Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $251.13/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −121.16 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$251.13

30 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs AL average

−18.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	268.00	1,407	3thin
Medium and Large 2	538	251.56	1,355	18thin
Medium and Large 3	542	244.66	1,325	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $82 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 sale30 hd

251.13

—

AL average13 barns · 352 hd

250.28

+0.86

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−18.87

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−121.16

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	1,490	147.90	2,204	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	126.98	1,409	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	124.98	1,803	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	107.00	1,097	1thin

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)	—	$950	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,855	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,475	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	300–350	310	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	242.82/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	234.98/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,451	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	282.60/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	320.94/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	251.01/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,330	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	245.99/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,291	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	290.72/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,125	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,097	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,835	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	122.64/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,781	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	147.50/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,279	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,387	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	825.00–875.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
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	—	—	1,793.75/head	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,794	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	273.12/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	276.99/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,324	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	126.48/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	121.46/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	293.47/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	286.28/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	324.02/cwt	322.00–326.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	253.49/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	4

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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 175Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 64

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	362.00	362.00
2	250–300	293	322.00–326.00	324.02
1	300–350	310	312.00	312.00
4	400–450	423	292.00–298.00	293.47
8	450–500	474	284.00–290.00	286.28
3	500–550	525	268.00	268.00
3	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	302.00	302.00
1	350–400	365	304.00	304.00
3	400–450	428	280.00–286.00	282.60
4	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
14	500–550	530	250.00–258.00	251.01
4	550–600	568	250.00–260.00	253.49
5	600–650	627	238.00–244.00	242.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	288.00–294.00	290.72
9	400–450	432	270.00–274.00	273.12
2	450–500	490	272.00	272.00
6	500–550	525	242.00–248.00	245.99
3	550–600	575	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	354.00	354.00
1	450–500	465	322.00	322.00
4	500–550	520	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	670	240.00–244.00	242.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–322.00	320.94
3	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	415	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	455	286.00	286.00
1	500–550	515	278.00	278.00
8	550–600	590	246.00	246.00
2	600–650	620	232.00–238.00	234.98
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	478	276.00–278.00	276.99
1	500–550	520	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	338.00	338.00
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	107.00	107.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	128.00–129.00	128.50
3	—	1,452	121.00–124.00	122.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,063	126.00–127.00	126.48
2	—	1,018	121.00–122.00	121.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	144.00–149.00	147.50
1	—	1,265	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,550	154.00	154.00

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)	3	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,475.00	1,475.00
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	8	—	—	1,625.00–1,950.00	1,793.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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