Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-04-18

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 18
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
134 head
176 vs last sale 310 342 vs year ago 476 · 71.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
3 vs last sale 41 7 vs year ago 45 · 15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
6 vs last sale 26 25 vs year ago 45 · 55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.31/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$159.31
28 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$727
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.78
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458167.2876510thin
Medium and Large 2455154.8870518thin
One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $60 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 sale28 hd
159.31
AL average14 barns · 829 hd
150.52
+8.78
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,58392.201,4603thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50081.671,2253thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13680.939199thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average94556.265329thin

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1475167.00/cwt167.00–167.007931
BullsMedium and Large 1635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
BullsMedium and Large 1350184.00/cwt184.00–184.006442
BullsMedium and Large 1417175.61/cwt173.00–178.007323
BullsMedium and Large 1505157.00/cwt156.00–159.007933
BullsMedium and Large 2473149.52/cwt148.00–152.007076
HeifersMedium and Large 3318144.11/cwt142.00–146.004582
HeifersMedium and Large 2450141.00/cwt141.00–141.006351
SteersMedium and Large 2300179.00/cwt179.00–179.005371
SteersMedium and Large 2525148.50/cwt144.00–150.007804
SteersMedium and Large 2370173.00/cwt173.00–173.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 2415146.00/cwt145.00–147.006062
HeifersMedium and Large 2613115.68/cwt115.00–117.007093
HeifersMedium and Large 3378139.93/cwt138.00–142.005292
HeifersMedium and Large 3431135.01/cwt134.00–137.005825
HeifersMedium and Large 3495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
BullsMedium and Large 2508143.94/cwt140.00–148.007312
BullsMedium and Large 2255178.00/cwt178.00–178.004541
BullsMedium and Large 2640140.00/cwt140.00–140.008962
BullsMedium and Large 2423156.02/cwt155.00–158.006603
BullsMedium and Large 2384169.18/cwt166.00–172.006504
HeifersMedium and Large 2505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006771
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,058.75/cwt1,000.00–1,125.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2775.00/cwt680.00–870.002
Bred CowsSmall 1-2630.00/cwt610.00–650.002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2760.00/cwt760.00–760.001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2680.00/cwt680.00–680.001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2558.00/cwt510.00–700.005
Bulls1,58392.20/cwt92.00–92.501,4603
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10578.60/cwt75.00–80.008696
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19885.60/cwt84.00–88.001,0253
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,68884.50/cwt84.00–85.001,4262
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12576.00/cwt76.00–76.008551
CowsLean 85-90%84153.14/cwt50.00–55.504475
CowsLean 85-90%1,07660.16/cwt58.00–62.006474

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.