Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. No trends available for feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.10/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −117.19 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$255.10

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$50.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

vs AL average

−13.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	275.45	1,419	11thin
Medium and Large 2	560	243.06	1,361	11thin
Medium and Large 3	582	224.68	1,308	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.77/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale25 hd

255.10

—

AL average14 barns · 394 hd

248.93

+6.17

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−13.28

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−117.19

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	1,601	143.42	2,297	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	119.03	1,631	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,056	118.47	1,251	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	102.50	1,020	14

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)	—	$1,379	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,230	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,156	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,622	20

Every lot, as filed

71 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	400–450	417	306.36/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	340.70/cwt	336.00–344.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	235.10/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,349	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	296.57/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,160	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	236.80/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	298.81/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	285.95/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	249.33/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	275.78/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	256.98/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	338.06/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,133	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,358	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	106.30/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,081	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,651	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	124.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,362	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	112.82/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,134	14
Bulls	—	—	1,458	138.17/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,015	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	850.00–1,050.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	975.00–1,025.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,291.67/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,292	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,416.67/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,708.33/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,708	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,379.17/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,379	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	305.01/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	304.04/cwt	300.00–306.00	979	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	119.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,285	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,636	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,443	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	98.70/cwt	97.00–101.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	326.66/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	275.45/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,419	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	287.96/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	224.68/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	263.02/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	302.19/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,239	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	242.98/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	309.24/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,191	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	329.34/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	231.79/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	233.02/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	328.70/cwt	328.00–330.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,702	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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 317Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 59Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 28Year ago 34

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. No trends available for feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	334.00–340.00	338.06
2	350–400	380	332.00	332.00
5	400–450	417	304.00–310.00	306.36
5	450–500	467	298.00–300.00	298.81
2	500–550	525	270.00–272.00	271.02
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	637	234.00–238.00	236.80
1	650–700	670	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	465	292.00	292.00
5	500–550	545	256.00	256.00
3	550–600	587	248.00–250.00	249.33
1	650–700	685	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	342.00	342.00
6	400–450	412	328.00–332.00	329.34
2	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	535	278.00	278.00
3	550–600	575	268.00	268.00
1	600–650	605	254.00	254.00
2	650–700	680	240.00–246.00	242.98
1	700–750	715	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	328.00–330.00	328.70
3	300–350	323	320.00–336.00	326.66
5	350–400	385	306.00–310.00	309.24
11	400–450	410	298.00–306.00	302.19
2	450–500	470	288.00	288.00
11	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	275.45
4	650–700	660	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	391	296.00–300.00	296.57
4	400–450	429	282.00–292.00	285.95
8	450–500	470	274.00–280.00	275.78
4	500–550	535	256.00–258.00	256.98
7	550–600	574	232.00–238.00	235.10
8	600–650	628	228.00–234.00	231.79
1	650–700	665	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	316.00	316.00
3	300–350	322	300.00–306.00	304.04
2	350–400	383	286.00–290.00	287.96
6	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	582	222.00–226.00	224.68
1	600–650	645	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	336.00–344.00	340.70
2	450–500	465	312.00	312.00
2	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	740	230.00–236.00	233.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	324.00	324.00
2	450–500	478	304.00–306.00	305.01
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	282.00	282.00
2	600–650	640	260.00–266.00	263.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	105.00–108.00	106.30
7	—	974	97.00–101.00	98.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	114.00–115.00	114.52
1	—	1,310	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,363	118.00–122.00	120.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,090	124.00–128.00	124.94
14	—	1,005	111.00–116.00	112.82
17	—	1,077	117.00–122.00	119.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	136.00–141.00	138.17
4	—	1,673	144.00–148.00	146.04

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,379.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,291.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,708.33

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

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