Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $278.18/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −117.53 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$278.18

12 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$36.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	290.87	1,492	7thin
Medium and Large 2	540	270.00	1,458	2thin
Medium and Large 3	562	254.02	1,427	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about $65 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.71 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 sale12 hd

278.18

—

AL average14 barns · 229 hd

271.42

+6.76

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−117.53

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	—	High	2,010	161.00	3,236	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	131.50	1,838	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,090	124.49	1,357	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	113.47	996	2thin

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)	—	$1,525	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,615	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,638	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	275.98/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	334.32/cwt	334.00–335.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	271.02/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	338.98/cwt	338.00–340.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	246.04/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	305.01/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	260.97/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	117.70/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,331	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	3,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,987	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,637.50/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,112.50/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	301.48/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	325.93/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	247.03/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,420	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	113.47/cwt	113.00–114.00	996	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	336.03/cwt	334.00–338.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	336.59/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,245	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	290.87/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,492	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	344.32/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	324.99/cwt	324.00–326.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	347.98/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,072	2

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 120Last week 169Year ago 206

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 25Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	615	264.00	264.00
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	304.00	304.00
1	550–600	575	262.00	262.00
1	600–650	635	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	338.00–340.00	338.98
3	250–300	283	334.00–335.00	334.32
1	350–400	360	308.00	308.00
3	400–450	432	272.00–280.00	275.98
2	450–500	473	268.00–274.00	271.02
4	500–550	530	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	316.00	316.00
1	350–400	385	284.00	284.00
1	400–450	435	266.00	266.00
2	450–500	485	258.00–264.00	260.97
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	346.00–350.00	347.98
1	350–400	395	316.00	316.00
1	400–450	425	288.00	288.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	336.00	336.00
2	350–400	370	324.00–326.00	324.99
3	400–450	420	322.00	322.00
1	500–550	505	278.00	278.00
1	550–600	575	262.00	262.00
3	600–650	622	242.00–250.00	246.04
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	334.00	334.00
3	300–350	323	324.00–328.00	325.93
1	350–400	385	318.00	318.00
2	400–450	438	304.00–306.00	305.01
4	450–500	468	300.00–306.00	301.48
1	500–550	535	268.00	268.00
2	550–600	575	246.00–248.00	247.03
1	750–800	795	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	340.00–348.00	344.32
3	350–400	370	332.00–340.00	336.59
3	400–450	422	334.00–338.00	336.03
2	450–500	465	324.00	324.00
7	500–550	513	290.00–294.00	290.87
1	650–700	695	246.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,490	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	115.00–120.00	117.70
1	—	1,280	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,052	125.00–128.00	126.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	113.00–114.00	113.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,915	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,637.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,112.50
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	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.50

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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