Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $201.78/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$201.78

47 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$14.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	209.20	1,126	20
Medium and Large 2	521	198.17	1,033	13thin
Medium and Large 3	470	194.53	914	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.67/cwt here — about $212 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 sale47 hd

201.78

—

AL average13 barns · 1,157 hd

204.78

−3.00

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	1,746	107.96	1,885	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	91.23	1,320	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	88.97	1,022	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	75.28	757	11

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)	—	$1,171	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,011	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,472	16

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	605	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	253.00/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	252.07/cwt	248.00–254.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	241.48/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	230.93/cwt	228.00–234.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	248.00/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	207.95/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,130	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	194.53/cwt	188.00–198.00	914	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	206.56/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,091	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	194.48/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,048	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	95.76/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	86.42/cwt	85.00–89.00	989	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	93.21/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,079	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	72.48/cwt	71.00–73.00	717	4
Bulls	—	—	1,734	109.14/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,892	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,864	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	76.88/cwt	75.00–80.00	780	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	86.69/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,166	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	850.00–950.00	900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,091.67/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,092	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,566.67/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,057.14/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,057	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	238.97/cwt	238.00–240.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	233.54/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	223.35/cwt	222.00–224.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	213.42/cwt	208.00–216.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	893	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 415Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 67Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 15Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	198.00	198.00
2	—	445	248.00–258.00	253.00
2	—	455	252.00	252.00
3	—	388	248.00–254.00	252.07
2	—	515	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	234.00–244.00	241.48
4	—	539	194.00–196.00	194.48
4	—	325	238.00–240.00	238.97
4	—	463	226.00–236.00	233.54
2	—	375	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	208.00	208.00
1	—	645	174.00	174.00
1	—	375	224.00	224.00
1	—	665	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	228.00–234.00	230.93
9	—	578	206.00–212.00	207.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	246.00–250.00	248.00
1	—	795	182.00	182.00
2	—	535	232.00	232.00
2	—	395	254.00	254.00
1	—	725	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	252.00	252.00
2	—	655	224.00	224.00
3	—	445	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	192.00	192.00
2	—	425	210.00	210.00
4	—	595	189.00	189.00
2	—	675	188.00	188.00
3	—	388	208.00–216.00	213.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	220.00	220.00
7	—	528	206.00–210.00	206.56
6	—	645	198.00	198.00
3	—	420	222.00–224.00	223.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	188.00–198.00	194.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	94.00–97.00	95.76
3	—	1,345	85.00–88.00	86.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,144	85.00–89.00	86.42
6	—	1,158	92.00–95.00	93.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	71.00–73.00	72.48
7	—	1,015	75.00–80.00	76.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,734	107.00–111.00	109.14
2	—	1,775	105.00	105.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	975.00–1,150.00	1,057.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,212.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,091.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,566.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,825.00–1,975.00	1,900.00

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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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

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