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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.28/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$147.28

72 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$26.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	160.19	703	24
Medium and Large 2	480	146.10	701	28
Medium and Large 3	487	133.44	649	20

One grade step is worth $26.75/cwt here — about $53 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 sale72 hd

147.28

—

AL average14 barns · 1,803 hd

151.39

−4.11

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	1,560	89.66	1,399	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	68.12	796	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	67.92	1,015	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	54.74	532	5thin

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)	—	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$675	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$569	9

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	580	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	173.62/cwt	170.00–176.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	862	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	170.47/cwt	165.00–171.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.71/cwt	190.00–192.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	188.45/cwt	184.00–190.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	178.85/cwt	174.00–180.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	136.60/cwt	136.00–137.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,045	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	125.68/cwt	125.00–126.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	128.78/cwt	126.00–131.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	149.33/cwt	146.00–151.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	154.90/cwt	154.00–156.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	145.99/cwt	142.00–150.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	150.95/cwt	148.00–154.00	468	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	67.92/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	71.48/cwt	69.00–74.00	918	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	64.76/cwt	62.00–68.00	683	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	53.68/cwt	50.00–55.00	533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	522	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,346	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	91.49/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/head	600.00–850.00	675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	750.00–850.00	800	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	569.44/head	500.00–650.00	569	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	175.33/cwt	174.00–176.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	167.78/cwt	164.00–170.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	187.00/cwt	184.00–190.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	168.47/cwt	166.00–172.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.03/cwt	178.00–182.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	161.94/cwt	158.00–168.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	147.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	142.99/cwt	142.00–144.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	135.32/cwt	133.00–140.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	174.63/cwt	172.00–178.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	184.06/cwt	182.00–186.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	624	3

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 433Year ago 257

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 57Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 71

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	156.00	156.00
4	—	510	168.00–170.00	168.99
1	—	265	198.00	198.00
3	—	430	182.00	182.00
4	—	330	184.00–190.00	187.00
6	—	480	172.00–178.00	174.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	170.00–176.00	173.62
4	—	533	150.00–155.00	152.54
7	—	471	164.00–170.00	167.78
4	—	370	178.00–182.00	180.03
2	—	678	126.00–127.00	126.50
6	—	573	142.00–144.00	142.99
3	—	613	133.00–140.00	135.32
2	—	263	182.00–186.00	184.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	174.00–176.00	175.33
3	—	465	156.00	156.00
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
2	—	625	126.00	126.00
2	—	395	170.00	170.00
2	—	420	166.00	166.00
1	—	515	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	544	165.00–171.00	170.47
3	—	320	190.00–192.00	190.71
4	—	382	184.00–190.00	188.45
5	—	485	174.00–180.00	178.85
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	179.00	179.00
1	—	465	190.00	190.00
1	—	575	177.00	177.00
14	—	653	160.00	160.00
1	—	425	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	118.00	118.00
5	—	539	136.00–137.00	136.60
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
7	—	421	150.00–154.00	151.97
11	—	487	142.00–150.00	145.99
3	—	385	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	125.00–126.00	125.68
5	—	524	126.00–131.00	128.78
6	—	475	130.00–137.00	133.66
1	—	770	102.00	102.00
2	—	310	148.00–154.00	150.95
3	—	380	146.00–150.00	147.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	146.00–151.00	149.33
8	—	471	154.00–156.00	154.90
8	—	376	166.00–172.00	168.47
5	—	426	158.00–168.00	161.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	67.00–69.00	67.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,284	69.00–74.00	71.48
6	—	1,054	62.00–68.00	64.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	993	50.00–55.00	53.68
1	—	885	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,558	90.00–93.00	91.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–850.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	500.00–650.00	569.44

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

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

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