Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $254.15/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$254.15

118 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	420	257.26	1,080	52
Medium and Large 1	483	255.55	1,235	47
Medium and Large 3	458	242.21	1,110	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale118 hd

254.15

—

AL average15 barns · 1,875 hd

245.95

+8.21

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	1,540	118.78	1,829	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	104.07	1,106	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	102.20	1,431	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	844	87.68	740	3thin

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)	—	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$863	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	430	270.68/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	256.86/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	269.79/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,047	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.92/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	284.47/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	248.57/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	247.36/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	281.32/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	236.80/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	199.64/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	273.86/cwt	268.00–276.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	326.99/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,416	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	259.25/cwt	254.00–264.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	288.98/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	229.99/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	246.45/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,168	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	212.97/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,625	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,782	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,347	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	100.70/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,080	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	109.12/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,145	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	90.52/cwt	90.00–91.00	768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,538	120.37/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,851	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	850.00–875.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	228.99/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	316.20/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,328	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	288.52/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,215	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	294.69/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	257.02/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,369	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	273.29/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	319.00/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	301.06/cwt	296.00–306.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	273.51/cwt	268.00–278.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	281.14/cwt	278.00–288.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	221.01/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	279.04/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,459	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,603	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 Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 326Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 35Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 18Year ago 15

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	430	266.00–276.00	270.68
9	—	483	256.00–264.00	256.86
2	—	615	226.00–236.00	230.92
5	—	391	278.00–286.00	284.47
3	—	515	246.00–250.00	247.36
1	—	675	206.00	206.00
2	—	280	288.00	288.00
5	—	719	198.00–206.00	199.64
5	—	580	236.00	236.00
5	—	322	278.00–288.00	281.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	268.00–270.00	269.79
2	—	583	230.00–232.00	231.01
1	—	615	222.00	222.00
5	—	545	236.00–238.00	236.80
4	—	323	268.00–276.00	273.86
8	—	422	254.00–264.00	259.25
14	—	474	244.00–250.00	246.45
9	—	281	268.00–278.00	273.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	248.00–252.00	248.57
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
4	—	535	222.00	222.00
1	—	295	262.00	262.00
4	—	395	260.00	260.00
2	—	583	220.00–222.00	221.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	280.00–284.00	281.32
1	—	465	300.00	300.00
1	—	775	220.00	220.00
12	—	433	324.00–332.00	326.99
2	—	525	288.00–290.00	288.98
5	—	713	229.00–234.00	229.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	280.00	280.00
1	—	315	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	260.00	260.00
1	—	670	220.00	220.00
1	—	715	206.00	206.00
1	—	635	240.00	240.00
1	—	515	268.00	268.00
2	—	365	304.00	304.00
4	—	325	318.00–320.00	319.00
2	—	435	296.00–306.00	301.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	250.00–260.00	254.92
3	—	380	320.00	320.00
1	—	275	336.00	336.00
2	—	763	210.00–216.00	212.97
7	—	420	314.00–318.00	316.20
4	—	335	332.00	332.00
3	—	572	270.00–276.00	273.29
10	—	523	274.00–284.00	279.04
1	—	685	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	228.00–230.00	228.99
7	—	421	282.00–290.00	288.52
4	—	310	302.00	302.00
1	—	245	312.00	312.00
3	—	382	292.00–296.00	294.69
2	—	493	254.00–260.00	257.02
1	—	680	210.00	210.00
2	—	645	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,283	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,400	95.00–97.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	98.00–103.00	100.70
4	—	1,049	107.00–112.00	109.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	82.00	82.00
2	—	848	90.00–91.00	90.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,538	119.00–122.00	120.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–875.00	862.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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