Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-01-02

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 2
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
85 vs last sale 204 218 vs year ago 71 · +307.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
24 vs last sale 30 41 vs year ago 13 · +315.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
19 vs last sale 41 7 vs year ago 15 · +46.7%
View

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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1458161.3473922
Medium and Large 2532142.5975815thin
Medium and Large 3463138.6364218thin
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,74296.571,6823thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50371.971,0824thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,07466.8771823
CowsLean 85-90%Average99153.785335thin

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)$6833thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$5583thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8752thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2639133.24/cwt132.00–137.008514
HeifersMedium and Large 1555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008601
HeifersMedium and Large 2460148.00/cwt148.00–148.006811
HeifersMedium and Large 1431162.42/cwt158.00–166.0070010
SteersMedium and Large 3618143.51/cwt142.00–145.008872
SteersMedium and Large 3678141.51/cwt141.00–142.009592
SteersMedium and Large 1518195.99/cwt194.00–198.001,0152
HeifersMedium and Large 3610128.00/cwt128.00–128.007812
SteersMedium and Large 1375212.00/cwt212.00–212.007951
HeifersMedium and Large 1475160.05/cwt158.00–164.007607
SteersMedium and Large 3545168.00/cwt168.00–168.009161
SteersMedium and Large 3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
SteersMedium and Large 3479177.06/cwt170.00–180.0084815
HeifersMedium and Large 2441149.19/cwt146.00–152.006585
SteersMedium and Large 3410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
SteersMedium and Large 2366193.95/cwt190.00–196.007104
SteersMedium and Large 1335208.00/cwt208.00–208.006973
SteersMedium and Large 2673153.03/cwt150.00–156.001,0302
SteersMedium and Large 2320194.00/cwt194.00–194.006212
SteersMedium and Large 1430201.95/cwt200.00–204.008682
SteersMedium and Large 2463192.98/cwt192.00–194.008932
SteersMedium and Large 2573161.55/cwt159.00–164.009262
SteersMedium and Large 2515174.00/cwt174.00–174.008962
SteersMedium and Large 3340185.94/cwt182.00–190.006322
SteersMedium and Large 2790148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1691
SteersMedium and Large 1482200.00/cwt196.00–204.009643
BullsMedium and Large 1321197.05/cwt194.00–202.006334
BullsMedium and Large 2471168.50/cwt164.00–172.007944
BullsMedium and Large 1223205.33/cwt202.00–208.004583
BullsMedium and Large 2270196.00/cwt196.00–196.005291
BullsMedium and Large 2413178.41/cwt176.00–180.007375
BullsMedium and Large 1355190.00/cwt190.00–190.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 2365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
HeifersMedium and Large 2505147.00/cwt147.00–147.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 2690129.00/cwt129.00–129.008902
HeifersMedium and Large 3369147.07/cwt146.00–150.005434
HeifersMedium and Large 3583129.52/cwt128.00–131.007552
HeifersMedium and Large 3535132.49/cwt132.00–134.007094
HeifersMedium and Large 3410142.00/cwt142.00–142.005822
HeifersMedium and Large 3283151.03/cwt150.00–152.004272
BullsMedium and Large 3561135.00/cwt133.00–136.007574
BullsMedium and Large 2355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006392
HeifersMedium and Large 1335164.00/cwt164.00–164.005491
BullsMedium and Large 3665128.00/cwt128.00–128.008511
HeifersMedium and Large 1515162.00/cwt162.00–162.008343
HeifersMedium and Large 3475138.00/cwt138.00–138.006562
BullsMedium and Large 3465156.00/cwt156.00–156.007251
BullsMedium and Large 3530146.00/cwt146.00–146.007741
BullsMedium and Large 1275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005502
BullsMedium and Large 3630129.00/cwt129.00–129.008133
BullsMedium and Large 2523153.48/cwt149.00–158.008032
BullsMedium and Large 2565148.00/cwt148.00–148.008362
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2775.00/head700.00–850.007752
Bred CowsSmall 1-2500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsSmall 1-2550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3558.33/head550.00–575.005583
Bulls1,61592.86/cwt91.00–95.001,5002
Bulls1,995104.00/cwt104.00–104.002,0751
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07268.69/cwt67.00–73.0073614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40368.49/cwt68.00–69.009612
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60375.45/cwt75.00–76.001,2092
CowsLean 85-90%1,00555.74/cwt54.00–57.005603
CowsLean 85-90%97050.84/cwt49.00–53.004932
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07764.04/cwt62.00–66.006909

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.