Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 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 $193.03/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$193.03

70 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$25.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	206.00	1,102	5thin
Medium and Large 2	496	197.11	978	45
Medium and Large 3	505	180.61	911	20

One grade step is worth $25.39/cwt here — about $191 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 sale70 hd

193.03

—

AL average14 barns · 1,340 hd

203.80

−10.76

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	1,732	107.64	1,864	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	93.52	1,340	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	89.75	1,059	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,039	76.95	799	17

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)	—	$1,486	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$992	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$933	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,539	14

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	630	196.02/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	187.02/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	202.00/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	190.51/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,103	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	217.44/cwt	216.00–218.00	944	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	196.49/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	189.70/cwt	188.00–192.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	176.67/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	204.84/cwt	202.00–210.00	877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	172.41/cwt	172.00–173.00	984	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	190.02/cwt	188.00–192.00	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	202.09/cwt	196.00–206.00	976	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	243.34/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,096	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	85.28/cwt	83.00–88.00	935	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	74.77/cwt	72.00–77.00	760	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	98.16/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,219	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	91.61/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,158	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	80.94/cwt	78.00–83.00	873	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	88.07/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,246	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	93.95/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,235	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	97.53/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,504	5
Bulls	—	—	1,598	100.49/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,606	2
Bulls	—	—	1,776	110.02/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,954	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	991.67/head	975.00–1,000.00	992	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	812.50/head	775.00–850.00	813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,217	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	933.33/head	900.00–1,000.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,627.78/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,628	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	987.50/head	925.00–1,050.00	988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,460.00/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,460	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	175.01/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	211.99/cwt	208.00–214.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,102	5

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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 312Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 62Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 43Year ago 39

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	194.00–198.00	196.02
2	—	515	212.00	212.00
1	—	705	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	186.00–188.00	187.02
4	—	516	196.00–206.00	202.00
7	—	579	188.00–198.00	190.51
3	—	465	224.00	224.00
6	—	443	242.00–244.00	243.34
1	—	660	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	216.00–218.00	217.44
1	—	565	188.00	188.00
1	—	330	234.00	234.00
2	—	745	176.00	176.00
5	—	607	173.00–178.00	175.01
3	—	467	208.00–214.00	211.99
2	—	390	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	192.00	192.00
2	—	520	182.00	182.00
10	—	571	172.00–173.00	172.41
6	—	435	188.00–192.00	190.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	188.00–192.00	189.70
3	—	613	174.00–178.00	176.67
14	—	428	202.00–210.00	204.84
2	—	685	172.00	172.00
16	—	483	196.00–206.00	202.09
3	—	580	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	252.00	252.00
1	—	415	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	246.00	246.00
3	—	625	211.00	211.00
4	—	773	195.00–197.00	196.49
7	—	900	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,096	83.00–88.00	85.28
7	—	1,242	96.00–101.00	98.16
14	—	1,264	89.00–94.00	91.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,017	72.00–77.00	74.77
6	—	1,078	78.00–83.00	80.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	86.00–89.00	88.07
4	—	1,315	91.00–95.00	93.95
5	—	1,542	96.00–100.00	97.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	99.00–102.00	100.49
6	—	1,776	107.00–112.00	110.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,725.00–1,750.00	1,737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,460.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	991.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	933.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–850.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,627.78

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ashville Stockyards

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