Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $202.46/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$202.46

86 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$27.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	214.27	978	48
Medium and Large 3	471	191.45	902	8thin
Medium and Large 2	565	186.51	1,054	30

One grade step is worth $27.76/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale86 hd

202.46

—

AL average16 barns · 1,761 hd

204.33

−1.87

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	1,716	114.01	1,956	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,650	93.00	1,535	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	91.23	1,074	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	76.51	781	14

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)	—	$1,200	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,094	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$798	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	256.02/cwt	254.00–260.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	227.31/cwt	224.00–232.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	175.99/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	264.99/cwt	264.00–266.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,395	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	205.40/cwt	202.00–210.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	177.41/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,125	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	251.29/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	217.86/cwt	214.00–224.00	924	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	205.31/cwt	202.00–212.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	221.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	264.84/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,076	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	213.22/cwt	210.00–216.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	215.02/cwt	214.00–216.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	854	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	238.49/cwt	238.00–240.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	216.07/cwt	214.00–218.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	677	180.65/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	189.19/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,260	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,100	10
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	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	766.67/head	750.00–775.00	767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,135	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	991.67/head	850.00–1,075.00	992	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	797.92/head	725.00–850.00	798	12
Bulls	—	—	1,650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,799	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	115.68/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,011	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	88.78/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,020	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,535	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	79.86/cwt	77.00–82.00	873	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	73.16/cwt	71.00–76.00	694	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	94.24/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,141	13

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 358Last week 0Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 115Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 180Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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
1	—	545	222.00	222.00
3	—	332	254.00–260.00	256.02
3	—	455	224.00	224.00
3	—	437	224.00–232.00	227.31
1	—	275	268.00	268.00
4	—	369	238.00–240.00	238.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	198.00	198.00
2	—	480	210.00–216.00	213.03
3	—	525	204.00	204.00
2	—	420	214.00–218.00	216.07
1	—	615	192.00	192.00
1	—	330	232.00	232.00
2	—	280	262.00	262.00
5	—	666	188.00–190.00	189.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	182.00	182.00
13	—	445	192.00	192.00
3	—	677	178.00–184.00	180.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	192.00	192.00
1	—	515	210.00	210.00
2	—	793	174.00–178.00	175.99
1	—	295	264.00	264.00
4	—	420	246.00	246.00
2	—	328	260.00–262.00	261.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	264.00–266.00	264.99
19	—	652	214.00	214.00
1	—	520	232.00	232.00
3	—	482	248.00–258.00	251.29
5	—	441	260.00–266.00	264.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	212.00–216.00	214.01
21	—	424	214.00–224.00	217.86
6	—	393	220.00–230.00	221.63
18	—	520	207.00	207.00
1	—	345	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
4	—	334	202.00–210.00	205.40
1	—	615	176.00	176.00
1	—	435	198.00	198.00
1	—	710	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	634	177.00–186.00	177.41
3	—	423	202.00–212.00	205.31
3	—	372	210.00–216.00	213.22
2	—	330	214.00–216.00	215.02
1	—	595	184.00	184.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,100.00
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)	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–775.00	766.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–1,075.00	991.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	725.00–850.00	797.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	109.00	109.00
3	—	1,738	115.00–116.00	115.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,149	86.00–91.00	88.78
13	—	1,211	92.00–97.00	94.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	93.00	93.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,093	77.00–82.00	79.86
7	—	948	71.00–76.00	73.16

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle