Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.28/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −125.01 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$247.28

28 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,410

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.01

vs AL average

−19.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	260.01	1,506	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	242.74	1,274	3thin
Medium and Large 2	574	242.10	1,390	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $116 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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.27, low $335.60, median $372.29 across 22 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 sale28 hd

247.28

—

AL average12 barns · 275 hd

258.29

−11.01

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−19.59

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−125.01

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	1,510	144.29	2,179	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,398	129.15	1,806	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	126.20	1,404	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	112.03	1,055	19

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)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,492	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,853	34

Every lot, as filed

63 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	550–600	593	257.67/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	252.99/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	312.80/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	351.05/cwt	346.00–354.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	308.97/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	257.97/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	370.61/cwt	366.00–376.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	285.94/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	292.68/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	239.98/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,389	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	255.99/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	339.96/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	214.03/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,324	18
Bulls	—	—	1,582	147.98/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,341	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	135.79/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	130.07/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,427	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,914	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,679.17/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,679	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,491.67/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,239.29/head	1,875.00–2,575.00	2,239	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,101	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,134	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	114.81/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,040	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	110.61/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,057	10
Bulls	—	—	1,438	140.60/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,022	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	127.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	259.71/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,615	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	357.23/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	270.03/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	242.74/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,274	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	276.92/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	362.92/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	232.01/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	331.50/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,114	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	267.01/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	335.49/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	324.66/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	275.98/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	296.99/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	238.38/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	318.80/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,345	7

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 364Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 47Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	336.00	336.00
16	300–350	336	328.00–336.00	331.50
3	350–400	385	320.00–328.00	324.66
7	400–450	422	314.00–320.00	318.80
1	450–500	490	306.00	306.00
2	500–550	538	264.00–270.00	267.01
6	550–600	593	256.00–258.00	257.67
5	600–650	629	236.00–242.00	238.38
3	650–700	663	230.00–234.00	232.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	395	312.00	312.00
4	400–450	430	306.00–310.00	308.97
6	450–500	464	286.00–294.00	292.68
2	500–550	538	256.00–260.00	257.97
15	550–600	579	238.00–248.00	239.98
1	600–650	635	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	272.00–282.00	276.92
3	500–550	525	238.00–248.00	242.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	366.00–376.00	370.61
4	350–400	365	346.00–354.00	351.05
3	400–450	430	338.00–342.00	339.96
7	450–500	464	310.00–316.00	312.80
2	500–550	538	282.00–290.00	285.94
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	618	252.00–254.00	252.99
2	750–800	775	210.00–218.00	214.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	352.00–362.00	357.23
2	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	518	268.00–272.00	270.03
2	550–600	578	254.00–258.00	255.99
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	388.00	388.00
2	350–400	380	360.00–366.00	362.92
8	450–500	474	332.00–336.00	335.49
2	500–550	528	296.00–298.00	296.99
2	550–600	558	272.00–280.00	275.98
9	600–650	622	256.00–262.00	259.71
1	650–700	675	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	358.00	358.00
1	550–600	575	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	645	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	344.00	344.00
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	374.00	374.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,088	120.00–125.00	121.70
4	—	1,263	134.00–138.00	135.79
11	—	1,097	128.00–133.00	130.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	124.00	124.00
2	—	1,423	134.00–135.00	134.51
3	—	1,418	125.00–130.00	127.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	104.00	104.00
8	—	906	113.00–117.00	114.81
10	—	956	108.00–112.00	110.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,582	146.00–149.00	147.98
3	—	1,438	139.00–143.00	140.60

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	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,679.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,875.00–2,575.00	2,239.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,491.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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