Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $124.39/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$124.39

62 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$613

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$4.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	125.14	600	47
Medium and Large 1	559	122.37	684	11thin
Medium and Large 3	466	121.01	564	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.13/cwt here — about $36 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 sale62 hd

124.39

—

AL average16 barns · 1,792 hd

132.30

−7.92

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	1,698	77.00	1,307	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	55.72	695	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	54.53	810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	47.59	545	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	135.02/cwt	134.00–137.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	132.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	142.67/cwt	137.00–145.00	668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	131.03/cwt	128.00–133.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	151.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.96/cwt	131.00–135.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	153.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	137.41/cwt	132.00–139.00	841	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	156.03/cwt	154.00–157.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	120.34/cwt	119.00–121.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.00/cwt	123.00–129.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.70/cwt	115.00–118.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	60.05/cwt	59.00–61.00	787	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	47.59/cwt	47.00–48.00	545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	54.53/cwt	54.00–55.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	55.56/cwt	52.00–58.00	703	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	48.98/cwt	48.00–50.00	532	3
Bulls	—	—	1,645	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,217	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	128.48/cwt	126.00–130.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	154.68/cwt	152.00–156.00	651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	144.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	120.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	637	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	442	5

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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 407Year ago 853

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 32Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	134.00–137.00	135.02
2	—	763	112.00–113.00	112.50
4	—	635	124.00–125.00	124.25
2	—	430	159.00–160.00	159.48
2	—	508	138.00–141.00	139.52
3	—	455	148.00–155.00	150.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	130.00–136.00	132.59
6	—	468	137.00–145.00	142.67
1	—	710	113.00	113.00
4	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.55
6	—	558	126.00–130.00	128.48
6	—	421	152.00–156.00	154.68
2	—	363	165.00–166.00	165.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	127.00	127.00
3	—	418	142.00–145.00	144.01
2	—	483	132.00–134.00	133.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	128.00–133.00	131.03
6	—	508	150.00–152.00	151.66
3	—	585	141.00–143.00	142.00
14	—	612	132.00–139.00	137.41
6	—	480	154.00–157.00	156.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	149.00–155.00	153.96
3	—	602	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	131.00–135.00	132.96
3	—	367	135.00–137.00	135.65
5	—	577	115.00–117.00	115.81
11	—	470	123.00–129.00	125.00
3	—	633	110.00–112.00	111.00
14	—	531	118.00–121.00	120.00
5	—	311	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	128.00	128.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	470	120.00–121.00	120.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	123.00	123.00
3	—	583	119.00–121.00	120.34
1	—	685	111.00	111.00
3	—	625	115.00–118.00	116.70
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
2	—	458	131.00–132.00	131.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,310	59.00–61.00	60.05
9	—	1,266	52.00–58.00	55.56
3	—	1,087	48.00–50.00	48.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	47.00–48.00	47.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	54.00–55.00	54.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,750	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle