Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.65/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$155.65

62 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	165.54	777	15thin
Medium and Large 2	489	155.25	759	30
Medium and Large 3	489	147.64	721	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.90/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 sale62 hd

155.65

—

AL average14 barns · 1,037 hd

151.88

+3.77

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	—	Average	1,725	88.90	1,534	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	68.15	838	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	60.00	873	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	49.52	461	10

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)	—	$850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$663	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$658	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	125.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	154.66/cwt	154.00–156.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	134.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	135.66/cwt	132.00–138.00	591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	156.06/cwt	154.00–158.00	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	146.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	138.77/cwt	138.00–141.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	182.52/cwt	180.00–184.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	162.64/cwt	160.00–164.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.93/cwt	158.00–164.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	122.46/cwt	119.00–126.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	164.77/cwt	162.00–168.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	155.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.96/cwt	170.00–176.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	47.59/cwt	45.00–49.00	426	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	51.44/cwt	50.00–53.00	498	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	64.09/cwt	62.00–65.00	756	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	70.85/cwt	70.00–72.00	895	6
Bulls	—	—	1,970	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,872	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	85.85/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,376	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	658.33/head	575.00–750.00	658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.50/head	625.00–700.00	663	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	750.00–900.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	165.48/cwt	164.00–168.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	158.49/cwt	156.00–160.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	617	127.32/cwt	126.00–129.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	175.50/cwt	174.00–178.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	173.94/cwt	170.00–176.00	628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	165.15/cwt	162.00–168.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	164.49/cwt	163.00–166.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.01/cwt	180.00–182.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	548	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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 357Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 76Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 167Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	114.00	114.00
4	—	381	164.00–168.00	165.48
2	—	580	132.00–133.00	132.50
3	—	617	126.00–129.00	127.32
2	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
3	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
8	—	477	162.00–168.00	164.77
2	—	510	154.00–158.00	155.98
2	—	420	170.00–176.00	172.96
2	—	370	180.00–182.00	181.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	119.00–126.00	122.46
2	—	680	124.00–129.00	126.52
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
2	—	578	139.00–141.00	140.00
4	—	481	156.00–160.00	158.49
4	—	315	174.00–178.00	175.50
5	—	361	170.00–176.00	173.94
2	—	780	115.00–120.00	117.47
7	—	431	162.00–168.00	165.15
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	125.00–129.00	125.68
2	—	583	120.00–122.00	121.00
4	—	330	154.00–158.00	156.06
7	—	426	144.00–150.00	146.99
4	—	474	138.00–141.00	138.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	154.00–156.00	154.66
1	—	510	138.00	138.00
4	—	480	150.00–156.00	152.97
3	—	325	164.00	164.00
3	—	633	124.00–125.00	124.66
2	—	373	163.00–166.00	164.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	116.00	116.00
3	—	468	133.00–136.00	134.01
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
5	—	522	118.00–120.00	119.00
5	—	436	132.00–138.00	135.66
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
2	—	375	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	174.00	174.00
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
2	—	425	158.00–164.00	160.93
2	—	485	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	180.00–184.00	182.52
2	—	470	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	160.00–164.00	162.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	895	45.00–49.00	47.59
5	—	969	50.00–53.00	51.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,180	62.00–65.00	64.09
6	—	1,263	70.00–72.00	70.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,603	85.00–87.00	85.85

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	—	—	575.00–750.00	658.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	625.00–700.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–900.00	850.00

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

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle