Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $248.11/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$248.11

80 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$46.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	266.06	1,223	40
Medium and Large 2	549	235.33	1,291	27
Medium and Large 3	564	219.42	1,238	13thin

One grade step is worth $46.64/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale80 hd

248.11

—

AL average13 barns · 1,538 hd

253.48

−5.36

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	1,734	112.10	1,943	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	113.91	1,645	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	104.36	1,231	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	87.32	872	9thin

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)	—	$1,466	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,413	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,354	28
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,948	30

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	525	248.98/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	202.03/cwt	198.00–206.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	260.34/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,263	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	243.98/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	234.94/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	307.49/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	271.10/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	263.36/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	260.50/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	218.68/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	290.78/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	243.00/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	258.99/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	293.18/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	275.42/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,322	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	97.32/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,170	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	115.55/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,652	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,619	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	113.29/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,442	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	103.65/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,177	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	81.98/cwt	79.00–84.00	738	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	89.49/cwt	88.00–91.00	987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,064	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	109.47/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,903	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,482.50/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,483	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,685.71/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,686	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,178.13/head	1,950.00–2,625.00	2,178	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,353.57/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,354	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	247.51/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	240.96/cwt	236.00–246.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	297.23/cwt	292.00–300.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	211.68/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,334	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 471Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 27Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 6Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	248.00–250.00	248.98
3	—	745	206.00	206.00
2	—	775	198.00–206.00	202.03
12	—	485	258.00–262.00	260.34
7	—	429	268.00–274.00	271.10
3	—	375	288.00	288.00
3	—	255	308.00	308.00
7	—	323	292.00–300.00	297.23
1	—	575	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	242.00–246.00	243.98
4	—	438	258.00–262.00	260.50
15	—	625	220.00	220.00
1	—	585	226.00	226.00
3	—	395	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	232.00–236.00	234.94
1	—	440	246.00	246.00
1	—	765	185.00	185.00
7	—	581	210.00–214.00	211.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	302.00	302.00
3	—	530	260.00–266.00	263.36
1	—	630	236.00	236.00
1	—	675	224.00	224.00
1	—	495	286.00	286.00
2	—	585	258.00–260.00	258.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	306.00–308.00	307.49
5	—	567	286.00–292.00	290.78
2	—	678	242.00–244.00	243.00
1	—	380	348.00	348.00
1	—	325	362.00	362.00
5	—	519	290.00–294.00	293.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	216.00–222.00	218.68
1	—	775	208.00	208.00
1	—	425	314.00	314.00
1	—	370	332.00	332.00
2	—	225	340.00	340.00
1	—	490	300.00	300.00
4	—	535	274.00–280.00	275.42
1	—	675	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	268.00	268.00
1	—	605	224.00	224.00
1	—	425	298.00	298.00
4	—	530	246.00–248.00	247.51
2	—	580	236.00–246.00	240.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	298.00	298.00
1	—	440	326.00	326.00
1	—	380	348.00	348.00
5	—	765	211.00	211.00
1	—	725	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	322.00	322.00
2	—	330	332.00	332.00
3	—	765	204.00	204.00
1	—	635	238.00	238.00
1	—	655	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,202	95.00–99.00	97.32
3	—	1,273	111.00–116.00	113.29
8	—	1,136	101.00–106.00	103.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	113.00–118.00	115.55
1	—	1,485	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	900	79.00–84.00	81.98
1	—	975	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,103	88.00–91.00	89.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,738	107.00–111.00	109.47

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	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,482.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	28	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,353.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,685.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,950.00–2,625.00	2,178.13

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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