Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $170.84/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$170.84

53 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	176.29	815	15thin
Medium and Large 2	423	172.36	728	30
Medium and Large 3	493	154.88	764	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $51 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

170.84

—

AL average13 barns · 966 hd

163.49

+7.35

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	1,764	103.38	1,824	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	76.33	1,117	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	71.56	861	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	64.08	674	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	146.38/cwt	145.00–148.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	154.54/cwt	153.00–156.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	171.02/cwt	168.00–174.00	705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	166.48/cwt	160.00–174.00	801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	172.65/cwt	170.00–176.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	180.35/cwt	177.00–182.00	745	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	940	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	67.39/cwt	67.00–68.00	786	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	64.08/cwt	63.00–65.00	674	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	77.77/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	952	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	71.30/cwt	69.00–74.00	851	13
Bulls	—	—	1,789	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	102.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,905	4
Bulls	—	—	1,533	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,426	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	179.57/cwt	177.00–182.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	186.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.00/cwt	146.00–152.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	156.69/cwt	154.00–162.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	141.67/cwt	140.00–143.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	161.39/cwt	156.00–164.00	920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	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 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 138Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	202.00	202.00
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	146.00	146.00
6	—	412	168.00–174.00	171.02
4	—	481	160.00–174.00	166.48
2	—	365	177.00–182.00	179.57
6	—	315	180.00–190.00	186.27
6	—	512	154.00–162.00	156.69
2	—	588	150.00–152.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	210.00	210.00
3	—	462	170.00–176.00	172.65
3	—	413	177.00–182.00	180.35
1	—	320	197.00	197.00
6	—	570	156.00–164.00	161.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	164.00	164.00
3	—	520	146.00–152.00	150.00
2	—	495	154.00	154.00
1	—	335	177.00	177.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	146.00	146.00
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
4	—	555	135.00–140.00	138.48
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
3	—	503	140.00–143.00	141.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
4	—	459	140.00–143.00	141.53
3	—	523	133.00–140.00	136.06
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
5	—	422	145.00–148.00	146.38
2	—	365	153.00–156.00	154.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
5	—	406	140.00–142.00	140.79
2	—	460	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	570	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	197.00	197.00
1	—	600	166.00	166.00
1	—	300	202.00	202.00
1	—	460	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,517	75.00–80.00	77.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	67.00–68.00	67.39
4	—	1,261	75.00–76.00	75.51
13	—	1,194	69.00–74.00	71.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	63.00–65.00	64.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	108.00–110.00	109.25
4	—	1,855	100.00–105.00	102.71
2	—	1,533	93.00	93.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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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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