Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $130.75/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$130.75

58 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$2.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	518	131.60	682	37
Medium and Large 1	593	129.36	767	14thin
Medium and Large 3	492	129.00	635	7thin

One grade step is worth $2.60/cwt here — about $47 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 sale58 hd

130.75

—

AL average16 barns · 1,576 hd

133.85

−3.10

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	1,668	83.22	1,388	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	56.67	706	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	47.49	506	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1	—	518	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.96/cwt	113.00–115.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	108.51/cwt	107.00–110.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	121.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	137.42/cwt	134.00–142.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	126.11/cwt	123.00–130.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	131.35/cwt	128.00–134.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	115.58/cwt	113.00–118.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.52/cwt	118.00–124.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	110.34/cwt	109.00–112.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	117.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.50/cwt	124.00–129.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	126.22/cwt	124.00–129.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	118.13/cwt	115.00–120.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.69/cwt	128.00–132.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	143.98/cwt	138.00–148.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.52/cwt	133.00–142.00	653	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	84.53/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,442	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	50.76/cwt	48.00–53.00	569	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	57.59/cwt	54.00–60.00	730	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	47.49/cwt	47.00–48.00	506	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 644Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 74Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 32Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	460	135.00–136.00	135.51
2	—	410	138.00–140.00	139.02
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
2	—	568	123.00–125.00	123.98
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	113.00–115.00	113.96
4	—	465	120.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	107.00–110.00	108.51
4	—	373	134.00–142.00	137.42
9	—	461	123.00–130.00	126.11
9	—	416	128.00–134.00	131.35
5	—	574	113.00–118.00	115.58
4	—	528	118.00–124.00	121.52
3	—	633	109.00–112.00	110.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	130.00–132.00	130.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	116.00–118.00	117.35
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
3	—	518	134.00–136.00	134.98
2	—	610	124.00–129.00	126.50
2	—	585	130.00–131.00	130.49
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	358	155.00–158.00	156.51
5	—	567	124.00–129.00	126.22
2	—	670	113.00–115.00	114.02
6	—	616	115.00–120.00	118.13
7	—	520	128.00–132.00	129.69
7	—	415	138.00–148.00	143.98
7	—	475	133.00–142.00	137.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	136.00	136.00
2	—	530	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
2	—	485	130.00–132.00	130.98

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	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	770.00	770.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,706	84.00–85.00	84.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	48.00–53.00	50.76
7	—	1,268	54.00–60.00	57.59
1	—	1,350	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	47.00–48.00	47.49

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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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