Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.81/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$159.81

34 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	163.96	796	17thin
Medium and Large 3	408	163.00	664	2thin
Medium and Large 2	486	154.68	751	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $45 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 sale34 hd

159.81

—

AL average12 barns · 1,080 hd

153.87

+5.94

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	1,527	94.00	1,435	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	69.87	820	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	62.48	728	2thin

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	—	668	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	176.45/cwt	175.00–178.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.52/cwt	162.00–165.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	142.51/cwt	142.00–144.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	151.99/cwt	151.00–153.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	155.05/cwt	152.00–158.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	151.96/cwt	148.00–156.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	62.48/cwt	60.00–65.00	728	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	69.66/cwt	69.00–70.00	839	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,681	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,085	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,366.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,370.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,094.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,160.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,026.67/cwt	970.00–1,060.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	970.00–1,030.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	258	189.01/cwt	188.00–190.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.43/cwt	144.00–151.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	176.03/cwt	174.00–178.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	191.12/cwt	188.00–194.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.10/cwt	152.00–160.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.94/cwt	154.00–158.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	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 Feb 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 420Year ago 179

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 48Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	130.00–133.00	131.47
2	—	413	175.00–178.00	176.45
1	—	250	208.00	208.00
2	—	475	162.00–165.00	163.52
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
2	—	363	186.00	186.00
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
2	—	560	148.00–156.00	151.96
2	—	323	188.00–194.00	191.12
2	—	523	152.00–160.00	156.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	152.00–158.00	155.05
1	—	745	118.00	118.00
2	—	258	188.00–190.00	189.01
2	—	515	144.00–151.00	147.43
2	—	360	174.00–178.00	176.03
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
2	—	668	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	433	160.00–165.00	162.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	168.00	168.00
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	125.00–127.00	126.00
4	—	361	142.00–144.00	142.51
4	—	520	132.00–137.00	134.73
3	—	465	135.00–142.00	138.00
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	335	154.00	154.00
2	—	430	140.00–144.00	142.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	134.00–138.00	135.68
2	—	413	154.00–158.00	155.94
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	177.00	177.00
1	—	620	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	157.00	157.00
2	—	555	151.00–153.00	151.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	60.00–65.00	62.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	62.00–64.00	63.04
3	—	1,205	69.00–70.00	69.66
2	—	1,173	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,715	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,233	88.00	88.00

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	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,360.00–1,370.00	1,366.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,040.00–1,160.00	1,094.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	970.00–1,060.00	1,026.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	970.00–1,030.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	820.00	820.00

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