Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 $132.26/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$132.26

23 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$2.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	132.88	651	16thin
Medium and Large 1	563	131.18	738	5thin
Medium and Large 3	445	130.00	579	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.88/cwt here — about $72 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 sale23 hd

132.26

—

AL average15 barns · 1,350 hd

127.06

+5.20

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	1,693	83.62	1,415	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	61.73	820	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	60.00	851	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	557	123.35/cwt	121.00–126.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.97/cwt	134.00–138.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	133.06/cwt	130.00–137.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.26/cwt	129.00–132.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	125.03/cwt	124.00–126.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.52/cwt	152.00–153.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	130.00/cwt	127.00–133.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	134.25/cwt	133.00–135.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.98/cwt	140.00–144.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	111.48/cwt	111.00–112.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	81.52/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,290	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	926	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	85.14/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,463	2
Bulls	—	—	2,080	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,851	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	61.40/cwt	60.00–64.00	810	10

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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 485Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 56Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 69Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good 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	—	660	118.00	118.00
3	—	533	134.00–138.00	135.97
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	121.00–126.00	123.35
2	—	623	118.00–119.00	118.49
3	—	468	130.00–137.00	133.06
1	—	350	154.00	154.00
1	—	315	162.00	162.00
3	—	425	140.00–144.00	141.98
3	—	525	125.00–127.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	151.00	151.00
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
2	—	430	152.00–153.00	152.52
2	—	478	140.00–148.00	143.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	124.00	124.00
2	—	485	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	129.00–132.00	130.26
2	—	480	124.00–126.00	125.03
2	—	525	117.00–121.00	118.98
4	—	360	133.00–135.00	134.25
2	—	573	111.00–112.00	111.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	127.00–133.00	130.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	80.00–82.00	81.52
2	—	1,718	83.00–87.00	85.14
1	—	2,080	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	65.00	65.00
10	—	1,319	60.00–64.00	61.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	60.00	60.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle