Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.29/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$140.29

46 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$4.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	141.95	784	20
Medium and Large 2	499	139.33	696	21
Medium and Large 3	467	137.62	643	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.33/cwt here — about $141 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 sale46 hd

140.29

—

AL average13 barns · 1,009 hd

137.41

+2.87

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	1,704	96.59	1,646	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	67.87	801	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	66.00	962	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	65.00	653	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.14/cwt	131.00–136.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	135.23/cwt	134.00–136.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	128.68/cwt	126.00–132.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	127.97/cwt	127.00–129.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	171.72/cwt	168.00–177.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.12/cwt	139.00–146.00	669	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.06/cwt	133.00–137.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	134.23/cwt	132.00–136.00	706	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,704	96.59/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,646	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	65.69/cwt	65.00–66.00	780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	68.30/cwt	65.00–71.00	805	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	868	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 385Year ago 307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 46Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 23Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	131.00–136.00	133.14
3	—	573	137.00–139.00	137.98
1	—	775	117.00	117.00
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	161.00	161.00
2	—	665	124.00–126.00	125.02
3	—	362	168.00–177.00	171.72
2	—	513	140.00–143.00	141.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	139.00–146.00	142.12
3	—	433	148.00–152.00	149.99
3	—	572	130.00–134.00	132.03
1	—	350	154.00	154.00
2	—	623	125.00–127.00	126.01
4	—	526	132.00–136.00	134.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	133.00–137.00	135.06
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
2	—	438	144.00–145.00	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	121.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	419	134.00–136.00	135.23
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
3	—	458	126.00–132.00	128.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	142.00–144.00	143.02
2	—	673	117.00–120.00	118.53
3	—	513	127.00–129.00	127.97
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	135.00	135.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	94.00–100.00	96.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,295	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	65.00–66.00	65.69
15	—	1,178	65.00–71.00	68.30

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle