Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $163.55/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$163.55

64 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$22.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	176.05	799	19thin
Medium and Large 2	494	160.98	795	29
Medium and Large 3	460	153.37	706	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.68/cwt here — about $93 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 sale64 hd

163.55

—

AL average14 barns · 1,240 hd

161.78

+1.77

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	1,748	103.53	1,810	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	86.00	1,277	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	83.78	999	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	905	60.03	543	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,040	20
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$583	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	175.00/cwt	173.00–178.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	176.01/cwt	174.00–182.00	767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	161.33/cwt	160.00–162.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	179.54/cwt	177.00–182.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	181.28/cwt	181.00–182.00	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	204.33/cwt	203.00–206.00	948	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	214.57/cwt	211.00–222.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	184.88/cwt	182.00–188.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	176.69/cwt	174.00–178.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	221.53/cwt	218.00–226.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	184.90/cwt	184.00–188.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	175.05/cwt	170.00–179.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	209.33/cwt	208.00–210.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	183.32/cwt	180.00–186.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	191.66/cwt	191.00–192.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	60.03/cwt	59.00–61.00	543	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,189	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	84.29/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,027	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	75.05/cwt	72.00–78.00	801	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	103.32/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,686	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,404	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	583.33/head	575.00–600.00	583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	825.00–975.00	875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,040	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	190.77/cwt	188.00–192.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	188.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	181.58/cwt	180.00–186.00	674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	155.32/cwt	154.00–156.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	166.33/cwt	166.00–167.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	170.22/cwt	169.00–172.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	170.51/cwt	163.00–172.00	904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	155.89/cwt	152.00–159.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	140.49/cwt	139.00–141.00	785	4

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 Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 239Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 32Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 59Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	149.00	149.00
3	—	408	154.00–156.00	155.32
3	—	383	166.00–167.00	166.33
2	—	455	154.00	154.00
1	—	225	172.00	172.00
4	—	559	139.00–141.00	140.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	173.00–178.00	175.00
4	—	635	147.00	147.00
2	—	665	136.00	136.00
3	—	477	160.00–162.00	161.33
2	—	310	177.00–182.00	179.54
5	—	429	169.00–172.00	170.22
7	—	531	152.00–159.00	155.89
1	—	570	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	174.00–182.00	176.01
2	—	380	182.00–188.00	184.88
1	—	320	192.00	192.00
6	—	530	163.00–172.00	170.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	181.00	181.00
7	—	541	181.00–182.00	181.28
7	—	464	203.00–206.00	204.33
3	—	375	211.00–222.00	214.57
3	—	625	172.00	172.00
4	—	321	218.00–226.00	221.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
1	—	575	164.00	164.00
3	—	385	203.00	203.00
7	—	464	184.00–188.00	184.90
3	—	527	170.00–179.00	175.05
3	—	345	208.00–210.00	209.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	186.00	186.00
3	—	475	174.00–178.00	176.69
2	—	525	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	180.00–186.00	183.32
3	—	335	191.00–192.00	191.66
1	—	540	159.00	159.00
2	—	265	198.00	198.00
1	—	565	158.00	158.00
4	—	371	188.00–192.00	190.77
2	—	780	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	222.00	222.00
1	—	280	228.00	228.00
1	—	505	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	166.00	166.00
2	—	285	186.00–190.00	188.00
4	—	371	180.00–186.00	181.58
2	—	328	186.00–188.00	186.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	905	59.00–61.00	60.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	91.00–93.00	92.00
3	—	1,218	83.00–86.00	84.29
3	—	1,067	72.00–78.00	75.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	100.00–106.00	103.32
2	—	1,720	98.00	98.00
1	—	2,090	115.00	115.00

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	—	—	575.00–600.00	583.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–975.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,040.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle