Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.99/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$228.99

42 head · 397 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

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

$42.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	342	252.23	862	16thin
Medium and Large 2	434	218.58	950	14thin
Medium and Large 3	427	210.15	898	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.07/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale42 hd

228.99

—

AL average3 barns · 139 hd

205.36

+23.63

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	1,636	110.75	1,812	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	93.94	1,311	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	90.16	1,036	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	78.38	780	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 3	—	305	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	196.36/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	218.44/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	202.07/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	218.44/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	228.00/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	206.46/cwt	206.00–208.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	204.87/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	237.63/cwt	230.00–240.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	191.97/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	225.02/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	178.77/cwt	178.00–180.00	953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	591	167.15/cwt	164.00–168.00	988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	255.95/cwt	250.00–258.00	814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	231.52/cwt	230.00–232.00	732	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	725.00–825.00	775	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,838	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	80.64/cwt	80.00–81.00	827	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	95.51/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,333	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,256	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	90.38/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,072	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	98.75/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,134	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	86.16/cwt	83.00–88.00	946	7

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 432Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 100Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 24Year ago 167

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	224.00	224.00
1	—	460	210.00	210.00
5	—	528	190.00–198.00	196.36
1	—	395	222.00	222.00
1	—	410	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	222.00	222.00
4	—	471	214.00–220.00	218.44
4	—	526	200.00–208.00	202.07
1	—	390	230.00	230.00
4	—	316	230.00–232.00	231.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	250.00	250.00
2	—	255	262.00	262.00
8	—	318	250.00–258.00	255.95
1	—	515	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
3	—	525	190.00–194.00	191.97
2	—	683	164.00–166.00	165.00
2	—	465	204.00	204.00
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
2	—	380	212.00	212.00
1	—	435	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	206.00–208.00	206.46
8	—	533	178.00–180.00	178.77
7	—	591	164.00–168.00	167.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	216.00	216.00
4	—	393	218.00–220.00	219.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	216.00–222.00	218.44
2	—	570	200.00–210.00	204.87
4	—	374	230.00–240.00	237.63
2	—	485	224.00–226.00	225.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	226.00–230.00	228.00
2	—	465	244.00	244.00
1	—	415	246.00	246.00

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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–825.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,575	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,820	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	80.00–81.00	80.64
2	—	950	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,396	93.00–97.00	95.51
2	—	1,395	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,186	89.00–94.00	90.38
3	—	1,148	96.00–101.00	98.75
7	—	1,098	83.00–88.00	86.16

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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Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle