Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with high dressing boning cows up to 101.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.62/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$150.62

45 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$16.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	156.55	759	16thin
Medium and Large 2	480	148.56	713	25
Medium and Large 3	489	139.75	683	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.81/cwt here — about $76 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 sale45 hd

150.62

—

AL average15 barns · 1,108 hd

146.77

+3.85

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	—	Low	1,611	107.81	1,736	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	98.23	1,540	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	93.52	1,174	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	77.62	841	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$993	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	520	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	155.66/cwt	154.00–158.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	146.18/cwt	145.00–148.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	134.73/cwt	134.00–137.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	142.49/cwt	141.00–144.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	178.88/cwt	176.00–183.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	155.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.52/cwt	128.00–136.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.77/cwt	135.00–158.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	541	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	77.62/cwt	75.00–79.00	841	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	98.23/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	90.43/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,054	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	95.77/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,265	11
Bulls	—	—	1,538	104.00/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,683	111.62/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	993.00/head	910.00–1,035.00	993	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.08/cwt	142.00–148.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	154.97/cwt	153.00–156.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	145.02/cwt	142.00–147.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.38/cwt	132.00–139.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	171.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.40/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	152.28/cwt	149.00–153.00	662	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	146.64/cwt	144.00–148.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	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 Jun 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 273Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 8Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	148.00–152.00	149.96
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
1	—	785	123.00	123.00
2	—	438	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	285	194.00	194.00
2	—	570	142.00–148.00	145.08
3	—	457	153.00–156.00	154.97
2	—	380	170.00–174.00	171.95
1	—	320	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	154.00–158.00	155.66
6	—	464	145.00–148.00	146.18
4	—	573	135.00–158.00	140.77
2	—	320	168.00–170.00	168.98
7	—	514	142.00–147.00	145.02
2	—	370	160.00–165.00	162.40
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
2	—	623	149.00	149.00
1	—	570	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	176.00–183.00	178.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	134.00–137.00	134.73
2	—	438	141.00–144.00	142.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	121.00	121.00
2	—	360	154.00–156.00	154.99
4	—	523	128.00–136.00	130.52
7	—	435	149.00–153.00	152.28
3	—	457	144.00–148.00	146.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	162.00	162.00
6	—	464	150.00–157.00	155.69
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
9	—	578	132.00–139.00	137.38
2	—	515	138.00–139.00	138.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,084	75.00–79.00	77.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	96.00–101.00	98.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,165	88.00–93.00	90.43
11	—	1,321	92.00–99.00	95.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	102.00–106.00	104.00
2	—	1,683	110.00–113.00	111.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	910.00–1,035.00	993.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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