Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.80/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$148.80

55 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$22.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	161.34	739	22
Medium and Large 2	532	142.59	758	15thin
Medium and Large 3	463	138.63	642	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.71/cwt here — about $96 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 sale55 hd

148.80

—

AL average5 barns · 377 hd

151.43

−2.63

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	1,742	96.57	1,682	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	71.97	1,082	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	66.87	718	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	53.78	533	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$683	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$558	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	133.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	162.42/cwt	158.00–166.00	700	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	195.99/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.05/cwt	158.00–164.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	177.06/cwt	170.00–180.00	848	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	149.19/cwt	146.00–152.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	193.95/cwt	190.00–196.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	201.95/cwt	200.00–204.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	192.98/cwt	192.00–194.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	161.55/cwt	159.00–164.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	185.94/cwt	182.00–190.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	200.00/cwt	196.00–204.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	197.05/cwt	194.00–202.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	168.50/cwt	164.00–172.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	205.33/cwt	202.00–208.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	178.41/cwt	176.00–180.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	147.07/cwt	146.00–150.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	132.49/cwt	132.00–134.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	561	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	153.48/cwt	149.00–158.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	700.00–850.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	558.33/head	550.00–575.00	558	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	92.86/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,075	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	68.69/cwt	67.00–73.00	736	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	961	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	75.45/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,209	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.74/cwt	54.00–57.00	560	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	50.84/cwt	49.00–53.00	493	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	64.04/cwt	62.00–66.00	690	9

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 Jan 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 204Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 30Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 41Year ago 15

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	132.00–137.00	133.24
1	—	460	148.00	148.00
5	—	441	146.00–152.00	149.19
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
2	—	505	147.00	147.00
2	—	690	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
10	—	431	158.00–166.00	162.42
7	—	475	158.00–164.00	160.05
1	—	335	164.00	164.00
3	—	515	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	128.00	128.00
4	—	369	146.00–150.00	147.07
2	—	583	128.00–131.00	129.52
4	—	535	132.00–134.00	132.49
2	—	410	142.00	142.00
2	—	283	150.00–152.00	151.03
2	—	475	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	142.00–145.00	143.51
2	—	678	141.00–142.00	141.51
1	—	545	168.00	168.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
15	—	479	170.00–180.00	177.06
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
2	—	340	182.00–190.00	185.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	194.00–198.00	195.99
1	—	375	212.00	212.00
3	—	335	208.00	208.00
2	—	430	200.00–204.00	201.95
3	—	482	196.00–204.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	190.00–196.00	193.95
2	—	673	150.00–156.00	153.03
2	—	320	194.00	194.00
2	—	463	192.00–194.00	192.98
2	—	573	159.00–164.00	161.55
2	—	515	174.00	174.00
1	—	790	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	194.00–202.00	197.05
3	—	223	202.00–208.00	205.33
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
2	—	275	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	164.00–172.00	168.50
1	—	270	196.00	196.00
5	—	413	176.00–180.00	178.41
2	—	355	180.00	180.00
2	—	523	149.00–158.00	153.48
2	—	565	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	133.00–136.00	135.00
1	—	665	128.00	128.00
1	—	465	156.00	156.00
1	—	530	146.00	146.00
3	—	630	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–850.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–575.00	558.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	91.00–95.00	92.86
1	—	1,995	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,072	67.00–73.00	68.69
9	—	1,077	62.00–66.00	64.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	68.00–69.00	68.49
2	—	1,603	75.00–76.00	75.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	54.00–57.00	55.74
2	—	970	49.00–53.00	50.84

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

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle