Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

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 mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.26/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$144.26

53 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	145.00	705	29
Medium and Large 1	528	143.99	760	15thin
Medium and Large 3	448	142.33	637	9thin

One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about $67 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 sale53 hd

144.26

—

AL average16 barns · 1,530 hd

136.68

+7.58

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	1,774	95.50	1,694	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	68.86	833	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	66.50	946	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	65.00	806	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.66/cwt	132.00–138.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	151.83/cwt	150.00–154.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	136.66/cwt	136.00–138.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	158.24/cwt	156.00–160.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	119.99/cwt	118.00–122.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.47/cwt	148.00–154.00	707	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	69.50/cwt	67.00–72.00	844	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	806	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,097	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	65.66/cwt	65.00–66.00	767	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,774	95.50/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,694	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	153.97/cwt	150.00–158.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	137.38/cwt	134.00–140.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	146.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	164.21/cwt	162.00–168.00	622	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.54/cwt	128.00–132.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 320Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 25Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 14Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
6	—	418	132.00–138.00	135.66
3	—	657	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	518	126.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
2	—	613	117.00–118.00	117.49
2	—	565	120.00–127.00	123.47
3	—	383	136.00–138.00	136.66
7	—	465	128.00–132.00	130.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	132.00	132.00
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	142.00	142.00
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
6	—	512	150.00–154.00	151.83
1	—	350	172.00	172.00
1	—	440	162.00	162.00
4	—	609	135.00–138.00	137.01
4	—	478	156.00–160.00	158.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
2	—	420	160.00–164.00	162.02
2	—	520	145.00–148.00	146.49
2	—	668	124.00	124.00
6	—	473	148.00–154.00	149.47
2	—	555	139.00–140.00	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	118.00–122.00	119.99
4	—	465	140.00–146.00	143.95
4	—	413	150.00–158.00	153.97
5	—	524	134.00–140.00	137.38
8	—	379	162.00–168.00	164.21
4	—	564	130.00–135.00	133.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	156.00	156.00
5	—	417	144.00–148.00	146.00
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,214	67.00–72.00	69.50
3	—	1,168	65.00–66.00	65.66
1	—	1,305	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,590	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,774	94.00–99.00	95.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00

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