Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.58/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$126.58

38 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$7.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	130.35	725	9thin
Medium and Large 2	502	125.95	632	24
Medium and Large 3	467	122.81	574	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.54/cwt here — about $152 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 sale38 hd

126.58

—

AL average15 barns · 1,812 hd

129.86

−3.28

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	1,805	92.55	1,671	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	67.27	833	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	65.00	767	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	129.26/cwt	128.00–130.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.30/cwt	135.00–142.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	133.01/cwt	130.00–136.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.46/cwt	128.00–133.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	115.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	122.97/cwt	122.00–124.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.68/cwt	145.00–147.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	126.52/cwt	125.00–128.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	132.75/cwt	130.00–135.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.02/cwt	158.00–162.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.98/cwt	122.00–126.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	830.00/cwt	800.00–860.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	88.67/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,419	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	66.23/cwt	62.00–68.00	814	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	69.55/cwt	69.00–71.00	875	5
Bulls	—	—	1,928	94.88/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,829	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	767	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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 224Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 17Year ago 36

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 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
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
2	—	375	164.00	164.00
2	—	558	130.00–136.00	133.01
2	—	615	128.00–133.00	130.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	128.00–130.00	129.26
4	—	465	135.00–142.00	138.30
3	—	363	158.00–162.00	160.02
4	—	411	142.00–146.00	143.98
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
2	—	565	122.00–126.00	123.98
2	—	620	120.00–122.00	121.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	138.00	138.00
1	—	485	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	118.00–122.00	119.98
4	—	619	113.00–119.00	115.01
5	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.57
1	—	325	139.00	139.00
4	—	478	128.00–132.00	129.98
4	—	435	130.00–135.00	132.75
2	—	355	134.00–136.00	134.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	134.00–135.00	134.67
2	—	668	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	475	135.00–138.00	136.56
2	—	583	125.00–129.00	126.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	125.00–128.00	126.52
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	122.00–124.00	122.97
1	—	460	152.00	152.00
3	—	515	145.00–147.00	145.68

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	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	980.00	980.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–860.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,600	88.00–89.00	88.67
5	—	1,928	92.00–98.00	94.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,229	62.00–68.00	66.23
5	—	1,258	69.00–71.00	69.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	65.00	65.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle