Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.99/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$129.99

66 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$26.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	146.20	654	20
Medium and Large 2	511	125.82	642	24
Medium and Large 3	519	119.82	622	22

One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $33 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 sale66 hd

129.99

—

AL average15 barns · 1,875 hd

141.77

−11.77

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	1,728	86.00	1,486	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	67.98	969	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	64.25	735	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	51.57	604	6thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,119	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$742	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$888	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$575	7

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	618	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	114.15/cwt	112.00–116.00	662	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	128.54/cwt	126.00–131.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	133.02/cwt	131.00–134.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	133.41/cwt	133.00–135.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.32/cwt	146.00–153.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	135.46/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	135.72/cwt	135.00–136.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	125.44/cwt	123.00–130.00	712	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	172.05/cwt	168.00–176.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.49/cwt	129.00–134.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	672	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	53.74/cwt	53.00–54.00	606	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	66.48/cwt	65.00–69.00	954	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,025	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	49.39/cwt	48.00–50.00	601	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	67.23/cwt	65.00–70.00	793	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	61.56/cwt	59.00–64.00	685	10
Bulls	—	—	1,630	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,643	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	741.67/head	700.00–800.00	742	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	850.00–1,075.00	975	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,050	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	575.00/head	525.00–600.00	575	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,258.33/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,258	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	562	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	723	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	777	117.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	121.36/cwt	119.00–125.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	149.99/cwt	146.00–152.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	147.04/cwt	146.00–148.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	151.43/cwt	150.00–154.00	554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	164.01/cwt	162.00–166.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	120.54/cwt	119.00–124.00	638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.03/cwt	142.00–148.00	689	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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 264Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 28Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 9Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	127.00–129.00	127.99
1	—	695	124.00	124.00
5	—	421	146.00–152.00	149.99
7	—	366	150.00–154.00	151.43
4	—	475	142.00–148.00	145.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
1	—	765	104.00	104.00
6	—	580	112.00–116.00	114.15
4	—	475	123.00–124.00	123.51
3	—	412	131.00–134.00	133.02
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	275	138.00	138.00
4	—	534	115.00–116.00	115.75
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	126.00–131.00	128.54
1	—	585	121.00	121.00
3	—	632	117.00	117.00
2	—	415	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	380	142.00	142.00
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	285	146.00	146.00
10	—	529	119.00–124.00	120.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	164.00	164.00
10	—	534	135.00–136.00	135.72
3	—	625	118.00–120.00	119.35
2	—	470	139.00–142.00	140.48
13	—	568	123.00–130.00	125.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	674	133.00–135.00	133.41
1	—	240	178.00	178.00
1	—	375	166.00	166.00
1	—	730	133.00	133.00
3	—	527	140.00–145.00	142.32
3	—	330	168.00	168.00
3	—	562	139.00–140.00	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	138.00	138.00
3	—	523	146.00–153.00	148.32
2	—	768	133.00–138.00	135.46
2	—	588	142.00–143.00	142.50
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
2	—	410	168.00–170.00	169.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	136.00	136.00
2	—	370	168.00–176.00	172.05
2	—	618	129.00–134.00	131.49
2	—	313	170.00–172.00	171.01
2	—	465	151.00–152.00	151.51
2	—	410	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
1	—	745	119.00	119.00
5	—	777	115.00–119.00	117.37
3	—	622	119.00–125.00	121.36
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	174.00	174.00
2	—	393	162.00–166.00	164.01
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	120.00–123.00	121.32
2	—	723	113.00–115.00	113.98
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
2	—	695	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	423	146.00–148.00	147.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,127	53.00–54.00	53.74
3	—	1,217	48.00–50.00	49.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,435	65.00–69.00	66.48
1	—	1,385	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,179	65.00–70.00	67.23
10	—	1,112	59.00–64.00	61.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,825	90.00	90.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,225.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–800.00	741.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	525.00–600.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	875.00–900.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,258.33

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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