Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $162.04/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$162.04

44 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	418	167.89	701	20
Medium and Large 1	518	158.37	820	19thin
Medium and Large 3	475	152.60	725	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about −$24 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

162.04

—

AL average15 barns · 1,034 hd

155.91

+6.13

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	1,672	103.79	1,735	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	81.53	1,087	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	78.50	875	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	63.07	650	7thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	481	164.68/cwt	162.00–166.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	149.81/cwt	149.00–153.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	156.62/cwt	155.00–158.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	170.50/cwt	168.00–172.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.34/cwt	139.00–142.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	128.64/cwt	127.00–130.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	152.70/cwt	150.00–154.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	135.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	147.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	177.99/cwt	176.00–180.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	183.07/cwt	182.00–184.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	177.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	723	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,045.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,100.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	940.00/cwt	900.00–1,010.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	802.50/cwt	790.00–820.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,772	105.39/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,868	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	63.07/cwt	61.00–67.00	650	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	73.85/cwt	73.00–75.00	803	6
Bulls	—	—	1,370	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	78.87/cwt	77.00–82.00	881	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	86.70/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,004	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	81.53/cwt	81.00–82.00	1,087	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 Apr 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 134Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 38Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 20Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	162.00–166.00	164.68
3	—	507	155.00–160.00	158.01
5	—	584	149.00–153.00	149.81
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
3	—	408	175.00–180.00	177.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	155.00–158.00	156.62
4	—	410	168.00–172.00	170.50
2	—	235	204.00	204.00
2	—	558	145.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	275	194.00	194.00
4	—	518	145.00–150.00	147.72
2	—	358	176.00–180.00	177.99
2	—	323	182.00–184.00	183.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	164.00	164.00
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
2	—	495	148.00–149.00	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	151.00	151.00
1	—	420	186.00	186.00
1	—	525	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	118.00	118.00
5	—	418	144.00–148.00	146.04
3	—	465	139.00–142.00	140.34
3	—	567	127.00–130.00	128.64
3	—	365	150.00–154.00	152.70
2	—	625	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	335	154.00	154.00
6	—	539	132.00–138.00	135.98
2	—	660	119.00–121.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	152.00–155.00	152.97
1	—	455	148.00	148.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,010.00–1,100.00	1,045.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,010.00	940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	790.00–820.00	802.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,772	103.00–107.00	105.39
1	—	1,370	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,030	61.00–67.00	63.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,088	73.00–75.00	73.85
9	—	1,117	77.00–82.00	78.87
3	—	1,158	85.00–88.00	86.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	81.00–82.00	81.53

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle