Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply 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 $220.46/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$220.46

66 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$28.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	238.42	1,119	15thin
Medium and Large 2	534	217.49	1,161	36
Medium and Large 3	522	209.60	1,094	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.82/cwt here — about $25 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 sale66 hd

220.46

—

AL average12 barns · 1,676 hd

227.21

−6.76

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	1,674	134.00	2,243	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	109.27	1,565	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	101.77	1,150	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	89.42	916	5thin

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)	—	$1,445	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,252	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,238	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,297	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	226.02/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	209.70/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,208	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	215.57/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	216.24/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	193.02/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	221.61/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,354	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	208.79/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	238.78/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	226.01/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	228.97/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	246.21/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,310	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,166	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	254.82/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	217.74/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,254	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	209.98/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	257.98/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,135	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	112.36/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,629	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	104.27/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,145	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	97.46/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,097	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,384	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,778	140.71/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,895	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	916	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	90.77/cwt	88.00–92.00	915	4
Bulls	—	—	1,355	122.08/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,654	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	966.67/head	900.00–1,025.00	967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,445.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,445	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,359.38/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,359	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	242.64/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	223.35/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	217.19/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	234.41/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	236.95/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,137	4

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 127Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 18Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 25Year ago 13

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	216.00	216.00
1	—	380	236.00	236.00
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
2	—	425	232.00	232.00
5	—	481	216.00–218.00	217.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	222.00	222.00
1	—	555	226.00	226.00
5	—	483	250.00–256.00	254.82
2	—	440	256.00–260.00	257.98
1	—	395	266.00	266.00
1	—	505	230.00	230.00
1	—	725	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	214.00–220.00	217.74
4	—	630	208.00–212.00	209.98
2	—	365	248.00	248.00
3	—	430	240.00–244.00	242.64
3	—	532	220.00–226.00	223.35
4	—	480	232.00–244.00	236.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	238.00	238.00
1	—	475	268.00	268.00
4	—	515	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	252.00	252.00
5	—	611	220.00–226.00	221.61
2	—	520	228.00–230.00	228.97
1	—	665	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	236.00	236.00
10	—	532	242.00–248.00	246.21
4	—	475	254.00	254.00
3	—	435	268.00	268.00
3	—	570	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	655	198.00	198.00
2	—	380	238.00	238.00
7	—	576	202.00–212.00	209.70
5	—	520	212.00–218.00	215.57
5	—	625	206.00–210.00	208.79
6	—	477	224.00–228.00	226.01
5	—	443	232.00–236.00	234.41
1	—	345	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	204.00	204.00
8	—	482	214.00–220.00	216.24
2	—	630	192.00–194.00	193.02
1	—	655	186.00	186.00
1	—	365	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	224.00–228.00	226.02
3	—	335	252.00	252.00
8	—	480	234.00–244.00	238.78
1	—	580	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,450	112.00–113.00	112.36
1	—	1,380	100.00	100.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,098	102.00–107.00	104.27
4	—	1,126	95.00–99.00	97.46
1	—	1,270	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,008	88.00–92.00	90.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	139.00–143.00	140.71
1	—	1,895	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,355	121.00–123.00	122.08

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)	3	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	966.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,445.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,359.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50

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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Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle