Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $168.00/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$168.00

78 head · 422 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$14.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	175.80	727	27
Medium and Large 2	443	165.10	731	33
Medium and Large 3	395	161.62	639	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about $88 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 sale78 hd

168.00

—

AL average14 barns · 1,564 hd

165.00

+3.00

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	1,413	99.50	1,405	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	88.62	1,020	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	76.00	707	1thin

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)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$804	6

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	367	176.99/cwt	175.00–178.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	152.68/cwt	150.00–154.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.69/cwt	160.00–166.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	182.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	165.22/cwt	164.00–166.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	169.99/cwt	166.00–174.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	159.32/cwt	158.00–160.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	177.99/cwt	172.00–180.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	186.39/cwt	185.00–189.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	186.77/cwt	185.00–188.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	197.63/cwt	196.00–199.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	187.21/cwt	186.00–190.00	812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	93.76/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,123	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	88.79/cwt	87.00–91.00	995	5
Bulls	—	—	1,445	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,358	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,449	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	804.17/head	725.00–925.00	804	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	204.00/cwt	202.00–206.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	191.76/cwt	191.00–192.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	194.25/cwt	190.00–196.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	184.98/cwt	182.00–192.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	173.89/cwt	172.00–177.00	753	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	171.51/cwt	169.00–174.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	162.24/cwt	156.00–166.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	174.70/cwt	168.00–178.00	512	3

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 324Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 37Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	175.00–178.00	176.99
2	—	565	162.00	162.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
9	—	328	182.00–192.00	184.98
2	—	525	164.00	164.00
10	—	433	172.00–177.00	173.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	164.00	164.00
3	—	483	150.00–154.00	152.68
5	—	329	164.00–166.00	165.22
2	—	525	149.00	149.00
1	—	575	147.00	147.00
3	—	293	168.00–178.00	174.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	184.00	184.00
7	—	420	160.00–166.00	163.69
3	—	715	143.00	143.00
6	—	376	166.00–174.00	169.99
6	—	338	172.00–180.00	177.99
4	—	535	156.00–158.00	157.01
6	—	472	156.00–166.00	162.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	181.00–185.00	182.99
3	—	455	189.00	189.00
1	—	410	192.00	192.00
1	—	375	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	158.00–160.00	159.32
2	—	505	173.00	173.00
2	—	485	186.00	186.00
3	—	423	185.00–189.00	186.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	175.00	175.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	185.00–188.00	186.77
1	—	605	168.00	168.00
1	—	540	174.00	174.00
3	—	377	196.00–199.00	197.63
4	—	434	186.00–190.00	187.21
3	—	310	220.00	220.00
1	—	560	172.00	172.00
1	—	285	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	138.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	493	159.00–160.00	159.50
1	—	515	159.00	159.00
4	—	319	190.00–196.00	194.25
1	—	685	146.00	146.00
2	—	428	169.00–174.00	171.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	202.00–206.00	204.00
4	—	376	191.00–192.00	191.76
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
3	—	485	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	80.00–81.00	80.49
3	—	1,198	93.00–95.00	93.76
5	—	1,121	87.00–91.00	88.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,380	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–925.00	804.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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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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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