Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $214.07/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$214.07

43 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$32.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	226.08	970	23
Medium and Large 2	496	205.02	1,018	12thin
Medium and Large 3	509	193.14	983	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.94/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale43 hd

214.07

—

AL average14 barns · 792 hd

198.39

+15.69

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	1,600	109.50	1,752	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	96.36	1,307	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	91.81	1,003	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	69.30	638	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)	—	$1,431	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$958	69
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,362	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$755	5

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 3	—	523	173.54/cwt	171.00–176.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	225.92/cwt	222.00–232.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	222.32/cwt	220.00–230.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	212.04/cwt	210.00–214.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	241.07/cwt	238.00–244.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	217.51/cwt	216.00–218.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	216.48/cwt	214.00–218.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	204.64/cwt	202.00–206.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	211.01/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	221.99/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	223.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	242.40/cwt	240.00–246.00	788	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	91.54/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	92.26/cwt	90.00–95.00	990	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	84.52/cwt	83.00–86.00	845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	98.42/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,194	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,130	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,253.57/head	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,254	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,487.50/head	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,488	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	755.00/head	650.00–825.00	755	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	766.67/head	700.00–850.00	767	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/head	925.00–1,275.00	1,092	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	979.24/head	850.00–1,025.00	979	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	225.97/cwt	224.00–228.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	217.33/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	200.57/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	211.98/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	218.06/cwt	214.00–222.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	214.66/cwt	214.00–220.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	205.49/cwt	205.00–206.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 318Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 32Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	171.00–176.00	173.54
2	—	275	210.00–214.00	212.04
1	—	695	156.00	156.00
1	—	620	168.00	168.00
1	—	560	172.00	172.00
1	—	420	186.00	186.00
3	—	338	202.00–206.00	204.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	222.00–232.00	225.92
5	—	372	220.00–230.00	222.32
9	—	407	214.00–220.00	214.66
2	—	483	205.00–206.00	205.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
4	—	339	216.00–218.00	217.51
4	—	380	214.00–218.00	216.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
1	—	595	186.00	186.00
2	—	480	198.00–200.00	198.99
2	—	325	214.00–222.00	218.06
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	220.00	220.00
1	—	435	212.00	212.00
4	—	510	198.00–208.00	200.57
4	—	478	208.00–216.00	211.98
1	—	625	186.00	186.00
1	—	570	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	220.00–224.00	221.99
5	—	430	220.00–230.00	223.99
1	—	555	202.00	202.00
5	—	325	240.00–246.00	242.40
4	—	370	224.00–228.00	225.97
3	—	540	214.00–222.00	217.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	238.00–244.00	241.07
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
1	—	570	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	236.00	236.00
2	—	568	208.00–214.00	211.01
1	—	345	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,400	90.00–93.00	91.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,073	90.00–95.00	92.26
2	—	1,000	83.00–86.00	84.52
2	—	1,213	97.00–100.00	98.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	66.00–68.00	66.95
1	—	925	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,775	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	700.00–850.00	766.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,275.00	1,091.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	59	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	979.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,100.00–1,375.00	1,253.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,425.00–1,625.00	1,487.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	650.00–825.00	755.00

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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Bulls · 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

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