Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 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 $133.43/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$133.43

60 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$35.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	395	162.67	643	3thin
Medium and Large 2	517	137.89	713	26
Medium and Large 3	552	126.87	700	31

One grade step is worth $35.80/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale60 hd

133.43

—

AL average5 barns · 359 hd

145.52

−12.08

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	1,850	88.00	1,628	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	68.00	1,139	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	62.66	721	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	940	47.67	448	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)	—	$625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$525	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	375	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	129.37/cwt	128.00–132.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	134.96/cwt	132.00–138.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.60/cwt	134.00–140.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	133.49/cwt	133.00–134.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	114.69/cwt	111.00–119.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	127.07/cwt	124.00–133.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	131.94/cwt	128.00–136.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	137.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	131.22/cwt	130.00–133.00	697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	138.98/cwt	138.00–141.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	135.59/cwt	134.00–140.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	46.01/cwt	45.00–47.00	412	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	58.33/cwt	56.00–60.00	635	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	65.13/cwt	64.00–66.00	773	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,628	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	525.00/head	500.00–550.00	525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	112.52/cwt	109.00–116.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	612	123.66/cwt	120.00–126.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.37/cwt	131.00–137.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	109.56/cwt	105.00–114.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.42/cwt	125.00–130.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	153.31/cwt	152.00–156.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.69/cwt	146.00–154.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	122.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	753	2

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 313Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 65Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 24Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	128.00–132.00	129.99
4	—	333	130.00–138.00	134.28
2	—	523	115.00–119.00	116.99
5	—	486	122.00–124.00	123.01
4	—	578	111.00–119.00	114.69
2	—	433	123.00–126.00	124.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	140.00–144.00	142.02
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
4	—	531	130.00–133.00	131.22
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
4	—	375	146.00–154.00	149.69
2	—	610	123.00–124.00	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	116.00	116.00
3	—	477	128.00–132.00	129.37
2	—	410	132.00–138.00	134.96
5	—	377	134.00–140.00	136.60
2	—	333	140.00–142.00	141.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	133.00–134.00	133.49
3	—	572	124.00–133.00	127.07
1	—	425	144.00	144.00
2	—	528	128.00–136.00	131.94
2	—	615	121.00–122.00	121.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	135.00–140.00	137.68
1	—	570	139.00	139.00
2	—	690	136.00–137.00	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	150.00–152.00	150.66
1	—	720	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	152.00	152.00
4	—	484	138.00–141.00	138.98
2	—	623	131.00–132.00	131.50
7	—	526	134.00–140.00	135.59
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
3	—	580	131.00–137.00	133.37
2	—	773	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	408	148.00–149.00	148.50
3	—	342	152.00–156.00	153.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
2	—	385	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	360	146.00	146.00
2	—	720	109.00–116.00	112.52
3	—	612	120.00–126.00	123.66
3	—	473	130.00–132.00	130.68
3	—	665	115.00–117.00	115.68
3	—	435	140.00	140.00
2	—	785	105.00–114.00	109.56
5	—	515	125.00–130.00	127.42
6	—	588	120.00–129.00	122.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	51.00	51.00
2	—	895	45.00–47.00	46.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	56.00–60.00	58.33
7	—	1,187	64.00–66.00	65.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	88.00	88.00

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	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00

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

Bulls · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle