Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-11-07

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 7
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
302 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 264▼ 342 vs year ago 644 · −53.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 28▼ 31 vs year ago 74 · −41.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 9▲ 7 vs year ago 32 · +21.9%
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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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448146.2065420
Medium and Large 2511125.8264224
Medium and Large 3519119.8262222
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,72886.001,4862thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42567.989695thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14464.2573519
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17251.576046thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1194thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9756
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$8884thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5757

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618127.99/cwt127.00–129.007912
HeifersMedium and Large 3—675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 3—765104.00/cwt104.00–104.007961
SteersMedium and Large 3—280164.00/cwt164.00–164.004591
HeifersMedium and Large 3—580114.15/cwt112.00–116.006626
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483128.54/cwt126.00–131.006214
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475123.51/cwt123.00–124.005874
HeifersMedium and Large 3—412133.02/cwt131.00–134.005483
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
SteersMedium and Large 2—674133.41/cwt133.00–135.008995
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
HeifersMedium and Large 1—695124.00/cwt124.00–124.008621
HeifersMedium and Large 2—632117.00/cwt117.00–117.007393
HeifersMedium and Large 2—415141.01/cwt140.00–142.005852
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005402
SteersMedium and Large 1—675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009321
SteersMedium and Large 1—523148.32/cwt146.00–153.007763
SteersMedium and Large 1—768135.46/cwt133.00–138.001,0402
SteersMedium and Large 1—588142.50/cwt142.00–143.008382
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 2—285146.00/cwt146.00–146.004161
SteersMedium and Large 2—240178.00/cwt178.00–178.004271
SteersMedium and Large 2—375166.00/cwt166.00–166.006231
SteersMedium and Large 3—534135.72/cwt135.00–136.0072510
SteersMedium and Large 3—625119.35/cwt118.00–120.007463
SteersMedium and Large 3—470140.48/cwt139.00–142.006602
SteersMedium and Large 3—568125.44/cwt123.00–130.0071213
SteersMedium and Large 1—390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
SteersMedium and Large 2—730133.00/cwt133.00–133.009711
SteersMedium and Large 2—527142.32/cwt140.00–145.007503
SteersMedium and Large 2—330168.00/cwt168.00–168.005543
SteersMedium and Large 1—410169.01/cwt168.00–170.006932
SteersMedium and Large 2—562139.33/cwt139.00–140.007833
BullsMedium and Large 1—555136.00/cwt136.00–136.007551
BullsMedium and Large 1—370172.05/cwt168.00–176.006372
BullsMedium and Large 1—618131.49/cwt129.00–134.008132
BullsMedium and Large 1—313171.01/cwt170.00–172.005352
BullsMedium and Large 1—465151.51/cwt151.00–152.007052
BullsMedium and Large 1—410164.00/cwt164.00–164.006722
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12753.74/cwt53.00–54.006063
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43566.48/cwt65.00–69.009544
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0251
CowsLean 85-90%—1,21749.39/cwt48.00–50.006013
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17967.23/cwt65.00–70.007939
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11261.56/cwt59.00–64.0068510
Bulls——1,63082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,3371
Bulls——1,82590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,6431
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——741.67/head700.00–800.007423
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——975.00/head850.00–1,075.009756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,050.00/head925.00–1,225.001,0503
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——575.00/head525.00–600.005757
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 3——887.50/head875.00–900.008884
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2——625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,258.33/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2586
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——1,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 2—570124.00/cwt124.00–124.007071
BullsMedium and Large 3—562121.32/cwt120.00–123.006823
BullsMedium and Large 3—723113.98/cwt113.00–115.008242
BullsMedium and Large 3—325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
BullsMedium and Large 2—745119.00/cwt119.00–119.008871
BullsMedium and Large 2—777117.37/cwt115.00–119.009125
BullsMedium and Large 2—622121.36/cwt119.00–125.007553
HeifersMedium and Large 1—421149.99/cwt146.00–152.006315
BullsMedium and Large 2—690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
BullsMedium and Large 2—285174.00/cwt174.00–174.004961
BullsMedium and Large 3—695118.50/cwt118.00–119.008242
BullsMedium and Large 3—423147.04/cwt146.00–148.006222
HeifersMedium and Large 3—275138.00/cwt138.00–138.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 1—366151.43/cwt150.00–154.005547
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—455154.00/cwt154.00–154.007011
HeifersMedium and Large 3—534115.75/cwt115.00–116.006184
BullsMedium and Large 2—393164.01/cwt162.00–166.006452
BullsMedium and Large 2—515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 2—529120.54/cwt119.00–124.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 3—630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475145.03/cwt142.00–148.006894

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.