Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $196.07/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$196.07

89 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$26.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	211.09	852	30
Medium and Large 2	468	189.60	887	46
Medium and Large 3	448	184.29	826	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.80/cwt here — about $26 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 sale89 hd

196.07

—

AL average16 barns · 1,082 hd

183.30

+12.77

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	—	High	1,600	105.53	1,689	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	92.00	1,403	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,129	87.61	989	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	72.00	664	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,067	3thin

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	—	562	158.99/cwt	158.00–161.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	179.95/cwt	178.00–182.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	221.30/cwt	218.00–228.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	189.22/cwt	184.00–190.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	158.99/cwt	156.00–162.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	151.36/cwt	150.00–152.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	171.01/cwt	168.00–174.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	227.37/cwt	224.00–234.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	218.50/cwt	216.00–220.00	610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	920	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	190.32/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,089	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	186.57/cwt	182.00–190.00	879	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	200.02/cwt	196.00–202.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	194.01/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	189.46/cwt	186.00–192.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	230.17/cwt	226.00–234.00	529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	93.05/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,003	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	87.99/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,007	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	80.49/cwt	80.00–81.00	889	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	745	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	114.23/cwt	113.00–115.00	2,085	3
Bulls	—	—	1,313	108.44/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,424	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	94.90/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,066.67/head	925.00–1,225.00	1,067	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	184.28/cwt	180.00–188.00	942	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	182.36/cwt	180.00–184.00	781	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	293	233.98/cwt	232.00–236.00	686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	177.15/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	230.48/cwt	226.00–236.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	208.01/cwt	206.00–210.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	209.60/cwt	206.00–216.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	184.08/cwt	182.00–186.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	192.97/cwt	188.00–198.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	167.94/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	220.63/cwt	214.00–224.00	737	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 193Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 35Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	158.00–161.00	158.99
3	—	543	167.00	167.00
4	—	279	216.00–220.00	218.50
2	—	368	188.00–198.00	192.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	174.00	174.00
1	—	365	216.00	216.00
3	—	313	218.00–228.00	221.30
10	—	433	184.00–190.00	189.22
2	—	563	168.00–174.00	171.01
3	—	292	224.00–234.00	227.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	178.00–182.00	179.95
6	—	475	156.00–162.00	158.99
3	—	585	152.00	152.00
3	—	533	150.00–152.00	151.36
1	—	280	212.00	212.00
2	—	333	182.00–186.00	184.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	180.00	180.00
1	—	605	160.00	160.00
5	—	428	180.00–184.00	182.36
2	—	575	168.00	168.00
2	—	343	206.00–210.00	208.01
1	—	295	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	190.00–191.00	190.32
4	—	416	196.00–202.00	200.02
3	—	543	190.00–196.00	194.01
2	—	230	226.00–234.00	230.17
6	—	293	232.00–236.00	233.98
4	—	319	226.00–236.00	230.48
6	—	375	206.00–216.00	209.60
2	—	675	166.00–170.00	167.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	471	182.00–190.00	186.57
9	—	427	186.00–192.00	189.46
8	—	511	180.00–188.00	184.28
1	—	680	162.00	162.00
1	—	295	228.00	228.00
4	—	375	202.00	202.00
5	—	575	174.00–179.00	177.15
2	—	623	168.00–169.00	168.50
4	—	334	214.00–224.00	220.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
1	—	680	183.00	183.00
1	—	290	244.00	244.00
8	—	409	225.00	225.00
3	—	357	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	92.00–94.00	93.05
9	—	1,145	85.00–91.00	87.99
2	—	1,105	80.00–81.00	80.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	69.00	69.00
1	—	765	75.00	75.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	113.00–115.00	114.23
2	—	1,313	107.00–110.00	108.44
3	—	1,567	92.00–96.00	94.90

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–1,225.00	1,066.67

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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