Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $212.89/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$212.89

76 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	223.15	943	34
Medium and Large 2	463	207.58	962	21
Medium and Large 3	419	201.60	845	21

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $98 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 sale76 hd

212.89

—

AL average12 barns · 1,278 hd

203.64

+9.25

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	1,557	96.73	1,506	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	95.17	1,398	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	90.08	1,000	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	885	75.00	664	1thin

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)	—	$1,338	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,333	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	199.37/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	211.86/cwt	210.00–216.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	229.49/cwt	228.00–230.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	220.61/cwt	218.00–222.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	231.09/cwt	224.00–234.00	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	198.05/cwt	192.00–200.00	966	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	207.80/cwt	202.00–212.00	993	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	210.39/cwt	206.00–216.00	886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	219.07/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,041	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	227.36/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	193.98/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	217.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	245.63/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,270	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	204.28/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,189	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	212.66/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,112	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	198.41/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	213.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	196.34/cwt	194.00–202.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	207.54/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	205.15/cwt	202.00–208.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	190.66/cwt	190.00–192.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	196.51/cwt	196.00–198.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	238.92/cwt	234.00–244.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	206.96/cwt	204.00–210.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	205.98/cwt	204.00–208.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	210.32/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,007	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	875.00–925.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	800.00–900.00	850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	94.09/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,480	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	95.31/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,216	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	86.59/cwt	84.00–89.00	865	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,925	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,906	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	92.46/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,149	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	95.70/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,405	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 May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 358Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 77Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	220.00	220.00
1	—	295	230.00	230.00
5	—	538	196.00–202.00	198.41
6	—	423	210.00–220.00	213.08
1	—	390	218.00	218.00
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
2	—	578	190.00–200.00	195.02
6	—	479	206.00–214.00	210.32
2	—	685	170.00–180.00	175.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	582	202.00–208.00	204.28
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	220	258.00	258.00
6	—	523	210.00–218.00	212.66
2	—	325	234.00–244.00	238.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	186.00	186.00
3	—	518	190.00–192.00	190.66
4	—	458	196.00–198.00	196.51
1	—	645	170.00	170.00
2	—	375	204.00–210.00	206.96
2	—	420	204.00–208.00	205.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	254.00	254.00
1	—	525	232.00	232.00
3	—	628	226.00–228.00	227.36
2	—	410	240.00	240.00
1	—	710	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	258.00	258.00
4	—	375	256.00	256.00
1	—	605	242.00	242.00
1	—	410	250.00	250.00
8	—	517	242.00–249.00	245.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	192.00–196.00	193.98
2	—	523	216.00–220.00	217.99
1	—	365	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	190.00	190.00
3	—	328	210.00–216.00	211.86
5	—	488	192.00–200.00	198.05
5	—	435	194.00–202.00	196.34
7	—	380	202.00–208.00	205.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	196.00–202.00	199.37
10	—	478	202.00–212.00	207.80
8	—	421	206.00–216.00	210.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	333	228.00–230.00	229.49
6	—	423	218.00–222.00	220.61
7	—	378	224.00–234.00	231.09
11	—	475	214.00–224.00	219.07
4	—	511	204.00–214.00	207.54
2	—	295	244.00	244.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	102.00	102.00
2	—	1,573	93.00–95.00	94.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,276	95.00–96.00	95.31
15	—	999	84.00–89.00	86.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,243	92.00–93.00	92.46
3	—	1,468	94.00–97.00	95.70

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

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

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Feeder Cattle

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