Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.41/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$153.41

47 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$18.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	162.13	745	20
Medium and Large 2	482	147.32	710	24
Medium and Large 3	437	144.03	629	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.10/cwt here — about $116 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 sale47 hd

153.41

—

AL average15 barns · 1,251 hd

144.37

+9.04

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	1,870	79.00	1,477	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,094	57.98	634	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,536	56.15	863	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	318	195.91/cwt	192.00–200.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	175.19/cwt	172.00–178.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	171.17/cwt	168.00–174.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.53/cwt	129.00–134.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.69/cwt	151.00–155.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.00/cwt	160.00–164.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.95/cwt	124.00–129.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	150.70/cwt	148.00–152.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	125.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	666	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	53.94/cwt	53.00–55.00	583	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	56.87/cwt	55.00–60.00	895	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	58.72/cwt	56.00–62.00	644	11
Bulls	—	—	1,945	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,420	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	910.00–990.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,027.78/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	945.00/cwt	920.00–980.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	166.37/cwt	165.00–168.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	157.08/cwt	151.00–162.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.96/cwt	130.00–133.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	147.05/cwt	146.00–148.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.33/cwt	150.00–158.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	137.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 470Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	192.00–200.00	195.91
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
5	—	364	172.00–178.00	175.19
1	—	710	127.00	127.00
2	—	635	137.00–139.00	137.99
5	—	412	168.00–174.00	171.17
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
3	—	460	150.00–158.00	153.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	140.00–148.00	144.30
3	—	367	165.00–168.00	166.37
6	—	432	151.00–162.00	157.08
3	—	625	127.00–130.00	129.03
3	—	570	130.00–133.00	131.96
4	—	511	136.00–139.00	137.98
1	—	335	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
2	—	423	146.00–148.00	147.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	160.00–164.00	161.97
4	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	580	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	148.00–150.00	149.00
3	—	520	151.00–155.00	153.69
1	—	600	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	136.00	136.00
2	—	325	160.00–164.00	162.00
2	—	503	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	350	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	129.00–134.00	131.53
3	—	527	124.00–129.00	126.95
3	—	338	148.00–152.00	150.70
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
2	—	438	135.00–136.00	135.51
8	—	555	120.00–126.00	125.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	130.00–132.00	130.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	129.00	129.00
1	—	735	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	53.00–55.00	53.94
11	—	1,096	56.00–62.00	58.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	54.00	54.00
3	—	1,573	55.00–60.00	56.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,795	85.00	85.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	920.00–980.00	945.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	910.00–990.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle