Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.55/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$135.55

53 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$4.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	493	136.20	671	16thin
Medium and Large 1	596	136.03	811	31
Medium and Large 3	483	131.33	634	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.87/cwt here — about $37 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 sale53 hd

135.55

—

AL average13 barns · 1,739 hd

143.01

−7.46

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	—	High	1,745	87.00	1,518	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	66.74	791	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	55.00	525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	565	143.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	178.26/cwt	175.00–182.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	172.89/cwt	168.00–179.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	123.45/cwt	119.00–124.00	904	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	144.35/cwt	141.00–145.00	732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	156.64/cwt	154.00–159.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	58.38/cwt	57.00–60.00	712	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	70.31/cwt	70.00–71.00	858	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	67.74/cwt	67.00–69.00	782	6
Bulls	—	—	1,910	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,757	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	806.67/cwt	800.00–820.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,171.25/cwt	1,125.00–1,210.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,291.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,158.33/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	158.67/cwt	158.00–159.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	153.25/cwt	142.00–170.00	650	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	132.70/cwt	127.00–135.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	151.30/cwt	137.00–157.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	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 Jan 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 71Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 13Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 15Year ago 46

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	141.00–145.00	143.03
1	—	360	186.00	186.00
3	—	410	175.00–182.00	178.26
1	—	730	124.00	124.00
2	—	655	125.00–129.00	127.02
3	—	527	154.00–159.00	156.64
3	—	450	158.00–159.00	158.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	168.00–179.00	172.89
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
4	—	614	127.00–130.00	128.50
9	—	424	142.00–170.00	153.25
7	—	467	150.00–157.00	153.38
2	—	570	133.00–135.00	134.02
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	355	164.00	164.00
4	—	428	137.00–157.00	151.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	163.00	163.00
1	—	565	158.00	158.00
5	—	491	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	126.00–129.00	127.49
3	—	490	130.00–134.00	132.67
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	137.00–140.00	138.45
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.96
2	—	360	148.00–149.00	148.50
6	—	515	130.00–138.00	134.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	732	119.00–124.00	123.45
16	—	507	141.00–145.00	144.35
6	—	629	127.00–135.00	132.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	57.00–60.00	58.38
3	—	1,220	70.00–71.00	70.31
6	—	1,155	67.00–69.00	67.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,580	82.00	82.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–820.00	806.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,210.00	1,171.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,291.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,158.33

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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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