Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2024-03-18

Ashville Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 18
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
18 vs last sale 29 8 vs year ago 39 · +20.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
6 vs last sale 28 29 vs year ago 5 · +580.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. No feeder cattle market recorded.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,491138.342,0639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,088123.811,34717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,492123.221,8383thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average936101.269485thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,5077
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,3705
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,2083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,12510
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,0923thin

Every lot, as filed

19 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,436139.13/cwt137.00–141.001,9985
CowsBoner 80-85%1,113123.58/cwt121.00–127.001,3755
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505121.83/cwt120.00–124.001,8342
CowsLean 85-90%1,053104.13/cwt103.00–105.001,0962
Bulls1,750144.07/cwt143.00–145.002,5212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,106131.09/cwt129.00–134.001,4506
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,465126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8461
CowsLean 85-90%795107.00/cwt107.00–107.008511
Bulls1,370130.64/cwt129.00–133.001,7902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,048116.73/cwt115.00–120.001,2236
CowsLean 85-90%89095.53/cwt94.00–97.008502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,283.33/head2,100.00–2,450.002,2836
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,437.50/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4384
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,887.50/head1,825.00–1,950.001,8884
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,091.67/head1,075.00–1,100.001,0923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,208.33/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2083
Bred CowsSmall 1-2987.50/head975.00–1,000.009882
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,715.00/head1,600.00–1,775.001,7155

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.