130.84

77 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$5.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	132.34	724	39
Medium and Large 2	511	129.57	662	34
Medium and Large 3	457	127.01	580	4thin

One grade step is worth $5.33/cwt here — about $144 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 sale77 hd

130.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,439 hd

132.18

−1.34

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	1,742	94.31	1,643	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	70.33	837	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,282	65.50	839	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	64.83	735	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	94.13/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,614	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	88.56/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	69.58/cwt	67.00–72.00	826	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	75.53/cwt	73.00–79.00	922	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	64.67/cwt	63.00–66.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.41/cwt	134.00–135.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	719	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	118.93/cwt	113.00–125.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	151.66/cwt	151.00–152.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	582	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	64.83/cwt	63.00–66.00	735	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	142.64/cwt	140.00–143.00	837	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	133.35/cwt	132.00–134.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	143.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.61/cwt	134.00–138.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	167.50/cwt	167.00–168.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	148.20/cwt	145.00–150.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.76/cwt	131.00–135.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	147.37/cwt	146.00–148.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	132.41/cwt	129.00–134.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.85/cwt	122.00–127.00	711	6

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 250Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 21Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,263	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,187	67.00–72.00	69.58
5	—	1,221	73.00–79.00	75.53
3	—	1,147	63.00–66.00	64.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	63.00–66.00	64.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,715	92.00–95.00	94.13
2	—	1,800	100.00–101.00	100.52
2	—	1,750	87.00–90.00	88.56

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	—	—	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
2	—	460	148.00–150.00	148.99
1	—	405	154.00	154.00
1	—	355	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	121.00–122.00	121.49
7	—	474	138.00–145.00	141.50
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
2	—	360	158.00–160.00	158.99
2	—	318	167.00–168.00	167.50
5	—	414	145.00–150.00	148.20
4	—	521	131.00–135.00	133.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	126.00–128.00	126.98
3	—	485	132.00–134.00	133.35
4	—	435	140.00–154.00	143.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	415	140.00–144.00	142.07
10	—	531	134.00–135.00	134.41
1	—	480	138.00	138.00
8	—	634	127.00–128.00	127.51
13	—	553	130.00	130.00
3	—	372	146.00–148.00	147.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	113.00–125.00	118.93
5	—	418	134.00–138.00	135.61
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
12	—	537	125.00–130.00	128.08
8	—	482	129.00–134.00	132.41
6	—	565	122.00–127.00	125.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	130.00–132.00	131.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	699	137.00	137.00
3	—	608	143.00	143.00
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	151.00–152.00	151.66
8	—	587	140.00–143.00	142.64
1	—	360	172.00	172.00
6	—	518	142.00–144.00	142.34

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle