Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-05-01

Ashville Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, May 1
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
14 vs last sale 77 16 vs year ago 47 · +34.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
16 vs last sale 50 8 vs year ago 26 · +30.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Feeder market not reported.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,513109.881,6627thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39191.511,2736thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13389.241,01120
CowsLean 85-90%Low96372.436978thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,0636
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9038
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,02514

Every lot, as filed

19 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2787.50/head725.00–850.007884
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2879.17/head825.00–1,025.008796
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Bred CowsSmall 1-2900.00/head850.00–950.009002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,018.75/head925.00–1,175.001,0198
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075.00/head1,000.00–1,150.001,0753
Bred CowsSmall 1-2750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bulls1,470107.43/cwt107.00–109.001,5795
Bulls1,620116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,8792
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40693.79/cwt92.00–95.001,3194
CowsLean 85-90%90862.91/cwt62.00–64.005712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12691.14/cwt89.00–94.001,02612
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13484.72/cwt83.00–88.009617
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36086.95/cwt85.00–89.001,1832
CowsLean 85-90%1,01271.37/cwt70.00–72.007223
CowsLean 85-90%95079.83/cwt78.00–82.007583

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.