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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.56/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$135.56

75 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$7.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	486	139.00	676	37
Medium and Large 3	497	132.25	657	32
Medium and Large 1	608	131.99	802	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.01/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale75 hd

135.56

—

AL average16 barns · 1,314 hd

139.67

−4.11

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	1,595	89.00	1,420	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	70.63	1,039	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	65.74	802	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	53.34	580	10

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)	—	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$963	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,212	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	552	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	124.53/cwt	122.00–125.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	117.25/cwt	114.00–120.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.36/cwt	123.00–129.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	119.51/cwt	117.00–122.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	133.49/cwt	133.00–135.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	139.21/cwt	138.00–141.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	122.15/cwt	120.00–126.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	768	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	48.50/cwt	46.00–51.00	480	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	56.57/cwt	53.00–59.00	652	6
Bulls	—	—	1,730	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,358	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	65.98/cwt	65.00–68.00	891	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	74.12/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,158	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	69.41/cwt	67.00–73.00	866	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	62.06/cwt	60.00–65.00	740	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/head	700.00–850.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	750.00–850.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.75/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,044	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,383.33/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,383	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	634	117.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	131.19/cwt	128.00–132.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	123.81/cwt	123.00–124.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	134.43/cwt	133.00–136.00	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.60/cwt	136.00–138.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	133.41/cwt	132.00–135.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	667	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	129.25/cwt	128.00–130.00	561	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 494Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	125.00	125.00
2	—	518	130.00	130.00
4	—	413	140.00	140.00
2	—	610	122.00–123.00	122.50
2	—	365	144.00	144.00
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	104.00–106.00	104.98
2	—	415	120.00–122.00	121.02
6	—	390	122.00–125.00	124.53
4	—	478	114.00–120.00	117.25
2	—	325	132.00–135.00	133.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	139.00	139.00
9	—	482	123.00–129.00	127.36
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
6	—	534	120.00–126.00	122.15
5	—	578	118.00–124.00	122.01
4	—	434	128.00–130.00	129.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
2	—	485	146.00–147.00	146.49
2	—	423	150.00–151.00	150.49
2	—	658	117.00–122.00	119.51
4	—	589	133.00–135.00	133.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	138.00	138.00
2	—	568	151.00–152.00	151.51
4	—	790	132.00	132.00
2	—	520	155.00	155.00
5	—	620	138.00–141.00	139.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	580	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
3	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	255	158.00	158.00
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
1	—	440	149.00	149.00
5	—	520	136.00–138.00	136.60
22	—	476	138.00–145.00	140.23
2	—	628	126.00–127.00	126.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
4	—	569	134.00–136.00	134.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	142.00	142.00
4	—	634	114.00–118.00	117.03
5	—	512	128.00–132.00	131.19
2	—	290	148.00	148.00
5	—	585	123.00–124.00	123.81
1	—	345	146.00	146.00
11	—	481	133.00–136.00	134.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	46.00–51.00	48.50
6	—	1,153	53.00–59.00	56.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	65.00–68.00	65.98
4	—	1,563	72.00–75.00	74.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,248	67.00–73.00	69.41
6	—	1,193	60.00–65.00	62.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,460	93.00	93.00

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	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,043.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,383.33

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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