Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.53/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$147.53

54 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$5.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	148.89	776	24
Medium and Large 2	463	147.97	685	21
Medium and Large 3	456	142.90	651	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.99/cwt here — about $125 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 sale54 hd

147.53

—

AL average14 barns · 1,208 hd

145.29

+2.24

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	1,682	109.67	1,844	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	86.00	1,294	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	82.19	930	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	67.14	624	3thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	159.95/cwt	158.00–164.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	146.72/cwt	144.00–149.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	159.15/cwt	157.00–162.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	167.00/cwt	166.00–168.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.00/cwt	132.00–136.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	165.68/cwt	164.00–166.00	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	157.53/cwt	156.00–159.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.61/cwt	162.00–167.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	178.97/cwt	178.00–180.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.49/cwt	143.00–149.00	903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	157.35/cwt	156.00–160.00	870	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	67.14/cwt	66.00–69.00	624	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,717	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	87.53/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,038	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,004	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	75.05/cwt	73.00–77.00	760	4
Bulls	—	—	1,835	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.42/cwt	139.00–144.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	172.56/cwt	170.00–176.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	824	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	147.00/cwt	146.00–148.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	198.36/cwt	195.00–202.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	154.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.70/cwt	151.00–156.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	146.78/cwt	145.00–148.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.73/cwt	137.00–139.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	155.59/cwt	150.00–159.00	742	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	844	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 Mar 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 131Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 27Year ago 14

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	164.00	164.00
1	—	635	127.00	127.00
4	—	479	144.00–149.00	146.72
5	—	379	157.00–162.00	159.15
2	—	575	132.00–136.00	134.00
4	—	418	151.00–156.00	153.70
4	—	529	137.00–139.00	137.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	158.00–164.00	159.95
2	—	610	136.00–138.00	137.02
1	—	530	144.00	144.00
2	—	573	139.00–144.00	141.42
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
13	—	477	150.00–159.00	155.59
2	—	675	124.00–126.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
4	—	478	140.00–142.00	140.99
4	—	420	145.00–148.00	146.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	170.00–172.00	171.02
1	—	415	193.00	193.00
2	—	585	166.00–168.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	147.00	147.00
1	—	620	156.00	156.00
6	—	526	164.00–166.00	165.68
2	—	580	156.00–159.00	157.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
2	—	533	146.00–148.00	147.00
1	—	445	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	160.00–164.00	161.95
2	—	368	178.00–180.00	178.97
7	—	424	170.00–176.00	172.56
13	—	575	140.00–144.00	143.37
3	—	505	150.00–157.00	154.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	162.00–167.00	164.61
4	—	625	143.00–149.00	144.49
3	—	553	156.00–160.00	157.35
2	—	313	195.00–202.00	198.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	66.00–69.00	67.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	86.00–88.00	87.53
4	—	1,195	83.00–85.00	84.00
4	—	1,013	73.00–77.00	75.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,835	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00

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

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