Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.68/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$152.68

47 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	509	156.87	798	22
Medium and Large 1	581	155.31	902	10thin
Medium and Large 3	544	144.80	788	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $10 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 sale47 hd

152.68

—

AL average15 barns · 1,315 hd

157.08

−4.39

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	1,619	99.66	1,613	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	83.08	1,193	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	81.56	966	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	62.30	566	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,185	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,164	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$678	10

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	255	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	158.65/cwt	158.00–160.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.57/cwt	141.00–148.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	140.47/cwt	139.00–146.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	131.93/cwt	130.00–134.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.52/cwt	132.00–133.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	149.98/cwt	148.00–152.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	161.60/cwt	161.00–164.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,136	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	140.75/cwt	139.00–141.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	147.02/cwt	144.00–153.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	157.49/cwt	154.00–161.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.27/cwt	156.00–159.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	145.66/cwt	145.00–146.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	59.95/cwt	59.00–61.00	541	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	83.08/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,193	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	76.75/cwt	75.00–78.00	926	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	89.62/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,089	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	82.08/cwt	80.00–84.00	951	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	616	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,376	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,188	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	762.50/head	725.00–800.00	763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,417	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	677.50/head	600.00–775.00	678	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	714	119.25/cwt	119.00–120.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	141.72/cwt	140.00–144.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	154.53/cwt	153.00–156.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	128.98/cwt	127.00–131.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	162.39/cwt	159.00–164.00	872	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 Sep 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 251Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 46Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 16Year ago 40

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	194.00	194.00
3	—	582	144.00–153.00	147.02
1	—	435	168.00	168.00
4	—	485	156.00–159.00	158.27
2	—	788	123.00–124.00	123.50
3	—	365	174.00	174.00
4	—	623	140.00–144.00	141.72
2	—	515	153.00–156.00	154.53
2	—	313	184.00–186.00	184.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
2	—	588	154.00–161.00	157.49
3	—	617	145.00–146.00	145.66
1	—	480	176.00	176.00
3	—	537	159.00–164.00	162.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	158.00–160.00	158.65
1	—	635	134.00	134.00
1	—	475	152.00	152.00
1	—	380	168.00	168.00
4	—	714	119.00–120.00	119.25
1	—	290	186.00	186.00
2	—	530	148.00–149.00	148.51
2	—	575	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	141.00–148.00	145.57
5	—	562	139.00–146.00	140.47
1	—	625	143.00	143.00
5	—	405	161.00–164.00	161.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	130.00–134.00	131.93
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
2	—	575	132.00–133.00	132.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	143.00	143.00
2	—	465	135.00–136.00	135.51
2	—	525	127.00–131.00	128.98
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	157.00	157.00
4	—	553	161.00	161.00
4	—	829	137.00	137.00
2	—	743	149.00	149.00
5	—	503	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	146.00	146.00
4	—	574	148.00–152.00	149.98
8	—	677	139.00–141.00	140.75
1	—	375	182.00	182.00
1	—	720	136.00	136.00
1	—	325	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	166.00	166.00
2	—	483	153.00–154.00	153.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	59.00–61.00	59.95
1	—	920	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,436	80.00–86.00	83.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	75.00–78.00	76.75
2	—	1,215	88.00–91.00	89.62
6	—	1,159	80.00–84.00	82.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,688	101.00–105.00	102.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,416.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	600.00–775.00	677.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,337.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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