Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.30/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$157.30

74 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	162.25	751	26
Medium and Large 2	474	155.68	738	29
Medium and Large 3	419	153.00	642	19thin

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $110 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 sale74 hd

157.30

—

AL average16 barns · 1,312 hd

157.80

−0.50

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	—	High	1,593	100.65	1,604	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,443	79.93	1,153	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	76.24	867	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	59.49	615	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)	—	$982	21
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$778	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,207	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$644	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	530	141.94/cwt	139.00–145.00	752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	181.39/cwt	176.00–184.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.91/cwt	150.00–156.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	173.03/cwt	170.00–178.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	168.43/cwt	166.00–170.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	167.26/cwt	165.00–169.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	199.19/cwt	194.00–202.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	174.33/cwt	172.00–180.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	161.98/cwt	161.00–165.00	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	151.54/cwt	149.00–154.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	169.51/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	201.00/cwt	196.00–206.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	217.39/cwt	212.00–220.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	907	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	55.92/cwt	53.00–58.00	622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	61.63/cwt	59.00–63.00	609	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	79.93/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	70.08/cwt	69.00–71.00	780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	82.68/cwt	82.00–83.00	897	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,817	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	98.48/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,502	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	643.75/head	575.00–700.00	644	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	641.67/head	625.00–650.00	642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	845.83/head	800.00–950.00	846	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,009.21/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,009	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,207.14/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,207	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	213.23/cwt	208.00–218.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	177.00/cwt	174.00–180.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	220	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	172.90/cwt	170.00–176.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	185.57/cwt	180.00–188.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	184.54/cwt	178.00–188.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	181.24/cwt	179.00–186.00	866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	171.37/cwt	170.00–172.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	166.82/cwt	166.00–168.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.31/cwt	133.00–135.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	158.02/cwt	152.00–160.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 326Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	139.00–145.00	141.94
5	—	385	166.00–170.00	168.43
2	—	628	130.00–132.00	131.00
7	—	433	165.00–169.00	167.26
3	—	335	170.00–172.00	171.37
3	—	578	133.00–135.00	134.31
4	—	484	152.00–160.00	158.02
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	176.00–184.00	181.39
3	—	528	150.00–156.00	151.91
2	—	623	136.00–138.00	136.98
4	—	423	170.00–178.00	173.03
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
5	—	379	172.00–180.00	174.33
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
4	—	476	161.00–165.00	161.98
3	—	567	140.00–142.00	140.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	160.00	160.00
4	—	528	132.00–136.00	133.99
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
2	—	488	145.00–148.00	146.49
1	—	270	168.00	168.00
5	—	319	166.00–168.00	166.82
2	—	440	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	194.00–202.00	199.19
2	—	355	218.00	218.00
1	—	525	188.00	188.00
1	—	340	222.00	222.00
2	—	730	149.00–150.00	149.49
2	—	593	168.00–171.00	169.51
1	—	490	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	166.00	166.00
1	—	425	182.00	182.00
2	—	580	149.00–154.00	151.54
1	—	490	178.00	178.00
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	190.00	190.00
1	—	565	163.00	163.00
1	—	345	192.00	192.00
1	—	755	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	196.00–206.00	201.00
1	—	220	218.00	218.00
1	—	285	216.00	216.00
3	—	327	212.00–220.00	217.39
4	—	560	164.00	164.00
3	—	373	208.00–218.00	213.23
3	—	525	178.00–188.00	184.54
1	—	465	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	144.00	144.00
1	—	220	206.00	206.00
2	—	523	170.00–176.00	172.90
4	—	431	180.00–188.00	185.57
2	—	723	132.00–133.00	132.50
1	—	265	200.00	200.00
2	—	678	133.00–136.00	134.49
1	—	345	192.00	192.00
4	—	478	179.00–186.00	181.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	174.00–180.00	177.00
1	—	590	141.00	141.00
2	—	545	160.00	160.00
3	—	417	178.00	178.00
1	—	615	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	75.00–77.00	76.04
3	—	1,113	69.00–71.00	70.08
3	—	1,085	82.00–83.00	82.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	53.00–58.00	55.92
5	—	988	59.00–63.00	61.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	78.00–82.00	79.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,525	98.00–99.00	98.48

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	4	—	—	575.00–700.00	643.75
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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–650.00	641.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–950.00	845.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,009.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,207.14

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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How this sale compares

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