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Ashville Stockyards

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 8
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
38 vs last sale 34 45 vs year ago 27 · +166.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
82 vs last sale 18 81 vs year ago 19 · +426.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. No feeder market reported.

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
BullsHigh1,653141.742,3435thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,518139.832,1226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,138131.601,49717
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,050113.241,18916

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)$1,53118
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$1,44814
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,04242
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)$1,1173thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,448.21/head1,325.00–1,575.001,44814
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,275.00/head1,175.00–1,325.001,2756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,658.33/head1,500.00–1,750.001,65812
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,116.67/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1173
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,625.00/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6258
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,953.57/head1,800.00–2,050.001,95414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy2,270.00/head2,150.00–2,450.002,27020
CowsLean 85-90%1,107108.82/cwt106.00–110.001,2055
CowsBoner 80-85%1,103127.49/cwt125.00–130.001,4067
CowsLean 85-90%980124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,492141.99/cwt140.00–143.002,1185
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293141.07/cwt139.00–143.001,8242
Bulls1,610150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,645129.00/cwt129.00–129.002,1221
CowsLean 85-90%1,029114.38/cwt112.00–116.001,17710
CowsBoner 80-85%1,129132.83/cwt131.00–136.001,5008
Bulls1,664139.68/cwt139.00–140.002,3244

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.