Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 100.00 cwt, and high dressing bulls sold up to 125.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.50/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$165.50

38 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$27.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	174.46	835	14thin
Medium and Large 2	476	162.22	772	21
Medium and Large 3	505	146.67	741	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.79/cwt here — about $94 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 sale38 hd

165.50

—

AL average16 barns · 1,575 hd

159.59

+5.91

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	1,792	112.38	2,014	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,351	91.30	1,233	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	86.02	1,246	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	77.00	798	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$980	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.60/cwt	144.00–150.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.66/cwt	130.00–136.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	174.08/cwt	170.00–176.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	211.07/cwt	208.00–214.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	202.69/cwt	200.00–208.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	184.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	454	156.26/cwt	152.00–158.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.07/cwt	136.00–142.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	188.04/cwt	184.00–194.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	145.40/cwt	141.00–148.00	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	151.33/cwt	150.00–154.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	151.55/cwt	146.00–154.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,961	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	88.25/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,188	11
Bulls	—	—	1,930	105.43/cwt	105.00–106.00	2,035	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	88.02/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,300	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,092	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	77.00/cwt	75.00–81.00	798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	95.60/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,344	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	81.45/cwt	80.00–83.00	920	4

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 Aug 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 157Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 34Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
2	—	618	138.00–140.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	124.00–129.00	126.49
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
5	—	480	144.00–150.00	147.60
4	—	420	152.00–158.00	155.00
3	—	560	130.00–136.00	132.66
4	—	525	136.00–142.00	140.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	148.00	148.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	515	132.00–134.00	133.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
2	—	730	142.00–145.00	143.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
1	—	760	145.00	145.00
1	—	585	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	170.00–176.00	174.08
4	—	454	152.00–158.00	156.26
4	—	384	184.00–194.00	188.04
5	—	565	141.00–148.00	145.40
4	—	530	146.00–154.00	151.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	208.00–214.00	211.07
3	—	377	200.00–208.00	202.69
2	—	673	138.00–140.00	139.03
2	—	523	156.00	156.00
2	—	425	180.00–188.00	184.09
3	—	550	150.00–154.00	151.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	166.00	166.00
1	—	580	134.00	134.00

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)	1	—	—	980.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,690	117.00–120.00	118.51
2	—	1,930	105.00–106.00	105.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,346	86.00–90.00	88.25
17	—	1,406	91.00–98.00	95.60
4	—	1,129	80.00–83.00	81.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	87.00–89.00	88.02
1	—	1,365	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	75.00–81.00	77.00

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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