Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $212.05/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$212.05

144 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$19.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	222.95	1,139	34
Medium and Large 2	488	216.69	1,058	45
Medium and Large 3	465	203.14	946	65

One grade step is worth $19.81/cwt here — about $193 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 sale144 hd

212.05

—

AL average12 barns · 1,770 hd

221.98

−9.92

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	1,581	126.83	2,006	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	98.43	1,116	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	87.34	848	9thin

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)	—	$1,367	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,254	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,469	16

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	545	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	219.56/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,159	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	207.24/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,206	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	228.03/cwt	224.00–232.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	239.99/cwt	238.00–242.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	237.97/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	268.63/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	743	175.99/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	216.52/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,213	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	205.19/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,274	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	231.49/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	261.05/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	226.75/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,431	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	233.97/cwt	232.00–236.00	756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	265.07/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	194.99/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	222.19/cwt	216.00–226.00	958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	224.62/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	259.32/cwt	258.00–260.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	237.96/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,209	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	82.77/cwt	81.00–86.00	713	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	89.63/cwt	87.00–92.00	920	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	96.64/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,095	9
Bulls	—	—	1,945	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,893	2
Bulls	—	—	1,508	121.55/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,253.57/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,254	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,085.00/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,439.29/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,439	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	239.50/cwt	238.00–240.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	206.00/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,176	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	234.99/cwt	234.00–236.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	210.52/cwt	208.00–212.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	235.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	324	245.51/cwt	244.00–246.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	182.72/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	223.32/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	202.36/cwt	202.00–208.00	959	50

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 Sep 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 311Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 35Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 12Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	208.00	208.00
11	—	582	200.00–211.00	207.24
7	—	379	224.00–232.00	228.03
3	—	485	216.00	216.00
5	—	621	202.00–208.00	205.19
7	—	323	232.00–236.00	233.97
1	—	730	188.00	188.00
2	—	683	194.00–196.00	194.99
8	—	431	216.00–226.00	222.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	218.00–220.00	219.56
4	—	393	238.00–242.00	239.99
12	—	560	214.00–222.00	216.52
6	—	413	230.00–240.00	235.01
3	—	615	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	216.00	216.00
2	—	743	172.00–180.00	175.99
8	—	375	208.00–212.00	210.52
1	—	585	194.00	194.00
1	—	515	198.00	198.00
1	—	290	226.00	226.00
50	—	474	202.00–208.00	202.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	236.00–244.00	237.97
2	—	490	256.00–266.00	261.05
8	—	631	226.00–227.00	226.75
1	—	675	222.00	222.00
2	—	425	262.00–268.00	265.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	266.00–270.00	268.63
1	—	365	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	230.00–232.00	231.49
1	—	540	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	202.00	202.00
3	—	540	222.00–230.00	224.62
3	—	333	258.00–260.00	259.32
1	—	625	206.00	206.00
2	—	490	232.00	232.00
2	—	385	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	234.00–242.00	237.96
1	—	570	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	238.00–240.00	239.50
8	—	571	202.00–208.00	206.00
1	—	620	200.00	200.00
2	—	265	254.00	254.00
2	—	408	234.00–236.00	234.99
4	—	324	244.00–246.00	245.51
3	—	768	180.00–186.00	182.72
3	—	473	220.00–226.00	223.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	105.00–108.00	106.51
9	—	1,133	95.00–98.00	96.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	862	81.00–86.00	82.77
6	—	1,026	87.00–92.00	89.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,473	127.00–130.00	128.52
2	—	1,508	121.00–122.00	121.55

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,253.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,439.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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