Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, 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 $222.62/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$222.62

67 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	229.75	1,093	33
Medium and Large 2	438	221.69	970	19thin
Medium and Large 3	488	208.13	1,016	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $77 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 sale67 hd

222.62

—

AL average14 barns · 1,705 hd

216.56

+6.06

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	1,345	113.44	1,526	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,492	99.74	1,488	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	99.64	1,140	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	88.01	899	17

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)	—	$1,175	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	235.45/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,029	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	214.97/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	227.33/cwt	226.00–228.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	186.02/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	203.59/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	240.03/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	237.98/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	232.05/cwt	230.00–234.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	212.49/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,363	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	981	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	206.30/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,180	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	241.96/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,036	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	99.38/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,522	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	97.00/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,090	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	89.89/cwt	86.00–91.00	901	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	83.19/cwt	80.00–85.00	859	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	96.44/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,491	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	103.74/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,411	4
Bulls	—	—	1,345	113.44/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	92.66/cwt	92.00–94.00	973	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	101.87/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,184	13
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,158.33/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	222.99/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	212.79/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,126	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	218.03/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	217.02/cwt	216.00–218.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	219.32/cwt	216.00–222.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	221.15/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,137	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	205.01/cwt	204.00–206.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	188.97/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,300	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 Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 353Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 81Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 54Year ago 78

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	244.00	244.00
2	—	385	272.00	272.00
2	—	520	258.00	258.00
6	—	455	268.00	268.00
1	—	685	222.00	222.00
2	—	335	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	238.00–242.00	240.03
2	—	490	236.00–240.00	237.98
1	—	520	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	256.00	256.00
2	—	673	210.00–212.00	211.00
25	—	595	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	437	234.00–244.00	235.45
5	—	495	230.00	230.00
4	—	570	212.00–216.00	214.97
2	—	395	246.00	246.00
7	—	514	216.00–222.00	221.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	226.00–228.00	227.33
5	—	574	202.00–208.00	203.59
4	—	385	230.00–232.00	230.99
5	—	332	230.00–234.00	232.05
1	—	515	208.00	208.00
1	—	465	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	182.00–190.00	186.02
1	—	695	172.00	172.00
1	—	380	226.00	226.00
4	—	474	210.00–214.00	212.49
6	—	439	216.00–222.00	219.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	206.00	206.00
1	—	485	226.00	226.00
2	—	620	210.00–212.00	210.99
8	—	428	234.00–244.00	241.96
2	—	528	222.00–224.00	222.99
1	—	345	272.00	272.00
1	—	710	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	220.00–230.00	225.02
7	—	572	204.00–208.00	206.30
11	—	529	210.00–218.00	212.79
6	—	483	212.00–220.00	218.03
2	—	395	235.00	235.00
1	—	330	250.00	250.00
2	—	640	204.00–206.00	205.01
2	—	688	186.00–192.00	188.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	175.00	175.00
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
1	—	305	236.00	236.00
2	—	575	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	205.00	205.00
2	—	383	216.00–218.00	217.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,531	98.00–101.00	99.38
4	—	1,546	95.00–97.00	96.44
4	—	1,360	103.00–105.00	103.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,124	94.00–99.00	97.00
13	—	1,162	100.00–104.00	101.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,002	86.00–91.00	89.89
6	—	1,033	80.00–85.00	83.19
3	—	1,050	92.00–94.00	92.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	113.00–114.00	113.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,158.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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