Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.20/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$138.20

66 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$6.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	142.01	797	26
Medium and Large 3	478	136.51	652	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	135.63	732	36

One grade step is worth $6.37/cwt here — about $65 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 sale66 hd

138.20

—

AL average16 barns · 1,464 hd

138.51

−0.31

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	1,668	94.22	1,571	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	75.00	1,091	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,168	69.50	812	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	64.88	711	8thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	487	138.14/cwt	138.00–139.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.51/cwt	129.00–132.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.13/cwt	132.00–135.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	139.45/cwt	137.00–144.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.03/cwt	156.00–158.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	148.75/cwt	148.00–149.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.07/cwt	143.00–148.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.47/cwt	126.00–130.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.49/cwt	119.00–122.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.59/cwt	137.00–141.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	129.25/cwt	125.00–132.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	534	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	64.88/cwt	63.00–66.00	711	8
Bulls	—	—	1,590	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,479	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	90.15/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,499	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,091	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	65.29/cwt	65.00–66.00	757	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,615.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,700.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	870.00/cwt	800.00–940.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	73.61/cwt	73.00–75.00	957	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	69.01/cwt	67.00–72.00	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.98/cwt	133.00–136.00	713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.14/cwt	128.00–132.00	730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	161.74/cwt	160.00–164.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	133.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.82/cwt	142.00–146.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	148.54/cwt	146.00–150.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	150.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	784	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	135.09/cwt	133.00–139.00	852	11

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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 262Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 20Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 45Year ago 8

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	138.00–139.00	138.14
8	—	558	132.00–135.00	133.13
1	—	505	136.00	136.00
3	—	420	143.00–148.00	146.07
2	—	655	119.00–122.00	120.49
4	—	611	125.00–132.00	129.25
2	—	375	153.00–154.00	153.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	144.00–147.00	145.51
4	—	515	129.00–132.00	130.51
5	—	417	137.00–144.00	139.45
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.55
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
7	—	565	128.00–132.00	129.14
3	—	483	134.00–136.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
5	—	375	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	131.00	131.00
2	—	470	137.00–138.00	137.51
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	124.00	124.00
4	—	623	126.00–130.00	128.47
12	—	532	133.00–136.00	133.98
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
7	—	571	130.00–136.00	133.59
6	—	469	142.00–146.00	144.82
4	—	414	146.00–150.00	148.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	156.00–158.00	157.03
2	—	678	130.00–133.00	131.51
1	—	505	142.00	142.00
1	—	325	172.00	172.00
7	—	568	137.00–141.00	137.59
1	—	290	184.00	184.00
1	—	365	168.00	168.00
11	—	631	133.00–139.00	135.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
1	—	400	172.00	172.00
4	—	633	148.00–149.00	148.75
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	552	149.00	149.00
5	—	441	166.00	166.00
4	—	474	160.00–164.00	161.74
23	—	520	150.00–155.00	150.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,096	63.00–66.00	64.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	65.00–66.00	65.29
5	—	1,300	73.00–75.00	73.61
16	—	1,128	67.00–72.00	69.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	92.00–94.00	93.02
3	—	1,663	89.00–91.00	90.15
2	—	1,753	101.00–102.00	101.51

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–940.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,615.00

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

Bulls · 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