Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.12/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$196.12

67 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$23.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	454	210.79	957	10thin
Medium and Large 2	486	200.51	974	27
Medium and Large 3	503	187.27	943	30

One grade step is worth $23.52/cwt here — about $14 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 sale67 hd

196.12

—

AL average13 barns · 1,405 hd

210.49

−14.38

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	1,574	104.28	1,641	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	91.03	1,336	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	90.72	1,034	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	81.14	800	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,063	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,313	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	—	590	214.02/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	217.41/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,172	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	225.74/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,102	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	213.95/cwt	212.00–216.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	215.04/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	183.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	188.50/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	179.99/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	183.96/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	196.89/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	191.41/cwt	188.00–194.00	907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	211.72/cwt	210.00–212.00	982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	203.34/cwt	202.00–206.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	198.05/cwt	196.00–200.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	211.58/cwt	210.00–212.00	891	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	92.17/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,063	10
Bulls	—	—	1,143	98.36/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,124	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	110.19/cwt	108.00–112.00	2,209	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	84.34/cwt	83.00–85.00	917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	76.34/cwt	75.00–78.00	637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	87.60/cwt	85.00–89.00	978	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,147	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	92.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,376	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	87.90/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,270	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 84Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	212.00–216.00	214.02
7	—	539	216.00–220.00	217.41
8	—	488	218.00–228.00	225.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	212.00–216.00	213.95
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
2	—	525	208.00	208.00
7	—	464	210.00–212.00	211.72
2	—	580	196.00–200.00	198.05
2	—	385	248.00	248.00
1	—	655	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	182.00–186.00	183.96
3	—	437	202.00–206.00	203.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	212.00	212.00
2	—	335	236.00	236.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00
2	—	533	212.00–218.00	215.04
8	—	705	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	595	200.00	200.00
1	—	405	212.00	212.00
1	—	455	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	256.00	256.00
2	—	510	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	206.00	206.00
3	—	340	212.00	212.00
2	—	665	186.00	186.00
4	—	611	188.00–190.00	188.50
2	—	265	222.00	222.00
3	—	365	210.00	210.00
11	—	531	196.00–200.00	196.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	180.00–190.00	183.14
2	—	375	206.00	206.00
2	—	410	196.00	196.00
7	—	575	178.00–186.00	179.99
9	—	474	188.00–194.00	191.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	222.00	222.00
3	—	575	202.00	202.00
5	—	421	210.00–212.00	211.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,062.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,153	90.00–95.00	92.17
7	—	1,116	85.00–89.00	87.60
1	—	1,170	98.00	98.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,087	83.00–85.00	84.34
2	—	835	75.00–78.00	76.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	90.00–95.00	92.90
3	—	1,445	87.00–89.00	87.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	96.00–101.00	98.36
2	—	2,005	108.00–112.00	110.19

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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