Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $256.57/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$256.57

40 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$19.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+39.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	263.07	1,137	21
Medium and Large 2	398	257.52	1,025	8thin
Medium and Large 3	426	243.47	1,038	11thin

One grade step is worth $19.60/cwt here — about $99 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 sale40 hd

256.57

—

AL average12 barns · 809 hd

217.37

+39.20

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	1,535	117.27	1,800	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	110.00	1,452	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	106.33	1,136	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	86.59	866	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,140	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,131	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$967	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$825	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	645	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	273.56/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	267.15/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	270.50/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,366	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	235.97/cwt	232.00–238.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	238.08/cwt	234.00–240.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	222.57/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,182	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	213.05/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	288	271.34/cwt	270.00–272.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	244.71/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	239.00/cwt	236.00–240.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	286.77/cwt	282.00–292.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	234.03/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	277.09/cwt	274.00–280.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	213.96/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	269.37/cwt	268.00–270.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,140.00/head	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,140	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,131.25/head	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,131	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	966.67/head	900.00–1,075.00	967	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,657	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,220	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	118.54/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,669	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	107.71/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,171	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	83.10/cwt	81.00–85.00	809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	90.07/cwt	89.00–91.00	926	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	112.52/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,170	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	98.08/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,047	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,452	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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 175Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 48Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 6Year 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	—	645	222.00	222.00
9	—	370	270.00–278.00	273.56
1	—	510	236.00	236.00
6	—	433	264.00–274.00	267.15
2	—	325	282.00–292.00	286.77
2	—	673	210.00–218.00	213.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	202.00	202.00
2	—	275	280.00	280.00
1	—	590	216.00	216.00
2	—	325	274.00–280.00	277.09
2	—	390	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	270.00–272.00	271.34
1	—	625	192.00	192.00
1	—	445	244.00	244.00
1	—	490	236.00	236.00
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
3	—	337	268.00–270.00	269.37
1	—	570	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	222.00	222.00
9	—	438	242.00–246.00	244.71
1	—	645	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	232.00–238.00	235.97
3	—	328	234.00–240.00	238.08
4	—	531	218.00–224.00	222.57
2	—	580	210.00–216.00	213.05
1	—	490	224.00	224.00
4	—	290	236.00–240.00	239.00
3	—	442	230.00–236.00	234.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	220.00–222.00	221.00
1	—	465	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	505	266.00–272.00	270.50
7	—	466	272.00	272.00
1	—	305	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	236.00	236.00
1	—	425	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	204.00	204.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,140.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,131.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	966.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,805	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,408	118.00–119.00	118.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	106.00–109.00	107.71
2	—	1,040	112.00–113.00	112.52
2	—	1,068	96.00–101.00	98.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	81.00–85.00	83.10
2	—	1,028	89.00–91.00	90.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	110.00	110.00

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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Bulls · 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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