Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, 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 $195.12/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$195.12

73 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$26.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	205.04	909	32
Medium and Large 2	443	193.89	860	24
Medium and Large 3	505	178.18	900	17thin

One grade step is worth $26.86/cwt here — about $9 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 sale73 hd

195.12

—

AL average14 barns · 1,432 hd

196.34

−1.22

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	1,526	108.73	1,659	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	90.16	1,004	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	89.33	1,210	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	72.27	775	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)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$833	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	423	205.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	216.54/cwt	216.00–218.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	199.27/cwt	196.00–204.00	745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	195.95/cwt	194.00–198.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	190.53/cwt	186.00–192.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	191.65/cwt	190.00–196.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	178.69/cwt	176.00–180.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	197.67/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	181.34/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	203.66/cwt	196.00–208.00	965	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	208.04/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	229.97/cwt	228.00–232.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	230.07/cwt	226.00–234.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	218.65/cwt	214.00–224.00	816	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	89.33/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,210	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	86.08/cwt	84.00–88.00	931	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	73.91/cwt	73.00–75.00	817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,062	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	92.87/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,067	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	115.46/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,934	2
Bulls	—	—	1,250	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	825.00–900.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	215.98/cwt	212.00–222.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	229.03/cwt	228.00–230.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	187.49/cwt	186.00–188.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	194.19/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	185.37/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	208.01/cwt	206.00–212.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	166.96/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	201.35/cwt	198.00–204.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	184.01/cwt	182.00–186.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	175.48/cwt	174.00–178.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	205.51/cwt	202.00–208.00	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	190.66/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,102	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 Mar 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 161Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 24Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 115Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	200.00–210.00	205.98
4	—	319	216.00–218.00	216.54
6	—	515	196.00–198.00	197.67
14	—	474	196.00–208.00	203.66
5	—	382	206.00–212.00	208.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	196.00–204.00	199.27
4	—	425	194.00–198.00	195.95
6	—	490	190.00–196.00	191.65
2	—	540	188.00	188.00
3	—	562	180.00–182.00	181.34
3	—	330	198.00–204.00	201.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	393	186.00–192.00	190.53
3	—	668	162.00–164.00	162.99
3	—	482	176.00–180.00	178.69
1	—	590	172.00	172.00
2	—	423	182.00–186.00	184.01
4	—	531	174.00–178.00	175.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	202.00	202.00
1	—	475	216.00	216.00
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
2	—	663	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	212.00	212.00
1	—	455	226.00	226.00
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	174.00	174.00
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	240.00–242.00	240.98
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
5	—	512	206.00–212.00	208.04
3	—	382	228.00–232.00	229.97
2	—	423	226.00–234.00	230.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	214.00–224.00	218.65
3	—	427	212.00–222.00	215.98
2	—	325	228.00–230.00	229.03
4	—	518	190.00–199.00	194.19
3	—	615	182.00–188.00	185.37
2	—	715	164.00–170.00	166.96
5	—	467	202.00–208.00	205.51
3	—	578	190.00–192.00	190.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	212.00	212.00
4	—	523	186.00–188.00	187.49
2	—	580	178.00	178.00
1	—	255	216.00	216.00
2	—	423	208.00–210.00	209.01
3	—	465	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	88.00–91.00	89.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,081	84.00–88.00	86.08
1	—	1,095	97.00	97.00
5	—	1,149	91.00–95.00	92.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,105	73.00–75.00	73.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,675	113.00–118.00	115.46
1	—	1,250	99.00	99.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00

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