Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $126.09/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$126.09

56 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$102

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	477	128.32	612	26
Medium and Large 3	450	124.80	562	5thin
Medium and Large 1	575	124.03	714	25

One grade step is worth $4.29/cwt here — about −$102 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 sale56 hd

126.09

—

AL average5 barns · 538 hd

133.19

−7.10

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	—	Low	1,749	91.83	1,607	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	68.50	843	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	68.45	1,120	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	63.60	682	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,495	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,286	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	93.29/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,691	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	67.78/cwt	65.00–70.00	824	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	768	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	72.69/cwt	71.00–76.00	951	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	68.63/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	155.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	135.61/cwt	134.00–138.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	156.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	167.56/cwt	166.00–170.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	136.59/cwt	134.00–138.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	116.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	134.39/cwt	133.00–136.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	131.27/cwt	128.00–133.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	127.85/cwt	126.00–129.00	747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	140.84/cwt	136.00–144.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	141.06/cwt	139.00–142.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,171	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	63.60/cwt	63.00–65.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	113.28/cwt	110.00–117.00	743	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.00/cwt	790.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,015.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,030.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,130	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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 376Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 33Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
1	—	1,495	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,813	90.00–95.00	93.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,215	65.00–70.00	67.78
1	—	1,200	64.00	64.00
4	—	1,308	71.00–76.00	72.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,611	66.00–70.00	68.63
1	—	1,830	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,570	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	63.00–65.00	63.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	154.00–158.00	155.98
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	107.00	107.00
4	—	369	156.00–160.00	156.96
4	—	633	117.00–120.00	118.01
5	—	312	166.00–170.00	167.56
5	—	422	145.00–150.00	147.56
5	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.59
7	—	584	126.00–129.00	127.85
5	—	466	136.00–144.00	140.84
4	—	656	110.00–117.00	113.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	139.00–142.00	141.06
2	—	523	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	560	123.00	123.00
3	—	475	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
5	—	781	106.00	106.00
10	—	550	125.00	125.00
3	—	470	134.00–138.00	135.61
2	—	518	130.00	130.00
3	—	418	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	134.00–138.00	136.59
3	—	582	115.00–119.00	116.66
8	—	518	120.00–125.00	123.23
5	—	431	133.00–136.00	134.39
7	—	466	128.00–133.00	131.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	128.00–130.00	128.99
3	—	470	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	147.00	147.00
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	790.00–800.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,030.00	1,015.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	740.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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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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