Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.73/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$239.73

67 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$29.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	250.11	1,028	42
Medium and Large 2	527	223.29	1,177	17thin
Medium and Large 3	445	220.12	980	8thin

One grade step is worth $29.99/cwt here — about $48 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

239.73

—

AL average16 barns · 2,001 hd

221.47

+18.25

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	—	High	1,678	122.44	2,054	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	104.26	1,418	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,073	102.20	1,097	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	909	86.64	788	6thin

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)	—	$800	2thin

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	—	568	212.03/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,203	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	249.80/cwt	248.00–252.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	245.00/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	254.37/cwt	252.00–256.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	207.98/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	244.98/cwt	244.00–246.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	252.29/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	200.48/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	264.89/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	254.21/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,096	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,178	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	268.03/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	264.08/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	225.99/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	824	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	105.35/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,445	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	930	94.65/cwt	93.00–96.00	880	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	101.24/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,072	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	80.93/cwt	80.00–82.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	106.10/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,213	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,338	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	126.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,118	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	121.04/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,397	2
Bulls	—	—	1,390	117.05/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,627	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	251.54/cwt	248.00–254.00	966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	218.67/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	250.96/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,062	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	241.98/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,132	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	273.94/cwt	270.00–278.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	728	187.00/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	223.98/cwt	222.00–226.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	172.05/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	192.00/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,065	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,112	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 Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 264Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 55Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 110Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	210.00–214.00	212.03
4	—	384	248.00–254.00	251.54
2	—	440	242.00	242.00
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
1	—	345	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	260.00–268.00	264.08
3	—	568	224.00–228.00	225.99
1	—	660	212.00	212.00
1	—	545	236.00	236.00
1	—	275	280.00	280.00
6	—	423	248.00–254.00	250.96
4	—	468	238.00–246.00	241.98
2	—	315	270.00–278.00	273.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	192.00	192.00
3	—	472	218.00–220.00	218.67
3	—	280	254.00	254.00
1	—	515	214.00	214.00
2	—	728	186.00–188.00	187.00
2	—	440	222.00–226.00	223.98
2	—	775	170.00–174.00	172.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	248.00	248.00
3	—	595	226.00	226.00
9	—	379	248.00–252.00	249.80
2	—	513	244.00–246.00	245.00
6	—	315	252.00–256.00	254.37
11	—	431	246.00–256.00	254.21
4	—	265	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	206.00–212.00	207.98
2	—	285	244.00–246.00	244.98
3	—	505	226.00	226.00
6	—	495	238.00	238.00
3	—	720	190.00–194.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	197.00–204.00	200.48
1	—	455	224.00	224.00
1	—	285	236.00	236.00
3	—	380	232.00	232.00
1	—	545	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	250.00–256.00	252.29
1	—	470	260.00	260.00
1	—	445	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	262.00–268.00	264.89
3	—	415	268.00	268.00
1	—	595	254.00	254.00
1	—	605	250.00	250.00
1	—	305	278.00	278.00
3	—	472	264.00–270.00	268.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	260.00	260.00
3	—	435	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	921	89.00–90.00	89.50
2	—	885	80.00–82.00	80.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,372	105.00–106.00	105.35
1	—	1,325	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	93.00–96.00	94.65
9	—	1,059	98.00–103.00	101.24
8	—	1,143	105.00–108.00	106.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	125.00–130.00	126.96
2	—	1,980	119.00–124.00	121.04
2	—	1,390	116.00–118.00	117.05

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)	2	—	—	800.00	800.00

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