Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $176.18/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$176.18

61 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$18.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	410	186.69	766	20
Medium and Large 2	462	172.42	797	29
Medium and Large 3	432	167.76	725	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about $41 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 sale61 hd

176.18

—

AL average15 barns · 1,145 hd

167.44

+8.74

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	1,845	94.89	1,751	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	74.33	1,015	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	73.27	860	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	57.22	577	9thin

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)	—	$1,044	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,023	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$838	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,086	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$725	8

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	136.48/cwt	134.00–138.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	207.46/cwt	206.00–210.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	130.82/cwt	130.00–132.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	179.48/cwt	178.00–182.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.95/cwt	134.00–138.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	174.49/cwt	172.00–175.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	147.25/cwt	146.00–149.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	149.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	210.93/cwt	208.00–216.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	204.43/cwt	202.00–206.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	54.51/cwt	53.00–55.00	564	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	59.39/cwt	56.00–61.00	587	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	74.33/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,015	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	68.34/cwt	66.00–70.00	787	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	81.07/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,010	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	73.95/cwt	72.00–77.00	853	8
Bulls	—	—	1,845	94.89/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,751	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	600.00–800.00	725	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,044.23/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,044	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,013.16/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,013	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	775.00–875.00	800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	837.50/head	825.00–850.00	838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–900.00	850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,138	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	170.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	175.19/cwt	174.00–176.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	183.00/cwt	178.00–188.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	170.51/cwt	170.00–172.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	147.34/cwt	144.00–149.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	155.33/cwt	152.00–158.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	196.47/cwt	194.00–198.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	173.22/cwt	168.00–176.00	641	5

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 289Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	164.00	164.00
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
1	—	515	154.00	154.00
2	—	365	178.00–188.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	134.00–138.00	136.48
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
1	—	265	174.00	174.00
3	—	365	154.00	154.00
2	—	320	164.00	164.00
7	—	420	140.00–146.00	143.11
5	—	513	130.00–132.00	130.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	178.00	178.00
4	—	518	138.00–140.00	139.00
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
2	—	570	134.00–138.00	135.95
4	—	473	146.00–149.00	147.25
7	—	437	148.00–156.00	149.98
2	—	645	133.00	133.00
5	—	370	168.00–176.00	173.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	206.00–210.00	207.46
6	—	513	172.00–175.00	174.49
2	—	405	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	192.00	192.00
4	—	430	178.00–182.00	179.48
1	—	660	143.00	143.00
2	—	625	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	164.00	164.00
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	208.00–216.00	210.93
5	—	515	160.00–170.00	164.36
5	—	311	202.00–206.00	204.43
3	—	420	184.00	184.00
1	—	390	204.00	204.00
2	—	455	180.00	180.00
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	170.00–172.00	170.67
4	—	588	148.00–149.00	148.50
5	—	439	174.00–176.00	175.19
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
2	—	375	196.00	196.00
6	—	535	152.00–158.00	155.33
5	—	330	194.00–198.00	196.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	180.00	180.00
2	—	320	182.00	182.00
4	—	429	170.00–172.00	170.51
3	—	528	144.00–149.00	147.34
1	—	475	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	53.00–55.00	54.51
5	—	988	56.00–61.00	59.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	72.00–76.00	74.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,151	66.00–70.00	68.34
5	—	1,246	80.00–83.00	81.07
8	—	1,153	72.00–77.00	73.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	93.00–97.00	94.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,137.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	600.00–800.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,044.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,013.16
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–875.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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