Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $241.94/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$241.94

91 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$22.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	249.59	1,107	38
Medium and Large 2	449	239.28	1,075	41
Medium and Large 3	470	226.81	1,066	12thin

One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $41 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 sale91 hd

241.94

—

AL average10 barns · 647 hd

228.41

+13.54

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	1,353	120.00	1,623	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	102.65	1,525	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	100.50	1,132	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	88.88	940	2thin

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)	—	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$988	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	425	241.94/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,028	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	252.38/cwt	252.00–254.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	214.49/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	252.93/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	237.65/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,124	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	206.51/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	267.09/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	261.98/cwt	258.00–264.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	276.70/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	262.03/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	269.34/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,379	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	591	243.17/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	225.49/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	220.76/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,148	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	230.22/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	239.30/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,242	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	262.20/cwt	260.00–264.00	868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	253.46/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,351	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	257.05/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	248.98/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,168	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	273.50/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	290.42/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	215.02/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	271.97/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	241.95/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,277	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	987.50/head	900.00–1,075.00	988	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	—	—	1,230	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,402	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	102.38/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,162	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,859	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	88.88/cwt	86.00–91.00	940	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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 315Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 81Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 41Year ago 15

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	425	239.00–246.00	241.94
5	—	376	252.00–254.00	252.38
4	—	590	214.00–216.00	214.49
12	—	473	234.00–242.00	237.65
1	—	535	228.00	228.00
1	—	320	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	248.00	248.00
1	—	365	238.00	238.00
4	—	479	224.00–230.00	225.49
5	—	520	218.00–222.00	220.76
1	—	435	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	274.00	274.00
2	—	435	250.00–256.00	252.93
6	—	371	258.00–264.00	261.98
7	—	569	225.00–238.00	230.22
9	—	519	236.00–244.00	239.30
8	—	331	260.00–264.00	262.20
4	—	469	246.00–250.00	248.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	290	300.00	300.00
1	—	315	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	260.00	260.00
2	—	690	205.00–208.00	206.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	264.00–270.00	267.09
1	—	510	264.00	264.00
3	—	390	274.00–278.00	276.70
3	—	265	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	256.00–266.00	262.03
7	—	533	246.00–256.00	253.46
2	—	470	252.00–262.00	257.05
2	—	620	212.00–218.00	215.02
3	—	655	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	268.00–272.00	269.34
5	—	591	242.00–248.00	243.17
1	—	725	212.00	212.00
1	—	275	296.00	296.00
3	—	305	290.00	290.00
7	—	422	270.00–280.00	273.50
5	—	380	288.00–296.00	290.42
3	—	478	270.00–274.00	271.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	240.00–248.00	241.95
2	—	395	264.00	264.00
2	—	530	240.00–242.00	240.99

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	4	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	987.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,475	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,135	100.00–104.00	102.38
1	—	1,090	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,473	99.00–100.00	99.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	86.00–91.00	88.88

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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