Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $157.29/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$157.29

29 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$7.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	390	160.00	625	3thin
Medium and Large 2	451	159.67	720	16thin
Medium and Large 1	543	152.68	828	10thin

One grade step is worth $7.32/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale29 hd

157.29

—

AL average14 barns · 866 hd

145.17

+12.12

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	1,856	106.02	1,968	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	84.00	1,020	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	82.34	1,126	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$890	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$860	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,158	3thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	350	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	164.47/cwt	160.00–168.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	173.88/cwt	170.00–178.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	119.01/cwt	117.00–121.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.41/cwt	140.00–143.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.49/cwt	132.00–138.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	151.34/cwt	150.00–152.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.47/cwt	130.00–133.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	159.42/cwt	157.00–162.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.96/cwt	136.00–140.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,158.33/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/head	850.00–870.00	860	2
Bulls	—	—	1,953	109.92/cwt	109.00–111.00	2,147	2
Bulls	—	—	1,808	104.07/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,882	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	82.34/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,126	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	79.74/cwt	79.00–82.00	976	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	88.30/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,096	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	77.50/cwt	77.00–78.00	853	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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 229Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 20Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	168.00	168.00
3	—	525	150.00–155.00	152.00
4	—	435	160.00–168.00	164.47
1	—	225	192.00	192.00
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
2	—	470	157.00–162.00	159.42
2	—	583	136.00–140.00	137.96
1	—	260	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	170.00–178.00	173.88
2	—	760	117.00–121.00	119.01
3	—	535	158.00–160.00	158.68
1	—	300	172.00	172.00
1	—	560	153.00	153.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	156.00	156.00
1	—	325	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	140.00–143.00	141.41
1	—	455	149.00	149.00
2	—	618	130.00–133.00	131.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	144.00	144.00
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	545	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.49
4	—	528	132.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
3	—	412	150.00–152.00	151.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	158.00	158.00
5	—	679	148.00	148.00
1	—	570	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,158.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	890.00	890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–870.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,953	109.00–111.00	109.92
4	—	1,808	102.00–107.00	104.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	82.00–83.00	82.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	79.00–82.00	79.74
7	—	1,241	87.00–90.00	88.30
2	—	1,100	77.00–78.00	77.50

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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