Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-11-14

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 14
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
655 head
▲ 353 vs last sale 302▲ 141 vs year ago 514 · +27.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 43▲ 48 vs year ago 49 · +98.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 39▼ 3 vs year ago 63 · −4.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $140.10/cwt on 63 head.
Average price
$140.10
63 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.57
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514145.3474644
Medium and Large 2562130.4373311thin
Medium and Large 3527124.626568thin
One grade step is worth $20.72/cwt here — about $90 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 sale63 hd
140.10
—
AL average12 barns · 1,454 hd
141.67
−1.57
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—Low1,68689.581,5107thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47067.6099411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12665.4773743
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00353.2453413

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9336
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9289
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8083thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,10318
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5504thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 3—513126.99/cwt126.00–130.006514
HeifersMedium and Large 3—405136.00/cwt136.00–136.005512
BullsMedium and Large 2—680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007962
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620121.48/cwt119.00–124.007532
SteersMedium and Large 2—790124.00/cwt124.00–124.009802
SteersMedium and Large 3—610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475151.33/cwt150.00–152.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 1—538144.00/cwt144.00–144.0077519
HeifersMedium and Large 1—616132.71/cwt131.00–133.008177
HeifersMedium and Large 2—735112.99/cwt112.00–114.008302
SteersMedium and Large 2—465162.00/cwt162.00–162.007533
SteersMedium and Large 1—415182.00/cwt182.00–182.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 2—538133.99/cwt132.00–136.007212
HeifersMedium and Large 3—615111.00/cwt111.00–111.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 3—735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007791
SteersMedium and Large 3—655126.00/cwt126.00–126.008252
SteersMedium and Large 1—655148.00/cwt148.00–148.009691
SteersMedium and Large 1—535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008835
SteersMedium and Large 3—405164.00/cwt164.00–164.006642
SteersMedium and Large 2—633142.52/cwt141.00–144.009024
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428144.44/cwt141.00–148.006184
SteersMedium and Large 1—608152.47/cwt147.00–158.0092710
SteersMedium and Large 1—875139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2164
SteersMedium and Large 2—435172.00/cwt172.00–172.007481
SteersMedium and Large 3—560140.00/cwt140.00–140.007842
SteersMedium and Large 3—455156.00/cwt156.00–156.007102
SteersMedium and Large 1—475178.33/cwt175.00–183.008477
SteersMedium and Large 1—561157.44/cwt156.00–158.008837
BullsMedium and Large 1—670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008441
BullsMedium and Large 1—475151.00/cwt151.00–151.007172
BullsMedium and Large 1—788120.32/cwt119.00–122.009483
BullsMedium and Large 2—383162.99/cwt162.00–164.006248
BullsMedium and Large 2—572128.40/cwt128.00–129.007345
BullsMedium and Large 1—643126.99/cwt125.00–131.008173
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,61079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2721
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39568.62/cwt67.00–72.009575
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08766.10/cwt64.00–69.0071918
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11061.26/cwt59.00–63.0068016
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03453.50/cwt53.00–54.005538
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51764.31/cwt62.00–66.009765
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23171.68/cwt70.00–75.008829
Bulls——1,49385.04/cwt84.00–86.001,2703
CowsLean 85-90%—98048.06/cwt45.00–50.004713
CowsLean 85-90%—91560.00/cwt60.00–60.005492
Bulls——1,83092.98/cwt92.00–94.001,7024
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——1,010.00/head950.00–1,125.001,0105
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2——927.78/head850.00–1,050.009289
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2——1,102.78/head1,000.00–1,200.001,10318
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——550.00/head500.00–600.005504
Bred CowsSmall 1-2——550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——808.00/head750.00–874.008083
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3——700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2—788115.00/cwt114.00–116.009062
BullsMedium and Large 3—540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
BullsMedium and Large 2—545134.00/cwt134.00–134.007302
BullsMedium and Large 1—745121.00/cwt121.00–121.009012
BullsMedium and Large 3—260158.00/cwt158.00–158.004112
BullsMedium and Large 3—790103.00/cwt103.00–103.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005203
HeifersMedium and Large 1—395158.00/cwt158.00–158.006242
BullsMedium and Large 1—510142.00/cwt142.00–142.007242
BullsMedium and Large 3—680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
BullsMedium and Large 1—395178.00/cwt178.00–178.007032
BullsMedium and Large 2—445147.00/cwt147.00–147.006542
HeifersMedium and Large 1—440153.33/cwt153.00–154.006756
HeifersMedium and Large 1—558140.00/cwt140.00–140.007814
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221

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.