Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.15/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$150.15

44 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$15.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	155.59	794	17thin
Medium and Large 2	505	148.49	749	21
Medium and Large 3	489	140.51	687	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.08/cwt here — about $107 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

150.15

—

AL average5 barns · 407 hd

148.56

+1.59

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	—	High	1,740	116.30	2,024	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	84.32	1,060	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	83.58	1,177	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	74.96	768	2thin

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)	—	$1,060	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$980	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	91.15/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,272	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	84.38/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,060	14
Bulls	—	—	1,745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	114.45/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	147.80/cwt	145.00–150.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	153.53/cwt	152.00–155.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	141.00/cwt	138.00–145.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.50/cwt	154.00–157.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	143.50/cwt	142.00–144.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	138.70/cwt	135.00–142.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	167.45/cwt	166.00–169.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.23/cwt	127.00–131.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	155.67/cwt	155.00–156.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	143.67/cwt	141.00–146.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	149.67/cwt	148.00–152.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.96/cwt	160.00–162.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	187.03/cwt	186.00–188.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	74.96/cwt	74.00–76.00	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	78.37/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,007	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,556	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	78.50/cwt	77.00–80.00	896	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/head	1,020.00–1,140.00	1,060	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	603	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	153.57/cwt	148.00–156.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.23/cwt	152.00–158.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.31/cwt	143.00–149.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	732	3

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 Jul 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 249Year ago 317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 63Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 40Year ago 42

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,396	89.00–94.00	91.15
14	—	1,256	82.00–88.00	84.38
6	—	1,142	77.00–80.00	78.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	74.00–76.00	74.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	76.00–81.00	78.37
1	—	1,655	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,738	113.00–116.00	114.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	145.00–150.00	147.80
2	—	408	152.00–155.00	153.53
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
2	—	518	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	142.00–144.00	143.50
6	—	477	135.00–142.00	138.70
5	—	525	127.00–131.00	129.23
3	—	362	155.00–156.00	155.67
2	—	560	122.00–125.00	123.51
3	—	602	120.00–125.00	121.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	136.00	136.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
1	—	450	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	138.00–145.00	141.00
2	—	603	135.00–136.00	135.50
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
2	—	690	123.00–125.00	124.00
4	—	471	148.00–156.00	153.57
5	—	426	152.00–158.00	156.23
3	—	520	143.00–149.00	145.31
1	—	365	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	154.00–157.00	155.50
1	—	355	172.00	172.00
3	—	610	141.00–146.00	143.67
3	—	563	148.00–152.00	149.67
2	—	475	160.00–162.00	160.96
2	—	320	186.00–188.00	187.03
1	—	705	124.00	124.00
2	—	413	162.00–165.00	163.49
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	147.00	147.00
3	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.99
2	—	470	140.00–142.00	141.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	166.00–169.00	167.45
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	177.00	177.00
1	—	575	164.00	164.00

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)	3	—	—	1,020.00–1,140.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00

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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