Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cow and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.20/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −95.74 against this barn's trailing median of $393.94.

Average price

$298.20

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.45

vs AL average

−17.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	299.00	1,659	16thin
Medium and Large 2	543	295.01	1,602	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.99/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $432.32, low $336.70, median $393.94 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

298.20

—

AL average13 barns · 187 hd

291.75

+6.45

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−17.87

This barn, trailing median11 sales

393.94

−95.74

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	1,800	126.50	2,277	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	126.00	1,644	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	120.58	1,323	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	94.81	931	5thin

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)	—	$1,500	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,381	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,067	6

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	206.98/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	—	—	2,155	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,888	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	87.68/cwt	85.00–90.00	870	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	122.55/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,339	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	944	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	126.96/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,435	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	114.44/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	226.99/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	295.01/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	290.93/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	260.03/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	232.99/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	308.50/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,773	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,862.50/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,863	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,263	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,659	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	341.91/cwt	338.00–344.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	263.40/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,397	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 Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 271Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 56Year ago 115

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cow and pairs sold mostly steady.

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)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,262.50
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	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,862.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	435	284.00	284.00
1	450–500	475	264.00	264.00
1	500–550	525	246.00	246.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	218.00	218.00
2	700–750	720	204.00–210.00	206.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	308.00–310.00	308.50
2	400–450	425	288.00–294.00	290.93
1	450–500	455	278.00	278.00
2	600–650	640	232.00–234.00	232.99
2	650–700	670	226.00–228.00	226.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	338.00–344.00	341.91
5	350–400	365	322.00	322.00
2	400–450	425	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	475	294.00	294.00
3	500–550	530	260.00–268.00	263.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	375	328.00	328.00
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	365	346.00	346.00
2	400–450	445	336.00	336.00
4	500–550	535	276.00	276.00
2	550–600	583	258.00–262.00	260.03
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	392.00	392.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	415	348.00	348.00
2	500–550	525	292.00	292.00
1	550–600	585	266.00	266.00
1	650–700	675	242.00	242.00
3	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	362.00	362.00
2	400–450	415	358.00	358.00
2	450–500	480	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	543	292.00–296.00	295.01
6	700–750	735	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	390	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	376.00	376.00
16	550–600	555	299.00	299.00
15	600–650	640	277.00	277.00
2	700–750	725	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,445	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	85.00–90.00	87.68
1	—	925	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,010	109.00	109.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,093	121.00–124.00	122.55
2	—	1,130	126.00–128.00	126.96
4	—	1,088	112.00–116.00	114.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	126.00	126.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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