Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good 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 $125.79/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$125.79

50 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$6.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	127.20	707	15thin
Medium and Large 2	492	126.26	621	28
Medium and Large 3	472	120.86	571	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.35/cwt here — about $136 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 sale50 hd

125.79

—

AL average16 barns · 1,966 hd

128.49

−2.71

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	1,684	92.02	1,550	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	64.41	738	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	62.00	913	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	59.32	657	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	610	115.02/cwt	113.00–116.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	120.36/cwt	118.00–124.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	137.33/cwt	136.00–138.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	123.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.50/cwt	103.00–108.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	126.50/cwt	123.00–129.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.47/cwt	117.00–123.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	132.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.89/cwt	155.00–156.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.52/cwt	157.00–160.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	63.75/cwt	60.00–66.00	743	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	59.32/cwt	59.00–60.00	657	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	913	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	564	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	67.56/cwt	67.00–68.00	780	7
Bulls	—	—	1,770	88.54/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,677	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	138.53/cwt	134.00–142.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.49/cwt	115.00–119.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.17/cwt	143.00–147.00	616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 329Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 50Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 52Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	113.00–116.00	115.02
2	—	260	152.00–154.00	153.02
3	—	468	128.00–130.00	129.00
5	—	524	120.00–125.00	123.05
2	—	660	103.00–108.00	105.50
6	—	566	117.00–123.00	119.47
4	—	419	130.00–135.00	132.76
2	—	308	142.00–145.00	143.54
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
3	—	623	118.00–124.00	120.36
3	—	432	136.00–138.00	137.33
4	—	584	123.00–129.00	126.50
2	—	513	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	116.00	116.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	605	103.00	103.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	360	133.00	133.00
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	156.00	156.00
2	—	658	113.00–116.00	114.48
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
2	—	568	122.00–125.00	123.48
6	—	521	130.00–135.00	133.66
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
4	—	464	134.00–142.00	138.53
6	—	623	115.00–119.00	117.49
6	—	424	143.00–147.00	145.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
2	—	420	157.00–160.00	158.52
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
3	—	507	137.00–140.00	138.32
2	—	475	144.00–145.00	144.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	132.00	132.00
1	—	540	126.00	126.00
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
1	—	355	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
9	—	472	155.00–156.00	155.89
1	—	655	138.00	138.00
2	—	520	150.00–154.00	151.98
1	—	630	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	147.00	147.00
1	—	575	154.00	154.00
1	—	410	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,166	60.00–66.00	63.75
2	—	973	58.00	58.00
7	—	1,155	67.00–68.00	67.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	59.00–60.00	59.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	88.00–89.00	88.54
1	—	1,765	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,558	94.00	94.00

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	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	830.00	830.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle