Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.67/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$146.67

44 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$16.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	450	157.64	710	11thin
Medium and Large 2	497	143.33	712	29
Medium and Large 3	448	140.74	630	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.90/cwt here — about $80 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 sale44 hd

146.67

—

AL average16 barns · 1,236 hd

152.92

−6.25

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	1,855	90.00	1,670	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,158	69.47	805	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	60.29	669	8thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	280	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	160.61/cwt	158.00–162.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	155.53/cwt	154.00–157.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	128.87/cwt	127.00–131.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	128.32/cwt	128.00–129.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	124.40/cwt	122.00–126.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	138.33/cwt	137.00–140.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	124.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	169.05/cwt	168.00–170.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	152.41/cwt	150.00–154.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.47/cwt	144.00–152.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	62.52/cwt	62.00–63.00	813	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	67.70/cwt	65.00–71.00	766	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	60.29/cwt	57.00–62.00	669	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	73.18/cwt	72.00–76.00	848	9

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 229Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 18Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	202.00	202.00
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
3	—	410	158.00–160.00	159.01
2	—	520	144.00–145.00	144.50
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
1	—	365	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	368	158.00–162.00	160.61
3	—	662	123.00–126.00	124.99
2	—	330	168.00–170.00	169.05
5	—	407	150.00–154.00	152.41
2	—	565	131.00–133.00	132.02
5	—	469	144.00–152.00	147.47
5	—	529	134.00–140.00	137.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
2	—	405	145.00–148.00	146.48
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	151.00–152.00	151.51
2	—	558	148.00–150.00	148.99
2	—	475	154.00–157.00	155.53
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00	120.00
3	—	427	128.00–129.00	128.32
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	121.00–123.00	122.00
9	—	467	127.00–131.00	128.87
5	—	417	130.00–135.00	132.58
2	—	360	138.00–140.00	138.99
5	—	529	122.00–126.00	124.40
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	505	128.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
3	—	413	137.00–140.00	138.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	62.00–63.00	62.52
11	—	1,132	65.00–71.00	67.70
9	—	1,159	72.00–76.00	73.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,109	57.00–62.00	60.29

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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