Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. 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 $214.38/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$214.38

48 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$97

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	229.50	886	22
Medium and Large 3	374	209.75	784	8thin
Medium and Large 2	497	197.97	983	18thin

One grade step is worth $31.53/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale48 hd

214.38

—

AL average15 barns · 808 hd

192.80

+21.59

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	1,448	114.33	1,656	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	98.72	1,379	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	94.62	1,047	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	75.79	754	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)	—	$1,125	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,061	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$944	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,313	8

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	333	190.08/cwt	188.00–192.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	184.01/cwt	182.00–186.00	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	175.03/cwt	174.00–176.00	819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	196.96/cwt	194.00–202.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	215.05/cwt	212.00–218.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	208.63/cwt	206.00–212.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	206.03/cwt	204.00–208.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	181.06/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	183.05/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	202.50/cwt	200.00–206.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	234.99/cwt	234.00–236.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	208.54/cwt	202.00–212.00	988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	247.99/cwt	246.00–252.00	687	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	96.64/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,110	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	89.92/cwt	88.00–92.00	915	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	97.82/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,373	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	103.98/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,324	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,404	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	73.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	708	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	79.97/cwt	79.00–81.00	826	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	101.43/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,395	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,216	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	700.00–775.00	750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	943.75/head	775.00–1,000.00	944	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,313	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	238.00/cwt	234.00–240.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	196.54/cwt	194.00–198.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	195.93/cwt	192.00–198.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	252.81/cwt	248.00–258.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	199.47/cwt	198.00–204.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	191.58/cwt	188.00–194.00	820	5

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 Apr 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 333Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 83Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 100Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	188.00–192.00	190.08
2	—	415	186.00	186.00
6	—	468	174.00–176.00	175.03
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	182.00–186.00	184.01
4	—	318	194.00–202.00	196.96
3	—	372	192.00–198.00	195.93
1	—	575	162.00	162.00
5	—	428	188.00–194.00	191.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	196.00	196.00
1	—	590	171.00	171.00
2	—	315	212.00–218.00	215.05
3	—	367	206.00–212.00	208.63
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
4	—	433	198.00–204.00	199.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	180.00	180.00
3	—	305	226.00	226.00
2	—	295	228.00	228.00
1	—	535	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	178.00–184.00	181.06
2	—	565	180.00–186.00	183.05
4	—	436	200.00–206.00	202.50
1	—	780	165.00	165.00
3	—	290	234.00–240.00	238.00
4	—	474	194.00–198.00	196.54
1	—	730	168.00	168.00
1	—	535	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	234.00–236.00	234.99
7	—	474	202.00–212.00	208.54
5	—	277	246.00–252.00	247.99
4	—	323	248.00–258.00	252.81
2	—	510	198.00–200.00	199.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	216.00	216.00
2	—	725	170.00	170.00
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
1	—	545	197.00	197.00
1	—	485	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	204.00–208.00	206.03
2	—	465	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	217.00	217.00
3	—	695	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	94.00–98.00	96.64
9	—	1,018	88.00–92.00	89.92
3	—	1,273	101.00–107.00	103.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,404	96.00–100.00	97.82
2	—	1,375	101.00–102.00	101.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	70.00–75.00	73.01
2	—	1,033	79.00–81.00	79.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,745	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–775.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	943.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,133.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,312.50

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

Replacement Cattle