Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.78/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$138.78

65 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$217

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

$23.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	146.78	650	30
Medium and Large 3	476	132.19	630	34
Medium and Large 1	705	123.00	867	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale65 hd

138.78

—

AL average15 barns · 1,123 hd

132.75

+6.04

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	1,762	86.25	1,519	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	71.50	855	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	65.94	895	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,088	55.04	599	9thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$781	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.82/cwt	158.00–162.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	123.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.61/cwt	120.00–122.00	645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.92/cwt	150.00–154.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	113.24/cwt	111.00–114.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	115.07/cwt	112.00–121.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	114.60/cwt	114.00–115.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.81/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	126.93/cwt	124.00–128.00	402	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	142.42/cwt	138.00–146.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	118.75/cwt	116.00–121.00	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	168.39/cwt	164.00–169.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	118.67/cwt	116.00–126.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.53/cwt	116.00–122.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	145.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	532	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	106.97/cwt	106.00–108.00	776	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	612.50/head	600.00–625.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/head	900.00–1,025.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
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	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,455	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	66.33/cwt	64.00–69.00	804	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	72.92/cwt	70.00–75.00	867	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	67.70/cwt	66.00–71.00	902	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	61.98/cwt	60.00–64.00	876	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	55.04/cwt	53.00–56.00	599	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	77.11/cwt	76.00–79.00	912	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 Oct 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 300Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 46Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 24Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	158.00–162.00	160.82
7	—	579	123.00–127.00	123.99
2	—	428	150.00–154.00	151.92
2	—	465	145.00–150.00	147.45
2	—	685	120.00–122.00	120.99
9	—	268	164.00–169.00	168.39
2	—	620	121.00–124.00	122.54
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	120.00–122.00	120.61
5	—	431	138.00–146.00	142.42
4	—	571	116.00–121.00	118.75
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
12	—	367	140.00–150.00	145.05
2	—	470	135.00–139.00	137.00
2	—	725	106.00–108.00	106.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	111.00–114.00	113.24
9	—	583	112.00–121.00	115.07
2	—	380	119.00–122.00	120.46
8	—	317	124.00–128.00	126.93
7	—	429	116.00–126.00	118.67
4	—	473	116.00–122.00	118.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
5	—	423	114.00–115.00	114.60
6	—	528	110.00–115.00	111.81

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	—	—	600.00–625.00	612.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	89.00–90.00	89.49
2	—	1,753	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,212	64.00–69.00	66.33
6	—	1,189	70.00–75.00	72.92
4	—	1,183	76.00–79.00	77.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,333	66.00–71.00	67.70
4	—	1,413	60.00–64.00	61.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,088	53.00–56.00	55.04

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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