Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.95/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$224.95

98 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	230.87	1,295	20
Medium and Large 1	792	224.77	1,781	62
Medium and Large 3	585	218.24	1,277	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.63/cwt here — about $18 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 sale98 hd

224.95

—

AL average15 barns · 1,196 hd

241.35

−16.40

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	1,531	112.78	1,727	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	88.56	1,002	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	88.50	1,301	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,030	77.72	800	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,414	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	6

Every lot, as filed

54 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 3	—	483	198.02/cwt	196.00–200.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	193.60/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,040	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,037	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,098	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	195.01/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	230.05/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	222.78/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,377	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,809	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,999	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	218.56/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,279	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	238.07/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	222.54/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	225.49/cwt	224.00–226.00	945	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	236.95/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	75.48/cwt	73.00–77.00	759	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	853	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,288	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,311	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	87.32/cwt	84.00–89.00	965	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	93.78/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,164	5
Bulls	—	—	1,360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,496	2
Bulls	—	—	1,588	113.70/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,806	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,414.29/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,414	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	175.98/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	181.71/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,196	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	307	229.19/cwt	228.00–230.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	192.66/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	179.99/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	192.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	174.12/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,233	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	193.22/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	182.70/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,118	3

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 341Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 75Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 48Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	196.00–200.00	198.02
9	—	537	190.00–196.00	193.60
8	—	708	173.00–176.00	174.12
5	—	575	192.00–194.00	193.22
3	—	612	176.00–186.00	182.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	199.00–200.00	199.50
4	—	655	188.00	188.00
4	—	420	226.00	226.00
8	—	608	193.00–197.00	195.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	513	214.00	214.00
3	—	410	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	240.00	240.00
1	—	435	258.00	258.00
8	—	718	225.00–233.00	230.05
27	—	795	227.50	227.50
5	—	535	250.00	250.00
17	—	975	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	240.00	240.00
9	—	618	221.00–224.00	222.78
1	—	575	224.00	224.00
6	—	523	235.00–241.00	238.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	228.00	228.00
14	—	585	215.00–222.00	218.56
1	—	725	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	198.00	198.00
4	—	476	218.00–224.00	222.54
4	—	419	224.00–226.00	225.49
3	—	677	190.00–194.00	192.66
3	—	595	208.00	208.00
2	—	768	178.00–182.00	179.99
1	—	725	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	220.00–222.00	220.99
2	—	428	234.00–240.00	236.95
1	—	375	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	206.00	206.00
3	—	732	172.00–180.00	175.98
1	—	545	204.00	204.00
1	—	425	220.00	220.00
7	—	658	180.00–182.00	181.71
5	—	307	228.00–230.00	229.19
3	—	615	186.00	186.00
2	—	573	190.00–196.00	192.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,006	73.00–77.00	75.48
4	—	1,059	80.00–81.00	80.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,425	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,105	84.00–89.00	87.32
5	—	1,241	92.00–97.00	93.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,588	111.00–116.00	113.70

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	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,414.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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Steers · 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