Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher, Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $172.77/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$172.77

57 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$24.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	182.01	916	24
Medium and Large 2	516	167.88	867	27
Medium and Large 3	523	157.83	825	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.18/cwt here — about $91 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 sale57 hd

172.77

—

AL average15 barns · 1,416 hd

170.88

+1.90

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	1,745	105.00	1,832	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	88.00	1,342	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	85.48	981	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	69.08	653	2thin

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)	—	$1,079	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,032	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,208	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 2	—	364	184.36/cwt	180.00–190.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	180.19/cwt	179.00–184.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	173.02/cwt	168.00–176.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	159.25/cwt	153.00–162.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	159.50/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	197.68/cwt	196.00–199.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	195.17/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,116	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	195.33/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	175.01/cwt	172.00–178.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	184.80/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,064	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	193.67/cwt	192.00–194.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	188.41/cwt	188.00–190.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	175.48/cwt	174.00–180.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	185.57/cwt	182.00–186.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	222.65/cwt	222.00–224.00	695	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,342	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	79.01/cwt	78.00–81.00	766	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	94.74/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,222	3
Bulls	—	—	1,570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	85.01/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,035	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	69.08/cwt	67.00–71.00	653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,079.17/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,079	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,032.14/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,032	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,208.33/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	173.37/cwt	172.00–176.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	187.52/cwt	187.00–188.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	212.11/cwt	210.00–216.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	180.34/cwt	177.00–182.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	192.35/cwt	189.00–195.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	150.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,047	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	188.42/cwt	184.00–190.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 174Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 27Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 15Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher, Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	364	180.00–190.00	184.36
4	—	438	179.00–184.00	180.19
4	—	491	168.00–176.00	173.02
5	—	536	153.00–162.00	159.25
2	—	613	154.00–155.00	154.51
1	—	335	188.00	188.00
6	—	694	150.00–155.00	150.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	159.00–161.00	159.50
2	—	563	172.00–178.00	175.01
3	—	518	177.00–182.00	180.34
10	—	421	189.00–195.00	192.35
4	—	464	184.00–190.00	188.42
1	—	625	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
1	—	435	169.00	169.00
1	—	315	176.00	176.00
1	—	475	164.00	164.00
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
5	—	457	188.00–190.00	188.41
8	—	543	174.00–180.00	175.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	196.00–199.00	197.68
6	—	572	194.00–200.00	195.17
1	—	655	185.00	185.00
6	—	515	194.00–202.00	195.33
1	—	370	218.00	218.00
1	—	310	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	184.00–189.00	184.80
2	—	530	190.00	190.00
6	—	473	192.00–194.00	193.67
2	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	206.00	206.00
3	—	445	197.00	197.00
1	—	345	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	182.00–186.00	185.57
1	—	615	167.00	167.00
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
3	—	313	210.00–216.00	212.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	216.00	216.00
2	—	520	188.00	188.00
3	—	312	222.00–224.00	222.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	172.00–176.00	173.37
2	—	380	187.00–188.00	187.52
1	—	545	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	78.00–81.00	79.01
3	—	1,290	93.00–97.00	94.74
4	—	1,218	84.00–86.00	85.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	67.00–71.00	69.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,755	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,910	107.00	107.00

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,079.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	925.00–1,175.00	1,032.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,208.33

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