Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 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 $123.96/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$123.96

71 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$1.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	125.00	806	1thin
Medium and Large 2	505	124.93	631	33
Medium and Large 3	471	123.07	579	37

One grade step is worth $1.93/cwt here — about $227 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 sale71 hd

123.96

—

AL average15 barns · 1,739 hd

140.04

−16.09

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	1,802	98.82	1,780	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	70.00	1,054	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	68.48	790	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	50.90	483	13

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)	—	$944	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$758	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$775	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	145.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	717	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	124.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	127.76/cwt	123.00–133.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	129.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	718	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,054	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	66.85/cwt	64.00–69.00	766	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.77/cwt	122.00–124.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	124.36/cwt	123.00–127.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	139.15/cwt	138.00–140.00	743	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	161.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	677	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	48.72/cwt	47.00–50.00	439	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	53.45/cwt	51.00–56.00	538	6
Bulls	—	—	1,485	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	101.23/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,984	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	71.90/cwt	70.00–75.00	842	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	775.00–850.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	944.44/head	850.00–1,100.00	944	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	750.00–800.00	775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	758.33/head	700.00–800.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	134.81/cwt	133.00–136.00	462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	131.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	718	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	116.67/cwt	116.00–118.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	657	108.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	123.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	525	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	8

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 332Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 22Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 17Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	147.00	147.00
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
14	—	492	145.00–150.00	145.75
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
8	—	422	160.00–164.00	161.27
1	—	680	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	138.00–141.00	139.50
14	—	565	150.00–152.00	151.01
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
1	—	525	153.00	153.00
1	—	455	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
7	—	534	138.00–140.00	139.15
4	—	373	158.00–159.00	158.48
3	—	470	142.00–145.00	143.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	122.00–125.00	124.26
3	—	628	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	665	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	718	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	475	135.00–137.00	136.03
3	—	517	127.00–130.00	128.99
6	—	372	140.00–148.00	143.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
7	—	629	123.00–133.00	127.76
2	—	680	127.00–132.00	129.48
6	—	528	134.00–138.00	136.01
3	—	590	130.00–134.00	131.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	122.00–124.00	122.77
4	—	628	116.00–117.00	116.75
8	—	469	123.00–127.00	124.36
8	—	522	120.00–125.00	122.85
8	—	420	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	111.00–113.00	111.98
5	—	343	133.00–136.00	134.81
3	—	527	116.00–118.00	116.67
3	—	657	108.00–110.00	108.67
8	—	490	122.00	122.00
4	—	565	114.00–116.00	115.01
7	—	371	130.00–135.00	132.25
5	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,146	64.00–69.00	66.85
10	—	1,171	70.00–75.00	71.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	47.00–50.00	48.72
6	—	1,006	51.00–56.00	53.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,960	99.00–104.00	101.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	758.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	944.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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Replacement Cattle