Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $204.00/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$204.00

69 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$28.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	426	221.41	943	14thin
Medium and Large 2	433	208.25	902	24
Medium and Large 3	465	192.84	897	31

One grade step is worth $28.57/cwt here — about $46 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 sale69 hd

204.00

—

AL average13 barns · 1,433 hd

210.54

−6.55

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	1,517	106.24	1,611	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,544	91.50	1,413	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	91.50	1,078	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	76.16	799	6thin

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)	—	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,590	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	212.51/cwt	210.00–218.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	186.86/cwt	182.00–190.00	981	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	186.52/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	200.20/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,037	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	242.52/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	203.69/cwt	200.00–208.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	207.32/cwt	206.00–208.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	234.99/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	227.19/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	239.98/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,116	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	171.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	200.53/cwt	196.00–205.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	183.00/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	209.96/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	253.94/cwt	250.00–256.00	838	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,406	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	89.17/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,042	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	90.00/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	97.32/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,169	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	74.31/cwt	73.00–75.00	773	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	78.01/cwt	76.00–81.00	825	3
Bulls	—	—	1,472	102.67/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	106.72/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,615	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,458.33/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,458	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,787.50/head	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	234.33/cwt	230.00–236.00	994	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	191.96/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	197.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	221.41/cwt	218.00–228.00	943	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	216.79/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	225.90/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,069	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	231.44/cwt	230.00–236.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	180.97/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,050	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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 204Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 60Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 13Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	210.00–218.00	212.51
10	—	518	198.00–204.00	200.20
3	—	335	220.00	220.00
3	—	425	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	182.00–190.00	186.86
10	—	373	200.00–208.00	203.69
3	—	268	206.00–208.00	207.32
1	—	715	168.00	168.00
4	—	638	170.00–172.00	171.49
2	—	413	196.00–205.00	200.53
2	—	478	194.00–200.00	197.05
2	—	580	178.00–184.00	180.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	218.00–228.00	221.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	252.00	252.00
2	—	645	182.00–184.00	183.00
3	—	530	208.00–212.00	209.96
3	—	345	246.00	246.00
6	—	424	230.00–236.00	234.33
4	—	385	244.00	244.00
2	—	565	190.00–194.00	191.96
6	—	473	222.00–230.00	225.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	184.00–188.00	186.52
2	—	275	240.00	240.00
2	—	330	238.00	238.00
5	—	479	216.00–220.00	216.79
3	—	440	228.00	228.00
7	—	376	230.00–236.00	231.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	198.00	198.00
1	—	530	220.00	220.00
3	—	330	250.00–256.00	253.94
2	—	235	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	242.00–244.00	242.52
2	—	480	234.00–236.00	234.99
1	—	575	212.00	212.00
7	—	538	216.00–229.00	227.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	239.00–242.00	239.98
3	—	425	250.00	250.00
1	—	520	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	96.00	96.00
3	—	1,570	89.00–91.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,169	87.00–92.00	89.17
4	—	1,201	95.00–99.00	97.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	73.00–75.00	74.31
3	—	1,057	76.00–81.00	78.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,472	102.00–103.00	102.67
1	—	1,665	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,513	105.00–109.00	106.72

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)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,458.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,787.50

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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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