Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.86/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$141.86

114 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$22.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	155.81	680	30
Medium and Large 2	501	140.00	702	45
Medium and Large 3	482	133.28	642	39

One grade step is worth $22.53/cwt here — about $38 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 sale114 hd

141.86

—

AL average15 barns · 2,006 hd

148.71

−6.85

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	—	High	1,633	112.32	1,834	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	84.65	1,160	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,091	75.30	822	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	64.33	618	11

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)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,038	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$692	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 3	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	164.78/cwt	162.00–170.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	149.32/cwt	146.00–153.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.04/cwt	143.00–153.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	134.72/cwt	132.00–136.00	632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	130.77/cwt	129.00–133.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	159.96/cwt	158.00–164.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	142.05/cwt	138.00–148.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	153.03/cwt	150.00–155.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	138.75/cwt	138.00–141.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	138.34/cwt	134.00–142.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.95/cwt	186.00–190.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	163.00/cwt	160.00–166.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	214.03/cwt	212.00–216.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	192.23/cwt	186.00–193.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	197.01/cwt	196.00–198.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	166.75/cwt	165.00–168.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	169.24/cwt	168.00–170.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	197.00/cwt	192.00–202.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	159.43/cwt	156.00–162.00	931	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	498	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	67.43/cwt	67.00–68.00	674	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	60.89/cwt	58.00–63.00	534	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	84.65/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,160	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	71.00/cwt	69.00–73.00	752	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	84.05/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,062	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	76.27/cwt	74.00–77.00	777	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	118.64/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,086	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,687	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	691.67/head	600.00–775.00	692	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	162.10/cwt	158.00–168.00	773	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	168.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	152.64/cwt	150.00–156.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	266	186.48/cwt	182.00–188.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	154.49/cwt	152.00–158.00	808	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	142.76/cwt	142.00–143.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	186.35/cwt	176.00–202.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	148.35/cwt	146.00–150.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	202.02/cwt	200.00–204.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	178.74/cwt	174.00–182.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	139.48/cwt	135.00–144.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	146.03/cwt	144.00–147.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	124.65/cwt	124.00–125.00	707	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 Aug 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 339Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 71Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 13Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	144.00	144.00
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
14	—	469	132.00–136.00	134.72
9	—	517	129.00–133.00	130.77
8	—	423	134.00–138.00	135.99
3	—	567	124.00–125.00	124.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	334	162.00–170.00	164.78
7	—	526	146.00–153.00	149.32
4	—	565	143.00–153.00	148.04
9	—	362	158.00–164.00	159.96
2	—	613	135.00–144.00	139.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	793	115.00–116.00	115.67
3	—	640	128.00	128.00
13	—	425	140.00–150.00	143.34
9	—	474	138.00–148.00	142.05
6	—	383	150.00–155.00	153.03
4	—	574	138.00–141.00	138.75
6	—	535	134.00–142.00	138.34
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
9	—	374	186.00–193.00	192.23
2	—	318	196.00–198.00	197.01
1	—	585	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	151.00	151.00
1	—	430	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
2	—	415	186.00–190.00	187.95
3	—	560	160.00–166.00	163.00
2	—	360	212.00–216.00	214.03
4	—	544	165.00–168.00	166.75
4	—	460	168.00–170.00	169.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	142.00	142.00
2	—	623	150.00–152.00	151.02
2	—	415	192.00–202.00	197.00
1	—	790	138.00	138.00
2	—	338	210.00–212.00	211.02
7	—	584	156.00–162.00	159.43
1	—	460	174.00	174.00
3	—	680	144.00–147.00	146.03
3	—	523	160.00–166.00	162.06
2	—	380	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	477	158.00–168.00	162.10
20	—	523	152.00–158.00	154.49
4	—	388	176.00–202.00	186.35
3	—	567	146.00–150.00	148.35
2	—	288	200.00–204.00	202.02
6	—	428	174.00–182.00	178.74
1	—	705	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	146.00–148.00	146.99
2	—	385	166.00–170.00	168.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
6	—	487	150.00–156.00	152.64
4	—	266	182.00–188.00	186.48
4	—	586	142.00–143.00	142.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	53.00	53.00
7	—	999	67.00–68.00	67.43
3	—	877	58.00–63.00	60.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	84.00–86.00	84.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	69.00–73.00	71.00
3	—	1,263	83.00–86.00	84.05
4	—	1,019	74.00–77.00	76.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	117.00–120.00	118.64
1	—	1,520	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,495	101.00	101.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	600.00–775.00	691.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00	800.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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