Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $193.61/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$193.61

152 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$13.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	199.20	1,116	52
Medium and Large 2	471	196.54	925	22
Medium and Large 1-2	735	190.00	1,397	61
Medium and Large 3	485	185.64	900	17thin

One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about $216 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 sale152 hd

193.61

—

AL average14 barns · 1,510 hd

202.03

−8.43

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	1,482	113.12	1,676	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	94.25	1,344	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,046	91.37	956	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	76.28	696	7thin

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)	—	$1,213	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,506	26

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	178.78/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,008	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	191.95/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	183.33/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	175.02/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	212.41/cwt	206.00–214.00	1,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	208.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	216.99/cwt	216.00–218.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,231	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	72.99/cwt	72.00–74.00	664	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	80.66/cwt	79.00–82.00	738	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,356	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	97.39/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,139	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	92.67/cwt	90.00–95.00	994	7
Bulls	—	—	1,428	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,657	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	95.49/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,368	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,279	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	86.84/cwt	84.00–89.00	828	6
Bulls	—	—	1,355	105.97/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,436	3
Bulls	—	—	2,075	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,552	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,135	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	855.00/head	800.00–975.00	855	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,295.00/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,295	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,341.67/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,342	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,406.25/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,406	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,665.00/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	202.86/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,071	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	211.61/cwt	210.00–212.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	201.50/cwt	200.00–206.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	189.77/cwt	188.00–191.00	1,209	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	999	1

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 244Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 62Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 35Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. 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
1	—	370	192.00	192.00
1	—	745	162.00	162.00
5	—	564	176.00–180.00	178.78
2	—	633	174.00–176.00	175.02
2	—	405	190.00	190.00
4	—	315	200.00–206.00	201.50
2	—	485	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	228.00	228.00
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
2	—	760	170.00	170.00
5	—	479	206.00–214.00	212.41
2	—	390	216.00–218.00	216.99
18	—	528	195.00–205.00	202.86
22	—	637	188.00–191.00	189.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	190.00–194.00	191.95
3	—	563	182.00–186.00	183.33
4	—	364	202.00–210.00	208.02
1	—	785	164.00	164.00
1	—	335	212.00	212.00
5	—	475	194.00	194.00
2	—	230	230.00	230.00
1	—	705	168.00	168.00
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	735	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	198.00	198.00
3	—	525	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	198.00	198.00
3	—	455	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	192.00	192.00
2	—	645	172.00	172.00
1	—	690	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	266.00	266.00
1	—	625	198.00	198.00
1	—	380	228.00	228.00
1	—	655	188.00	188.00
3	—	540	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	198.00	198.00
5	—	413	210.00–212.00	211.61
1	—	780	164.00	164.00
1	—	485	206.00	206.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	72.00–74.00	72.99
3	—	915	79.00–82.00	80.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	99.00	99.00
2	—	1,433	95.00–96.00	95.49
1	—	1,470	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	97.00–98.00	97.39
7	—	1,073	90.00–95.00	92.67
6	—	953	84.00–89.00	86.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	114.00–118.00	116.01
3	—	1,355	105.00–108.00	105.97
1	—	2,075	123.00	123.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,295.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–975.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,341.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,406.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,665.00

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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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