Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers 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 $142.38/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$142.38

64 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	144.04	749	21
Medium and Large 2	480	142.28	683	39
Medium and Large 3	475	134.52	639	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.52/cwt here — about $109 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 sale64 hd

142.38

—

AL average14 barns · 1,571 hd

140.55

+1.83

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	—	High	1,699	98.81	1,679	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	70.49	1,125	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,375	68.00	935	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	67.97	823	14

Every lot, as filed

43 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%	—	1,264	69.34/cwt	67.00–72.00	876	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	909	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	65.53/cwt	65.00–67.00	749	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	69.61/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,095	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	143.99/cwt	142.00–146.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	161.93/cwt	160.00–164.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	133.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	136.23/cwt	134.00–138.00	631	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	140.89/cwt	138.00–144.00	672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.48/cwt	124.00–127.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	142.26/cwt	142.00–144.00	755	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	137.29/cwt	134.00–139.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	142.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	638	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.34/cwt	136.00–142.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.68/cwt	124.00–130.00	663	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.67/cwt	138.00–140.00	790	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	987.50/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	148.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	614	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,208.75/cwt	1,160.00–1,275.00	—	4

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 311Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 68Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	67.00–72.00	69.34
1	—	1,245	73.00	73.00
6	—	1,143	65.00–67.00	65.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	67.00–72.00	69.61
1	—	1,690	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	68.00	68.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	100.00–102.00	101.03
2	—	1,665	95.00–96.00	95.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
3	—	527	132.00–136.00	133.62
1	—	400	146.00	146.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	142.00–146.00	143.99
9	—	463	134.00–138.00	136.23
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
6	—	423	136.00–142.00	139.34
6	—	519	124.00–130.00	127.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
3	—	532	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	170.00–172.00	170.96
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
15	—	531	142.00–144.00	142.26
3	—	570	138.00–140.00	138.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	160.00–164.00	161.93
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
13	—	477	138.00–144.00	140.89
2	—	615	124.00–127.00	125.48
4	—	578	130.00–134.00	132.48
2	—	335	168.00	168.00
7	—	514	134.00–139.00	137.29
8	—	412	146.00–150.00	148.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	133.00	133.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
2	—	418	140.00–144.00	142.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	146.00	146.00
3	—	598	141.00	141.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,160.00–1,275.00	1,208.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	987.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,120.00	1,120.00

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

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

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Feeder Cattle

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