Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 lower , feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $201.74/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$201.74

75 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$23.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	217.09	1,010	16thin
Medium and Large 2	473	201.50	954	29
Medium and Large 3	453	193.77	878	30

One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about $132 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 sale75 hd

201.74

—

AL average15 barns · 1,429 hd

200.86

+0.87

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	1,490	102.26	1,524	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	94.00	1,490	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	89.97	1,030	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	911	79.76	726	4thin

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)	—	$1,017	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$969	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$963	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	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	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	221.41/cwt	218.00–228.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	163.96/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	221.28/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	172.69/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,084	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	205.15/cwt	198.00–212.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	210.88/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	193.68/cwt	190.00–196.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	208.37/cwt	206.00–210.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	202.91/cwt	200.00–206.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	174.98/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,006	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	186.98/cwt	186.00–188.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	208.46/cwt	202.00–212.00	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	213.20/cwt	210.00–216.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	233.06/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	216.91/cwt	214.00–220.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	217.53/cwt	216.00–220.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	206.03/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	215.55/cwt	214.00–218.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	178.03/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,251	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	75.02/cwt	73.00–77.00	685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	767	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	92.02/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,026	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,490	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	85.93/cwt	85.00–88.00	990	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,158	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	100.39/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	968.75/head	900.00–1,050.00	969	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/head	925.00–1,000.00	963	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	222.37/cwt	218.00–224.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	210.00/cwt	208.00–212.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	199.72/cwt	192.00–202.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	192.00/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	228.03/cwt	224.00–232.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	197.00/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	234.95/cwt	234.00–236.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	199.35/cwt	198.00–200.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	197.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,039	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,102	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 335Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 57Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	230.00	230.00
1	—	345	248.00	248.00
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
2	—	593	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	—	630	204.00	204.00
1	—	520	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	204.00–210.00	206.03
5	—	377	214.00–218.00	215.55
2	—	730	176.00–180.00	178.03
3	—	445	212.00	212.00
2	—	583	196.00–198.00	197.00
2	—	323	234.00–236.00	234.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	218.00–224.00	222.37
5	—	375	208.00–212.00	210.00
6	—	468	192.00–202.00	199.72
3	—	523	188.00–198.00	192.00
1	—	570	184.00	184.00
3	—	445	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	218.00–228.00	221.41
6	—	470	216.00–224.00	221.28
4	—	518	206.00–216.00	210.88
2	—	343	224.00–232.00	228.03
1	—	605	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	162.00–166.00	163.96
5	—	368	200.00–202.00	201.21
5	—	475	190.00–196.00	193.68
5	—	322	206.00–210.00	208.37
3	—	575	173.00–176.00	174.98
4	—	515	186.00–188.00	186.98
6	—	435	198.00–200.00	199.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	170.00–176.00	172.69
2	—	475	198.00–212.00	205.15
8	—	420	202.00–212.00	208.46
5	—	388	210.00–216.00	213.20
2	—	335	214.00–220.00	216.91
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
8	—	527	190.00–200.00	197.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	212.00	212.00
2	—	475	200.00–206.00	202.91
1	—	405	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	256.00	256.00
1	—	745	190.00	190.00
2	—	435	228.00–238.00	233.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	216.00–220.00	217.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	73.00–77.00	75.02
2	—	908	84.00–85.00	84.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	90.00–95.00	92.02
6	—	1,152	85.00–88.00	85.93
2	—	1,170	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	99.00–102.00	100.39
1	—	1,745	106.00	106.00

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)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	968.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	925.00	925.00

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

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