Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to holidays

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $227.97/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$227.97

78 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$42.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	237.27	1,030	39
Medium and Large 2	436	225.80	984	30
Medium and Large 3	538	194.90	1,048	9thin

One grade step is worth $42.37/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale78 hd

227.97

—

AL average5 barns · 392 hd

220.99

+6.99

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	1,505	116.00	1,746	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	92.44	1,242	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	91.18	1,073	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	77.78	722	16

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)	—	$1,042	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$892	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1	—	492	234.32/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	195.97/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	235.03/cwt	234.00–236.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	231.51/cwt	230.00–232.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	228.68/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,077	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	236.75/cwt	236.00–240.00	909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	238.98/cwt	234.00–240.00	977	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	233.25/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,253	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	289	274.97/cwt	270.00–278.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	229.33/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	175.99/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	190.78/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	266.40/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	259.04/cwt	258.00–260.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	224.12/cwt	220.00–228.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	251.04/cwt	250.00–252.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	232.99/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,118	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	265.98/cwt	264.00–268.00	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	242.09/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,036	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,116.67/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,117	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	891.67/head	850.00–950.00	892	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	891.67/head	850.00–1,000.00	892	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,746	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	94.20/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,070	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,253	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	92.61/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,148	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	81.05/cwt	79.00–83.00	746	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	75.82/cwt	74.00–78.00	707	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	88.37/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,074	15

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 300Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 43Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 38Year ago 86

No trends due to holidays

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	234.00–236.00	234.32
8	—	384	236.00–240.00	236.75
14	—	409	234.00–240.00	238.98
8	—	537	232.00–234.00	233.25
1	—	325	240.00	240.00
2	—	280	250.00–252.00	251.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	194.00–198.00	195.97
2	—	283	234.00–236.00	235.03
4	—	329	230.00–232.00	231.51
9	—	471	227.00–230.00	228.68
1	—	230	240.00	240.00
10	—	435	230.00	230.00
1	—	645	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	174.00–178.00	175.99
5	—	527	190.00–192.00	190.78
2	—	423	220.00–228.00	224.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	248.00	248.00
1	—	455	272.00	272.00
5	—	415	278.00	278.00
1	—	515	256.00	256.00
14	—	785	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	230.00	230.00
1	—	645	208.00	208.00
1	—	735	198.00	198.00
2	—	885	188.00	188.00
1	—	435	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	210.00	210.00
4	—	289	270.00–278.00	274.97
1	—	720	186.00	186.00
2	—	380	258.00–260.00	259.04
1	—	475	244.00	244.00
6	—	328	264.00–268.00	265.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	270.00	270.00
3	—	578	228.00–232.00	229.33
1	—	725	194.00	194.00
1	—	535	232.00	232.00
7	—	424	262.00–272.00	266.40
1	—	310	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	232.00–234.00	232.99
1	—	565	218.00	218.00
1	—	685	184.00	184.00
3	—	428	236.00–246.00	242.09

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,116.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	891.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–950.00	891.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	116.00	116.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,136	92.00–97.00	94.20
15	—	1,215	86.00–91.00	88.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	103.00	103.00
2	—	1,440	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,240	91.00–94.00	92.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	79.00–83.00	81.05
10	—	933	74.00–78.00	75.82

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle