Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $177.05/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$177.05

54 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$75

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

$39.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	376	207.04	778	6thin
Medium and Large 2	520	174.81	909	38
Medium and Large 3	510	167.58	854	10thin

One grade step is worth $39.45/cwt here — about −$75 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 sale54 hd

177.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,483 hd

189.42

−12.37

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	1,691	112.59	1,904	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	98.33	1,290	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,138	94.92	1,080	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	76.26	695	6thin

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)	—	$967	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$944	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,153	50
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$684	8

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	645	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	160.68/cwt	158.00–166.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	206.46/cwt	205.00–208.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	197.33/cwt	194.00–200.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	165.91/cwt	165.00–167.00	956	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	179.33/cwt	178.00–182.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	202.05/cwt	198.00–206.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	205.99/cwt	204.00–208.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	209.06/cwt	206.00–212.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	222.15/cwt	218.00–226.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	190.94/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	225.32/cwt	224.00–226.00	874	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,368	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	789	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,055	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	91.44/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,016	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	102.63/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,262	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	70.17/cwt	68.00–73.00	606	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	97.26/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,105	5
Bulls	—	—	1,812	115.55/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,527	105.83/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,616	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	125.05/cwt	124.00–126.00	2,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	955.56/head	875.00–1,100.00	956	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,204.55/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,205	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	684.38/head	625.00–800.00	684	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	775.00–875.00	825	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	830.00/head	800.00–875.00	830	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,058.33/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,058	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/head	975.00–1,200.00	1,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,395.00/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,395	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	632	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	190.02/cwt	188.00–192.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	188.51/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	153.31/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	218.84/cwt	218.00–220.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	183.20/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	190.02/cwt	188.00–196.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	169.27/cwt	164.00–174.00	804	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 243Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 39Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	152.00	152.00
1	—	575	162.00	162.00
2	—	530	164.00–166.00	165.02
1	—	310	192.00	192.00
1	—	435	180.00	180.00
3	—	475	164.00–174.00	169.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	158.00–166.00	160.68
16	—	576	165.00–167.00	165.91
3	—	465	178.00–182.00	179.33
3	—	340	204.00–208.00	205.99
1	—	380	198.00	198.00
8	—	520	174.00	174.00
4	—	431	188.00–196.00	190.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	198.00–206.00	202.05
2	—	330	210.00	210.00
2	—	373	206.00–212.00	209.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	205.00–208.00	206.46
3	—	483	194.00–200.00	197.33
2	—	285	230.00–232.00	231.02
4	—	535	190.00–194.00	190.94
4	—	563	188.00–190.00	188.51
1	—	315	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	180.00	180.00
1	—	290	244.00	244.00
2	—	530	206.00	206.00
3	—	388	224.00–226.00	225.32
3	—	410	216.00	216.00
3	—	305	236.00	236.00
1	—	555	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	170.00–174.00	171.99
2	—	470	188.00–192.00	190.02
1	—	275	226.00	226.00
3	—	728	152.00–156.00	153.31
5	—	325	218.00–220.00	218.84
1	—	670	168.00	168.00
5	—	572	182.00–184.00	183.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	198.00	198.00
1	—	535	206.00	206.00
1	—	765	168.00	168.00
1	—	635	196.00	196.00
2	—	333	218.00–226.00	222.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	204.00	204.00
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	232.00	232.00
5	—	475	224.00	224.00
6	—	603	206.00	206.00
1	—	705	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,055	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	86.00	86.00
2	—	980	80.00–81.00	80.52
3	—	863	68.00–73.00	70.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,111	88.00–93.00	91.44
3	—	1,230	101.00–104.00	102.63
5	—	1,136	94.00–99.00	97.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,812	112.00–118.00	115.55
5	—	1,527	103.00–108.00	105.83
2	—	1,920	124.00–126.00	125.05

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	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–875.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–875.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,175.00	1,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	975.00–1,200.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	955.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,204.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,395.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	625.00–800.00	684.38

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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