Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.45/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −128.84 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$243.45

14 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.00

vs AL average

−27.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	251.54	1,323	8thin
Medium and Large 3	541	232.66	1,259	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $64 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 sale14 hd

243.45

—

AL average13 barns · 514 hd

257.45

−14.00

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−27.14

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−128.84

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	1,727	144.97	2,503	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,287	132.03	1,699	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	129.41	1,516	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	108.15	1,048	7thin

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)	—	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,308	6

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	261.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,495	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	311.33/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,479	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	321.47/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,386	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	251.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,323	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	302.02/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	299.99/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	310.06/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,172	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	289.06/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	216.04/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,260	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	131.35/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	124.82/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,383	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	116.12/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,198	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	147.96/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,915	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,137.50/head	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	104.87/cwt	104.00–106.00	954	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	928	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	132.05/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	266.55/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	272.97/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	287.98/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	240.97/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,654	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 233Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 101Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 41Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	316.00–326.00	321.47
7	550–600	572	260.00–270.00	261.39
1	600–650	645	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	745	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	298.00	298.00
2	500–550	523	272.00–274.00	272.97
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	605	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	376.00	376.00
1	350–400	360	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	328.00	328.00
9	350–400	378	308.00–314.00	310.06
2	400–450	428	298.00–306.00	302.02
2	450–500	465	286.00–292.00	289.06
8	500–550	526	250.00–260.00	251.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	298.00–302.00	299.99
2	400–450	430	286.00–290.00	287.98
7	450–500	482	266.00–270.00	266.55
4	500–550	520	238.00–244.00	240.97
2	550–600	583	214.00–218.00	216.04
1	600–650	625	204.00	204.00
1	700–750	705	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	334.00	334.00
1	300–350	315	322.00	322.00
1	400–450	415	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	368.00	368.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	475	310.00–318.00	311.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	326.00	326.00
1	450–500	490	296.00	296.00
1	500–550	525	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	378.00	378.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	129.00–134.00	131.35
5	—	1,108	123.00–128.00	124.82
2	—	1,353	136.00–138.00	137.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	114.00–117.00	116.12
2	—	910	104.00–106.00	104.87
2	—	933	99.00–100.00	99.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,320	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,280	131.00–134.00	132.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,970	147.00–149.00	147.96

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,137.50

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle