Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $202.13/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$202.13

88 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$32.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	210.99	927	61
Medium and Large 3	348	192.55	670	7thin
Medium and Large 2	571	178.49	1,019	20

One grade step is worth $32.49/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale88 hd

202.13

—

AL average14 barns · 1,234 hd

198.40

+3.73

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	1,879	111.15	2,088	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,277	93.12	1,189	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	91.63	1,043	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	830	76.02	631	2thin

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)	—	$992	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$917	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	198.75/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	213.56/cwt	210.00–217.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	206.99/cwt	206.00–208.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	221.35/cwt	218.00–224.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	194.00/cwt	192.00–196.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	210.00/cwt	206.00–214.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	195.55/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	212.86/cwt	208.00–218.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	197.49/cwt	196.00–198.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	199.93/cwt	198.00–204.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,150	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	186.50/cwt	184.00–188.00	975	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	90.68/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,114	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,029	89.85/cwt	88.00–91.00	925	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,208	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	76.02/cwt	74.00–78.00	631	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	103.46/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,588	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,265	2
Bulls	—	—	2,092	111.03/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,323	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	991.67/head	875.00–1,175.00	992	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	217.02/cwt	214.00–220.00	744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	233.00/cwt	228.00–238.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	191.30/cwt	190.00–194.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	196.04/cwt	194.00–198.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	228.29/cwt	222.00–230.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	206.84/cwt	206.00–208.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	759	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	191.80/cwt	190.00–196.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	182.69/cwt	180.00–184.00	789	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 Apr 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 162Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	280	252.00	252.00
3	—	528	196.00–204.00	198.75
2	—	413	210.00–217.00	213.56
2	—	468	206.00–208.00	206.99
3	—	363	218.00–224.00	221.35
2	—	558	190.00–192.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	192.00–196.00	194.00
1	—	310	224.00	224.00
4	—	265	228.00–238.00	233.00
1	—	545	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	175.00	175.00
4	—	343	214.00–220.00	217.02
3	—	440	190.00–194.00	191.30
2	—	255	224.00	224.00
1	—	525	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	210.00	210.00
1	—	605	188.00	188.00
1	—	305	222.00	222.00
1	—	435	216.00	216.00
5	—	573	192.00–198.00	195.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	210.00	210.00
1	—	380	226.00	226.00
1	—	430	218.00	218.00
3	—	465	217.00	217.00
1	—	265	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	206.00–214.00	210.00
1	—	640	178.00	178.00
1	—	465	206.00	206.00
1	—	520	198.00	198.00
1	—	275	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	734	158.00	158.00
2	—	268	208.00–218.00	212.86
6	—	609	179.00	179.00
3	—	375	194.00–198.00	196.04
2	—	485	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	196.00–198.00	197.49
18	—	615	187.00	187.00
4	—	523	184.00–188.00	186.50
8	—	283	222.00–230.00	228.29
7	—	386	206.00–208.00	206.84
5	—	475	190.00–196.00	191.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	198.00–204.00	199.93
1	—	315	200.00	200.00
3	—	432	180.00–184.00	182.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	305	249.00	249.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	88.00–93.00	90.68
1	—	1,375	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	88.00–91.00	89.85
3	—	1,285	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	74.00–78.00	76.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	103.00–104.00	103.46
2	—	1,903	118.00–120.00	119.02
3	—	2,092	110.00–113.00	111.03

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	875.00–1,175.00	991.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00

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