Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $220.67/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$220.67

84 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$11.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	224.66	1,087	51
Medium and Large 2	439	215.88	948	18thin
Medium and Large 3	408	212.81	869	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $218 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 sale84 hd

220.67

—

AL average14 barns · 1,680 hd

216.39

+4.28

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	1,575	117.25	1,847	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	99.37	1,413	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	98.32	1,105	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	82.07	801	18

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)	—	$1,275	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,489	42

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	—	683	188.33/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	196.67/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,153	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	252.99/cwt	252.00–254.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	236.69/cwt	236.00–238.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	237.47/cwt	234.00–240.00	879	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	234.37/cwt	232.00–236.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	234.76/cwt	230.00–236.00	974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	239.05/cwt	238.00–240.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	248.50/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	236.97/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	237.04/cwt	236.00–238.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	225.01/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	81.61/cwt	80.00–84.00	797	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	76.82/cwt	75.00–79.00	695	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	102.94/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,660	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	98.18/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,333	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	97.07/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,078	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	88.46/cwt	87.00–90.00	925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	118.10/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,425	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	91.89/cwt	90.00–94.00	946	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	103.40/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,227	5
Bulls	—	—	1,728	123.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	2,137	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,721.43/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,721	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,275	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,088	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,420.83/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,421	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	236.06/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	238.59/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,016	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,181	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	235.00/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	231.99/cwt	230.00–234.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	229.11/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,219	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	223.33/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	281	229.65/cwt	228.00–232.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	204.99/cwt	204.00–210.00	982	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	224.00/cwt	220.00–228.00	986	2

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 Jun 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 260Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 117Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 49Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	188.00–190.00	188.33
1	—	585	206.00	206.00
6	—	515	220.00	220.00
12	—	370	234.00–240.00	237.47
8	—	415	230.00–236.00	234.76
2	—	330	238.00–240.00	239.05
3	—	495	222.00–226.00	223.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	220.00	220.00
1	—	445	216.00	216.00
2	—	523	188.00–190.00	189.00
5	—	281	228.00–232.00	229.65
6	—	479	204.00–210.00	204.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	192.00–200.00	196.67
1	—	445	222.00	222.00
1	—	745	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	218.00	218.00
3	—	280	236.00–238.00	236.69
1	—	380	224.00	224.00
5	—	309	232.00–236.00	234.37
1	—	545	214.00	214.00
2	—	618	182.00–184.00	182.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	226.00	226.00
2	—	635	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	246.00	246.00
4	—	569	248.00–250.00	248.50
4	—	530	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	252.00–254.00	252.99
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
1	—	610	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	254.00	254.00
3	—	795	188.00	188.00
2	—	578	236.00–238.00	236.97
1	—	615	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	254.00	254.00
3	—	375	242.00	242.00
2	—	583	218.00–220.00	218.99
3	—	477	234.00–238.00	236.06
2	—	708	198.00–200.00	199.00
7	—	426	238.00–240.00	238.59
7	—	532	228.00–234.00	229.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	236.00–238.00	237.04
4	—	533	222.00–226.00	225.01
1	—	315	244.00	244.00
2	—	445	234.00–236.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	635	186.00	186.00
4	—	315	238.00	238.00
1	—	545	218.00	218.00
2	—	383	230.00–234.00	231.99
3	—	565	202.00	202.00
2	—	440	220.00–228.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	977	80.00–84.00	81.61
4	—	905	75.00–79.00	76.82
4	—	1,046	87.00–90.00	88.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	102.00–104.00	102.94
6	—	1,358	96.00–100.00	98.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,111	95.00–100.00	97.07
2	—	1,030	90.00–94.00	91.89
5	—	1,187	102.00–105.00	103.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	116.00–120.00	118.10
2	—	1,295	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,728	121.00–126.00	123.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,721.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,087.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,420.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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