Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $150.62/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$150.62

50 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$700

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	165.47	725	11thin
Medium and Large 2	482	149.39	719	21
Medium and Large 3	461	142.99	659	18thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $66 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 sale50 hd

150.62

—

AL average13 barns · 1,254 hd

154.43

−3.81

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	1,790	83.00	1,486	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	72.00	950	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,062	71.04	754	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	52.96	583	3thin

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)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$783	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$675	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$550	3thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	371	149.18/cwt	148.00–150.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	166.07/cwt	164.00–170.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	177.73/cwt	173.00–179.00	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.26/cwt	142.00–146.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.68/cwt	154.00–158.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	175.02/cwt	172.00–176.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	180.49/cwt	180.00–182.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	168.50/cwt	166.00–172.00	861	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	52.96/cwt	50.00–55.00	583	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	66.91/cwt	66.00–68.00	698	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	924	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	75.32/cwt	73.00–78.00	787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,486	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	550.00/head	525.00–575.00	550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	954	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	188.19/cwt	186.00–190.00	689	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	178.62/cwt	176.00–180.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	146.67/cwt	146.00–148.00	751	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	169.31/cwt	168.00–170.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	181.06/cwt	178.00–182.00	703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	142.52/cwt	142.00–144.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	162.76/cwt	159.00–164.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	152.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	512	2

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 724Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 62Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 59Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	148.00–150.00	149.18
4	—	570	132.00–134.00	133.02
3	—	535	140.00	140.00
4	—	471	142.00–144.00	142.52
2	—	335	150.00–156.00	152.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	164.00–170.00	166.07
1	—	305	166.00	166.00
6	—	435	167.00	167.00
1	—	515	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
2	—	565	142.00	142.00
1	—	645	134.00	134.00
4	—	526	142.00–146.00	143.26
3	—	418	154.00–158.00	156.68
2	—	680	133.00	133.00
1	—	485	151.00	151.00
3	—	378	158.00–160.00	158.66
4	—	324	159.00–164.00	162.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	194.00	194.00
2	—	335	198.00	198.00
11	—	520	173.00–179.00	177.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
3	—	523	158.00–160.00	159.34
4	—	433	172.00–176.00	175.02
2	—	365	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	182.00	182.00
2	—	515	168.00	168.00
2	—	435	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	180.00–182.00	180.49
4	—	430	182.00–184.00	182.99
2	—	320	190.00	190.00
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
4	—	511	166.00–172.00	168.50
8	—	366	186.00–190.00	188.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
3	—	723	130.00–135.00	132.00
3	—	412	176.00–180.00	178.62
4	—	388	178.00–182.00	181.06
2	—	545	154.00	154.00
1	—	325	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	146.00–148.00	146.67
3	—	325	182.00	182.00
3	—	362	168.00–170.00	169.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	50.00–55.00	52.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	66.00–68.00	66.91
1	—	1,170	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,045	73.00–78.00	75.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	525.00–575.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle