Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.43/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$145.43

42 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$12.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	149.05	680	19thin
Medium and Large 2	454	142.95	650	21
Medium and Large 3	455	137.00	623	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.05/cwt here — about $56 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 sale42 hd

145.43

—

AL average5 barns · 434 hd

143.15

+2.27

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	1,694	86.33	1,462	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	68.16	806	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	66.53	952	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	65.26	713	4thin

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)	—	$990	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$962	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$840	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$835	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,067	5

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	—	365	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	148.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	165.32/cwt	164.00–166.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	164.19/cwt	162.00–165.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	132.73/cwt	131.00–135.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.35/cwt	133.00–140.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	149.60/cwt	148.00–152.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	161.37/cwt	160.00–162.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	151.61/cwt	146.00–156.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	68.42/cwt	65.00–70.00	968	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	63.02/cwt	62.00–64.00	909	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	68.09/cwt	65.00–71.00	814	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	65.26/cwt	64.00–67.00	713	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	71.52/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,023	2
Bulls	—	—	1,866	87.97/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,642	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	72.94/cwt	72.00–74.00	830	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	83.02/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,229	4
Bulls	—	—	1,860	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,730	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,067.00/head	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,067	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	840.00/head	790.00–890.00	840	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	961.67/head	910.00–1,000.00	962	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	835.00/head	780.00–890.00	835	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,010.00/head	960.00–1,060.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.52/cwt	133.00–138.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	153.98/cwt	152.00–156.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	157.32/cwt	156.00–158.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.03/cwt	164.00–166.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	494	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 Nov 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 655Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 97Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 167Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	172.00	172.00
4	—	515	145.00–150.00	148.24
6	—	437	162.00–165.00	164.19
4	—	473	154.00–158.00	156.03
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	133.00–138.00	135.52
2	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	164.00–166.00	165.32
1	—	355	178.00	178.00
2	—	560	152.00–155.00	153.51
2	—	510	152.00–156.00	153.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
3	—	418	156.00–158.00	157.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	126.00–130.00	128.69
5	—	460	133.00–140.00	137.35
5	—	435	148.00–152.00	149.60
3	—	378	160.00–162.00	161.37
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	570	123.00–125.00	124.01
2	—	300	164.00–165.00	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
4	—	509	131.00–135.00	132.73
4	—	408	156.00–160.00	157.98
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	310	168.00	168.00
5	—	461	146.00–156.00	151.61
2	—	385	164.00–166.00	165.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	169.00	169.00
1	—	535	156.00	156.00
1	—	580	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	65.00–70.00	68.42
5	—	1,443	62.00–64.00	63.02
2	—	1,430	71.00–72.00	71.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	64.00	64.00
17	—	1,196	65.00–71.00	68.09
2	—	1,138	72.00–74.00	72.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	64.00–67.00	65.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,866	87.00–89.00	87.97
4	—	1,480	81.00–85.00	83.02
1	—	1,860	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,067.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	780.00–890.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	790.00–890.00	840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	910.00–1,000.00	961.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	960.00–1,060.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	960.00	960.00

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

Heifers · 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

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle