Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $210.54/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$210.54

113 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$22.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	218.93	1,125	27
Medium and Large 2	479	212.23	1,016	63
Medium and Large 3	518	196.05	1,016	23

One grade step is worth $22.88/cwt here — about $109 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 sale113 hd

210.54

—

AL average13 barns · 1,242 hd

209.92

+0.61

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	1,647	106.68	1,757	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,478	95.03	1,404	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,087	93.72	1,019	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	75.75	701	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,245	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,180	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	329	265.11/cwt	264.00–270.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	246.23/cwt	244.00–252.00	1,172	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	257.39/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,120	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,318	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	207.97/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	237.03/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	225.34/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	225.59/cwt	224.00–228.00	866	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	206.71/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,168	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	240.70/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	228.70/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	231.59/cwt	230.00–232.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	203.95/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	180.97/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	212.98/cwt	210.00–214.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	197.05/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	215.62/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,115	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	735	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	202.99/cwt	202.00–205.00	999	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	77.13/cwt	75.00–79.00	748	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	97.34/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,104	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	90.53/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,433	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	99.52/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,366	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	90.11/cwt	88.00–93.00	937	6
Bulls	—	—	1,530	100.80/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,542	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,058.33/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	943.75/head	900.00–1,000.00	944	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,265.91/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,266	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	217.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	254.34/cwt	252.00–256.00	951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	267.15/cwt	262.00–268.00	978	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	214.03/cwt	212.00–216.00	931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,266	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	255.58/cwt	252.00–260.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	224.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	954	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,229	1

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 329Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	264.00–270.00	265.11
7	—	476	244.00–252.00	246.23
9	—	435	252.00–260.00	257.39
1	—	565	230.00	230.00
12	—	366	262.00–268.00	267.15
1	—	275	270.00	270.00
4	—	515	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	248.00	248.00
1	—	625	192.00	192.00
3	—	430	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	216.00–220.00	217.98
6	—	374	252.00–256.00	254.34
2	—	480	232.00	232.00
1	—	525	220.00	220.00
6	—	335	252.00–260.00	255.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	268.00	268.00
10	—	515	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	206.00–210.00	207.97
2	—	485	236.00	236.00
3	—	528	222.00–228.00	225.34
1	—	585	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	234.00–240.00	237.03
1	—	380	260.00	260.00
1	—	575	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	384	224.00–228.00	225.59
10	—	333	230.00–232.00	231.59
3	—	532	200.00–206.00	203.95
4	—	468	210.00–214.00	212.98
4	—	585	194.00–200.00	197.05
1	—	275	234.00	234.00
1	—	645	186.00	186.00
12	—	715	177.00	177.00
12	—	425	220.00–230.00	224.40
1	—	675	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	202.00–210.00	206.71
3	—	422	240.00–242.00	240.70
3	—	473	224.00–232.00	228.70
14	—	517	212.00–218.00	215.62
2	—	605	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	178.00–182.00	180.97
2	—	365	218.00	218.00
2	—	640	174.00–176.00	174.99
1	—	735	164.00	164.00
3	—	492	202.00–205.00	202.99
1	—	345	224.00	224.00
7	—	435	212.00–216.00	214.03
3	—	690	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	73.00	73.00
4	—	970	75.00–79.00	77.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,134	95.00–99.00	97.34
6	—	1,040	88.00–93.00	90.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	90.00–91.00	90.53
2	—	1,373	99.00–100.00	99.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,530	99.00–103.00	100.80
1	—	2,020	120.00	120.00

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)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,265.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	943.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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

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