Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $120.16/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$120.16

50 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	123.23	670	13thin
Medium and Large 2	495	120.00	594	32
Medium 1	470	118.00	555	1thin
Medium and Large 3	499	112.00	559	4thin

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $111 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

120.16

—

AL average16 barns · 1,455 hd

122.47

−2.31

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	1,757	80.85	1,420	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,120	60.00	672	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,266	56.99	721	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,198	52.00	623	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 2	—	427	149.07/cwt	146.00–152.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	159.43/cwt	156.00–163.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.83/cwt	140.00–145.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	158.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.37/cwt	117.00–119.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	125.68/cwt	124.00–129.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	133.32/cwt	133.00–134.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.98/cwt	124.00–126.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	115.43/cwt	113.00–118.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	604	116.75/cwt	114.00–119.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium 1Full	—	470	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	78.54/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	85.33/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,615	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	921	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,116	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,120	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	672	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	623	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	52.41/cwt	52.00–53.00	605	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	58.48/cwt	56.00–61.00	757	12

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 332Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	146.00–152.00	149.07
2	—	388	156.00–163.00	159.43
5	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.83
2	—	575	124.00–126.00	124.98
4	—	513	125.00–128.00	125.99
4	—	604	114.00–119.00	116.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	155.00–160.00	158.39
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	458	148.00–150.00	148.98
3	—	522	135.00–140.00	138.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	117.00–119.00	118.37
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
2	—	543	120.00–122.00	121.00
2	—	418	140.00–142.00	141.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	757	123.00–126.00	124.67
3	—	723	127.00–129.00	127.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	108.00–112.00	109.98
7	—	472	120.00–125.00	122.61
3	—	380	135.00–137.00	136.33
6	—	573	110.00–115.00	113.47
1	—	665	108.00	108.00
6	—	423	124.00–128.00	125.98
7	—	503	113.00–118.00	115.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	107.00	107.00
2	—	515	110.00–111.00	110.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	595	116.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	515	124.00–129.00	125.68
3	—	428	133.00–134.00	133.32
3	—	633	115.00–116.00	115.33
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	118.00	118.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	78.00–79.00	78.54
3	—	1,893	85.00–86.00	85.33
1	—	1,550	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,155	52.00–53.00	52.41
12	—	1,294	56.00–61.00	58.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	52.00	52.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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