Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $232.72/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$232.72

102 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

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

$5.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	469	235.78	1,105	18thin
Medium and Large 1	582	234.96	1,368	33
Medium and Large 2	549	230.19	1,264	51

One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale102 hd

232.72

—

AL average16 barns · 1,204 hd

232.68

+0.04

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	1,672	106.62	1,783	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	91.12	1,288	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	87.93	1,081	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	73.93	806	28

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)	—	$1,006	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$933	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,138	4thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	195.85/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,020	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	229.17/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	225.16/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	235.36/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,233	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	203.99/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	183.10/cwt	182.00–186.00	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	226.49/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,117	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	213.26/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,320	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	234.13/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,306	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	241.64/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	505	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,167	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	241.66/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,063	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	587	183.95/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	218.65/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	91.99/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,091	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,490	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	91.92/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,326	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	85.23/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,072	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	71.18/cwt	68.00–73.00	719	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	75.99/cwt	74.00–79.00	874	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	85.97/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,139	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	104.43/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	950.00–1,050.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	850.00–875.00	867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	227.98/cwt	224.00–230.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	201.61/cwt	200.00–208.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,102	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	224.22/cwt	222.00–226.00	971	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	191.09/cwt	191.00–192.00	915	11

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 432Last week 428Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 119Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 49Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	254.00	254.00
2	—	375	262.00	262.00
1	—	525	252.00	252.00
5	—	621	226.00–234.00	229.17
8	—	686	225.00–229.00	226.49
15	—	558	234.00–236.00	234.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	222.00–230.00	225.16
2	—	470	230.00	230.00
11	—	440	240.00–242.00	241.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	233.00–238.00	235.36
2	—	760	202.00–206.00	203.99
8	—	445	251.00	251.00
13	—	619	210.00–216.00	213.26
5	—	484	238.00–244.00	241.64
3	—	660	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	188.00	188.00
3	—	377	224.00–230.00	227.98
12	—	530	208.00	208.00
11	—	433	222.00–226.00	224.22
2	—	610	194.00	194.00
3	—	590	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	521	195.00–197.00	195.85
5	—	491	200.00–208.00	201.61
6	—	410	208.00	208.00
1	—	675	178.00	178.00
1	—	565	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	172.00	172.00
7	—	536	182.00–186.00	183.10
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
11	—	479	191.00–192.00	191.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	183.00–188.00	183.95
2	—	510	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
3	—	468	216.00–220.00	218.65
1	—	575	204.00	204.00
1	—	515	212.00	212.00
1	—	295	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	89.00–94.00	91.99
15	—	1,258	84.00–88.00	85.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	99.00	99.00
3	—	1,443	89.00–94.00	91.92
2	—	1,325	84.00–88.00	85.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,010	68.00–73.00	71.18
16	—	1,150	74.00–79.00	75.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	103.00–106.00	104.43
1	—	1,780	111.00	111.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–900.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–875.00	866.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,137.50

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