Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 $192.52/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$192.52

52 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$17.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.67

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	201.39	933	15thin
Medium and Large 2	435	195.07	848	16thin
Medium and Large 3	446	184.24	822	21

One grade step is worth $17.15/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 sale52 hd

192.52

—

AL average14 barns · 1,731 hd

184.85

+7.67

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	1,535	104.43	1,603	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	91.26	1,035	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	71.43	687	5thin

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)	—	$1,100	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,063	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$863	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	468	196.44/cwt	194.00–202.00	919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	212.04/cwt	210.00–214.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	208.99/cwt	208.00–210.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	186.68/cwt	186.00–188.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	163.02/cwt	161.00–164.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	181.68/cwt	176.00–183.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	262.95/cwt	262.00–266.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	258.02/cwt	256.00–262.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	233.37/cwt	232.00–234.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	93.02/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,153	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	87.03/cwt	86.00–88.00	860	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	97.08/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,231	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	68.67/cwt	67.00–70.00	742	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	98.33/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	73.27/cwt	72.00–76.00	647	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	825.00–900.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,063	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	207.00/cwt	204.00–210.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	213.33/cwt	212.00–216.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	222.96/cwt	222.00–224.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	193.44/cwt	189.00–198.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	208.98/cwt	206.00–210.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	210.59/cwt	206.00–214.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	202.69/cwt	200.00–204.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	198.68/cwt	198.00–200.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	278	204.05/cwt	202.00–206.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	199.99/cwt	198.00–202.00	816	2

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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 192Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 43Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	194.00–202.00	196.44
1	—	395	226.00	226.00
3	—	425	212.00–216.00	213.33
2	—	533	189.00–198.00	193.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	210.00–214.00	212.04
2	—	323	208.00–210.00	208.99
6	—	465	186.00–188.00	186.68
1	—	560	179.00	179.00
2	—	525	184.00	184.00
2	—	408	198.00–202.00	199.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	161.00–164.00	163.02
7	—	459	176.00–183.00	181.68
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
3	—	332	200.00–204.00	202.69
1	—	735	143.00	143.00
3	—	380	198.00–200.00	198.68
2	—	278	202.00–206.00	204.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	192.00	192.00
1	—	460	228.00	228.00
1	—	425	234.00	234.00
4	—	330	262.00–266.00	262.95
3	—	365	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	214.00	214.00
1	—	560	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	160.00	160.00
3	—	335	247.00	247.00
2	—	455	206.00	206.00
3	—	445	216.00	216.00
1	—	535	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	188.00	188.00
3	—	327	232.00–234.00	233.37
2	—	465	204.00–210.00	207.00
1	—	230	234.00	234.00
1	—	505	190.00	190.00
4	—	428	206.00–214.00	210.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	256.00–262.00	258.02
1	—	355	254.00	254.00
1	—	530	211.00	211.00
1	—	605	190.00	190.00
1	—	410	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	230.00	230.00
2	—	328	222.00–224.00	222.96
2	—	475	200.00	200.00
4	—	358	206.00–210.00	208.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	92.00–94.00	93.02
4	—	988	86.00–88.00	87.03
2	—	1,268	96.00–98.00	97.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	67.00–70.00	68.67
3	—	883	72.00–76.00	73.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	110.00–111.00	110.53
2	—	1,495	95.00–101.00	98.33

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)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	975.00–1,225.00	1,062.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,100.00

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

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle