Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.95/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$132.95

59 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$4.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	134.16	701	32
Medium and Large 2	489	131.58	643	26
Medium and Large 3	425	130.00	553	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about $148 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 sale59 hd

132.95

—

AL average16 barns · 1,941 hd

131.90

+1.05

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	1,730	93.60	1,620	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	68.58	838	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	65.36	746	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,297	64.72	839	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	140.72/cwt	138.00–142.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	146.17/cwt	144.00–148.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.67/cwt	128.00–135.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	127.49/cwt	126.00–130.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	142.66/cwt	142.00–144.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	143.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	123.50/cwt	121.00–126.00	841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	153.33/cwt	152.00–154.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.61/cwt	134.00–140.00	635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	143.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	63.58/cwt	63.00–64.00	793	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	64.01/cwt	63.00–65.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	68.92/cwt	67.00–72.00	845	11
Bulls	—	—	1,725	89.66/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	95.57/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	880.00–950.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	855.00/cwt	850.00–860.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	131.48/cwt	131.00–132.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	65.36/cwt	63.00–67.00	746	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.28/cwt	122.00–126.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	136.76/cwt	134.00–138.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	146.49/cwt	144.00–148.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	129.69/cwt	126.00–132.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	728	5

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 317Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 55Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 42Year ago 9

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	138.00–142.00	140.72
2	—	625	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	335	147.00	147.00
4	—	529	126.00–130.00	127.49
5	—	485	128.00–132.00	130.41
4	—	575	122.00–126.00	124.28
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
5	—	421	134.00–138.00	136.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	125.00–130.00	127.69
6	—	570	128.00–135.00	131.67
3	—	407	142.00–144.00	142.66
1	—	310	156.00	156.00
4	—	681	121.00–126.00	123.50
10	—	468	134.00–140.00	135.61
4	—	531	132.00–136.00	134.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	144.00–148.00	146.17
1	—	605	124.00	124.00
2	—	355	164.00–166.00	165.00
6	—	566	126.00–132.00	129.69
4	—	414	150.00–155.00	152.29
5	—	528	134.00–140.00	137.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	152.00–154.00	153.33
5	—	506	142.00–148.00	143.99
2	—	310	174.00	174.00
1	—	550	136.00	136.00
1	—	405	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
2	—	523	131.00–132.00	131.48
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
4	—	425	144.00–148.00	146.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	140.00–147.00	143.47
1	—	755	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	144.00	144.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
1	—	635	137.00	137.00
1	—	570	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	63.00–64.00	63.58
1	—	1,395	67.00	67.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	63.00–65.00	64.01
1	—	1,095	74.00	74.00
11	—	1,226	67.00–72.00	68.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,141	63.00–67.00	65.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	88.00–91.00	89.66
4	—	1,733	93.00–97.00	95.57

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	880.00–950.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–860.00	855.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	920.00	920.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle