Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $121.13/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$121.13

44 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$7.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	124.82	592	22
Medium and Large 2	486	117.46	571	19thin
Medium and Large 3	422	117.33	495	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.49/cwt here — about $97 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 sale44 hd

121.13

—

AL average15 barns · 1,850 hd

123.12

−1.99

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	1,639	82.62	1,354	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	57.70	708	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	55.50	720	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	51.00	538	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	468	136.96/cwt	136.00–138.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.28/cwt	134.00–140.00	585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.57/cwt	120.00–124.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.78/cwt	144.00–146.00	751	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	141.52/cwt	141.00–143.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	109.83/cwt	109.00–110.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	125.98/cwt	123.00–128.00	525	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.37/cwt	130.00–134.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.28/cwt	122.00–126.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	622	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	5
Bulls	—	—	1,668	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	59.14/cwt	57.00–61.00	729	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	838	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	53.85/cwt	52.00–55.00	647	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	701	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	78.36/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,269	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	538	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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 172Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 34Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
2	—	468	136.00–138.00	136.96
2	—	553	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	518	132.00–135.00	133.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	505	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	134.00–140.00	138.28
5	—	474	130.00–134.00	132.37
4	—	518	122.00–126.00	124.28
2	—	583	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	120.00–124.00	121.57
6	—	527	109.00–110.00	109.83
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	555	107.00	107.00
6	—	417	123.00–128.00	125.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	115.00	115.00
2	—	405	118.00–119.00	118.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	427	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
9	—	523	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	144.00–146.00	145.78
6	—	462	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	141.00–143.00	141.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,020.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	89.00	89.00
3	—	1,620	77.00–80.00	78.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,233	57.00–61.00	59.14
1	—	1,310	64.00	64.00
5	—	1,201	52.00–55.00	53.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,365	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	51.00	51.00

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