Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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 $202.12/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$202.12

48 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	216.27	1,196	15thin
Medium and Large 2	524	198.11	1,038	18thin
Medium and Large 3	505	192.78	973	15thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $223 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 sale48 hd

202.12

—

AL average16 barns · 1,800 hd

209.34

−7.22

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	—	Average	1,782	105.19	1,875	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	89.77	1,297	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	88.21	1,069	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	71.45	740	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)	—	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,346	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	10

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	—	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	198.97/cwt	198.00–200.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	203.92/cwt	200.00–206.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	236.71/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	244.36/cwt	242.00–246.00	797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	211.77/cwt	206.00–218.00	881	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	227.00/cwt	226.00–228.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	68.17/cwt	67.00–70.00	698	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	75.54/cwt	74.00–77.00	793	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,205	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	88.36/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,259	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	85.91/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,036	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	92.49/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,130	7
Bulls	—	—	1,743	106.74/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,860	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	95.46/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,420	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,921	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	775.00–800.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,433.33/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,375	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	189.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	207.42/cwt	204.00–212.00	989	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	198.84/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,056	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	180.49/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	205.02/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,257	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	896	2

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 428Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 62Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	222.00	222.00
8	—	613	200.00–208.00	205.02
2	—	388	230.00–232.00	230.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	168.00	168.00
1	—	685	176.00	176.00
3	—	375	210.00	210.00
2	—	473	198.00–200.00	198.97
1	—	525	186.00	186.00
3	—	423	200.00–206.00	203.92
4	—	563	180.00–182.00	180.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	176.00–178.00	176.99
4	—	485	208.00	208.00
8	—	565	190.00	190.00
1	—	535	198.00	198.00
2	—	265	226.00	226.00
1	—	425	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	230.00	230.00
1	—	705	206.00	206.00
1	—	425	242.00	242.00
1	—	615	216.00	216.00
1	—	495	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	188.00	188.00
1	—	525	212.00	212.00
1	—	595	210.00	210.00
2	—	475	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	234.00–240.00	236.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	242.00–246.00	244.36
9	—	416	206.00–218.00	211.77
2	—	375	226.00–228.00	227.00
1	—	615	185.00	185.00
11	—	477	204.00–212.00	207.42
5	—	531	194.00–200.00	198.84
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	236.00	236.00
2	—	530	188.00–192.00	189.98
2	—	563	178.00–180.00	178.99
2	—	360	205.00–210.00	207.53
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	258.00	258.00
1	—	435	228.00	228.00
1	—	755	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	67.00–70.00	68.17
4	—	1,050	74.00–77.00	75.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,425	86.00–91.00	88.36
2	—	1,488	95.00–96.00	95.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,206	84.00–89.00	85.91
7	—	1,222	91.00–95.00	92.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,743	106.00–108.00	106.74
1	—	1,940	99.00	99.00

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)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–800.00	787.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,433.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,375.00

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