Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $143.38/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$143.38

69 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	156.00	836	28
Medium and Large 2	581	138.48	804	27
Medium and Large 3	595	127.58	759	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $77 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 sale69 hd

143.38

—

AL average16 barns · 2,485 hd

156.52

−13.14

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	1,540	92.31	1,422	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	77.16	1,174	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	75.18	860	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	59.11	534	8thin

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)	—	$810	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$778	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,038	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$644	13

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	73.89/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.00/cwt	123.00–126.00	880	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	118.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	175.64/cwt	175.00–177.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	162.34/cwt	159.00–164.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	121.24/cwt	121.00–122.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.91/cwt	133.00–142.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	143.82/cwt	140.00–145.00	768	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	136.02/cwt	133.00–139.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	157.19/cwt	156.00–160.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	121.03/cwt	116.00–125.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	888	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	925.00–1,150.00	1,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	968.75/head	875.00–1,075.00	969	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	731.25/head	700.00–775.00	731	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	881.25/head	850.00–900.00	881	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	695.00/head	675.00–725.00	695	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	644.23/head	600.00–700.00	644	13
Bulls	—	—	1,390	88.75/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,234	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	76.78/cwt	75.00–81.00	888	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	84.03/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,067	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	71.98/cwt	70.00–74.00	798	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	54.70/cwt	53.00–56.00	492	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	63.51/cwt	61.00–66.00	577	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	2,050	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	942	1

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 254Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 63Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 86Year ago 59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	73.00–75.00	73.89
2	—	1,480	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,385	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	75.00–81.00	76.78
2	—	1,270	83.00–85.00	84.03
10	—	1,109	70.00–74.00	71.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	899	53.00–56.00	54.70
4	—	909	61.00–66.00	63.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,390	88.00–90.00	88.75
1	—	1,990	103.00	103.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	128.00	128.00
5	—	710	123.00–126.00	124.00
1	—	475	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	141.00	141.00
2	—	683	116.00–121.00	118.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	182.00	182.00
3	—	533	175.00–177.00	175.64
4	—	740	147.00	147.00
1	—	555	175.00	175.00
2	—	305	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	174.00	174.00
1	—	495	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	133.00	133.00
9	—	575	133.00–142.00	134.91
6	—	534	140.00–145.00	143.82
6	—	620	130.00–135.00	133.14
2	—	720	125.00	125.00
3	—	485	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	159.00–164.00	162.34
10	—	511	156.00–160.00	157.19
3	—	678	141.00	141.00
6	—	584	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	121.00–122.00	121.24
6	—	527	133.00–139.00	136.02
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
3	—	685	116.00–125.00	121.03

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	4	—	—	925.00–1,150.00	1,037.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	875.00–1,075.00	968.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–900.00	881.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–775.00	731.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	675.00–725.00	695.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	600.00–700.00	644.23

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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