Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $161.44/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$161.44

65 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$18.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	167.16	767	30
Medium and Large 2	463	158.44	734	28
Medium and Large 3	499	148.99	743	7thin

One grade step is worth $18.17/cwt here — about $24 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 sale65 hd

161.44

—

AL average15 barns · 999 hd

154.94

+6.50

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	—	Average	1,590	83.00	1,320	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	65.19	834	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	62.00	840	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	55.00	545	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	569	140.50/cwt	136.00–147.00	799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.36/cwt	126.00–132.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	134.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	146.67/cwt	146.00–148.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	161.33/cwt	160.00–162.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	185.05/cwt	184.00–186.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	127.68/cwt	126.00–129.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.75/cwt	133.00–139.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	123.44/cwt	121.00–126.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	160.49/cwt	158.00–164.00	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.13/cwt	162.00–168.00	781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	130.97/cwt	129.00–133.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	178.15/cwt	176.00–183.00	661	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	545	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	70.47/cwt	70.00–71.00	946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	64.73/cwt	63.00–66.00	809	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	880.00–940.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	173.77/cwt	170.00–178.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.84/cwt	170.00–174.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	164.20/cwt	162.00–166.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	150.44/cwt	144.00–157.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	181.47/cwt	180.00–182.00	588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	151.61/cwt	150.00–154.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	158.82/cwt	155.00–161.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.58/cwt	141.00–146.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	772	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 Jan 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 396Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 26Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 59Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	136.00–147.00	140.50
2	—	523	145.00–150.00	147.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	141.00–143.00	142.00
3	—	570	126.00–132.00	129.36
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
3	—	358	146.00–148.00	146.67
5	—	518	133.00–139.00	135.75
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
4	—	426	141.00–146.00	144.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	124.00	124.00
4	—	469	132.00–136.00	134.01
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
3	—	512	126.00–129.00	127.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	173.00	173.00
1	—	370	183.00	183.00
2	—	328	184.00–186.00	185.05
2	—	418	175.00–176.00	175.49
1	—	540	160.00	160.00
1	—	275	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	151.00	151.00
1	—	355	186.00	186.00
3	—	557	160.00–162.00	161.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	121.00–126.00	123.44
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
5	—	365	170.00–174.00	172.84
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
5	—	434	162.00–166.00	164.20
4	—	324	180.00–182.00	181.47
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
5	—	512	150.00–154.00	151.61
4	—	475	155.00–161.00	158.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	158.00–164.00	160.49
6	—	473	162.00–168.00	165.13
2	—	675	129.00–133.00	130.97
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
6	—	371	176.00–183.00	178.15
8	—	417	170.00–178.00	173.77
1	—	345	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	144.00–157.00	150.44
2	—	483	151.00–152.00	151.51
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
2	—	418	157.00–158.00	157.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	55.00	55.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,343	70.00–71.00	70.47
3	—	1,250	63.00–66.00	64.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	83.00	83.00

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)	2	—	—	880.00–940.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	970.00	970.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

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