Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $125.98/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$125.98

69 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$2.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

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	126.78	705	17thin
Medium and Large 2	512	126.01	645	44
Medium and Large 3	462	124.13	574	8thin

One grade step is worth $2.65/cwt here — about $131 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 sale69 hd

125.98

—

AL average15 barns · 1,936 hd

126.06

−0.08

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	1,606	75.30	1,209	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,648	57.50	947	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	56.04	715	27

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	374	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	128.35/cwt	128.00–129.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.21/cwt	123.00–128.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.32/cwt	128.00–132.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.23/cwt	144.00–149.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	165.65/cwt	164.00–167.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	164.46/cwt	161.00–168.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.68/cwt	135.00–136.00	563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	151.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	59.50/cwt	57.00–62.00	773	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	52.65/cwt	50.00–55.00	658	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	872	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,023	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	64.19/cwt	63.00–65.00	868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,536	71.76/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,102	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	84.15/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	148.54/cwt	145.00–152.00	637	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	160.36/cwt	157.00–163.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.22/cwt	124.00–129.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	156.70/cwt	155.00–160.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	124.04/cwt	122.00–125.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	131.68/cwt	131.00–132.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.33/cwt	129.00–132.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	116.00/cwt	114.00–118.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	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 Nov 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 644Last week 263Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	136.00–140.00	138.01
4	—	556	120.00–125.00	123.00
11	—	526	123.00–128.00	126.21
7	—	470	128.00–132.00	130.32
2	—	755	100.00	100.00
3	—	668	112.00–115.00	112.98
9	—	421	131.00–134.00	133.00
4	—	605	114.00–118.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	128.00–129.00	128.35
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	505	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
3	—	415	135.00–136.00	135.68
2	—	613	120.00–125.00	122.55
3	—	517	131.00–132.00	131.68
3	—	462	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	700	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	154.00–155.00	154.67
5	—	520	144.00–149.00	147.23
1	—	310	174.00	174.00
3	—	433	164.00–167.00	165.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
4	—	553	133.00	133.00
2	—	425	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	161.00–168.00	164.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	165.00	165.00
2	—	658	120.00–125.00	122.49
8	—	429	145.00–152.00	148.54
4	—	568	124.00–129.00	127.22
3	—	358	155.00–160.00	156.70
6	—	519	130.00–136.00	134.36
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
6	—	478	140.00–150.00	146.20
3	—	632	122.00–125.00	124.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
2	—	523	140.00–141.00	140.51
3	—	462	150.00–155.00	151.64
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
5	—	419	157.00–163.00	160.36
2	—	308	170.00–174.00	172.02
2	—	555	132.00–136.00	134.00
3	—	610	129.00–132.00	130.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	130.00–135.00	132.51
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	535	124.00–125.00	124.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,299	57.00–62.00	59.50
15	—	1,249	50.00–55.00	52.65
2	—	1,353	63.00–65.00	64.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	53.00	53.00
1	—	1,650	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,536	70.00–74.00	71.76
2	—	1,780	81.00–87.00	84.15

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)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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