Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $266.79/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −129.16 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$266.79

25 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,483

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	278.20	1,515	9thin
Medium and Large 3	520	264.00	1,373	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	260.13	1,470	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.07/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.95 across 21 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

266.79

—

AL average11 barns · 168 hd

272.13

−5.34

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−129.16

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	1,658	157.85	2,617	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	138.74	2,074	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	133.09	1,504	15

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)	—	$1,454	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,255	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,688	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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 3	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	237.02/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	237.56/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	344.03/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	282.76/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,185	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	254.99/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	272.99/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	310.96/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	275.01/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	271.18/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	296.62/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,487	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	267.02/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	258.15/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,471	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	332.05/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	—	1,762	156.26/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,753	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	131.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,456	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	136.82/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,542	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,152	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,393	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,687.50/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,363	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,541.67/head	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,542	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	244.99/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	263.97/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	338.09/cwt	336.00–340.00	795	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	126.23/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,556	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	272.64/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	266.38/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	280.98/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	250.01/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	288.02/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	209.49/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	278.66/cwt	278.00–282.00	1,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	348.99/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	260.74/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	238.66/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	257.02/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,452	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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 120Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 21Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 20Year ago 24

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	336.00–340.00	338.09
2	350–400	380	330.00–334.00	332.05
1	400–450	425	294.00	294.00
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	520	264.00	264.00
4	600–650	625	236.00–240.00	237.02
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	745	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	340.00–348.00	344.03
4	400–450	425	308.00–312.00	310.96
1	450–500	455	296.00	296.00
2	500–550	533	272.00–274.00	272.99
13	550–600	570	258.00–260.00	258.15
2	600–650	633	254.00–256.00	254.99
5	650–700	682	236.00–242.00	237.56
1	700–750	745	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	368.00	368.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	527	278.00–282.00	280.98
3	550–600	580	270.00–274.00	272.64
5	600–650	617	260.00–268.00	266.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	348.00–350.00	348.99
1	350–400	365	324.00	324.00
3	400–450	425	286.00–290.00	288.02
6	450–500	489	278.00–282.00	278.66
2	550–600	565	256.00–258.00	257.02
1	650–700	690	234.00	234.00
2	750–800	765	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	306.00	306.00
5	400–450	419	280.00–284.00	282.76
2	450–500	485	274.00–276.00	275.01
2	500–550	523	266.00–268.00	267.02
3	550–600	577	236.00–240.00	238.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	487	258.00–268.00	263.97
3	500–550	530	248.00–252.00	250.01
1	600–650	640	228.00	228.00
10	650–700	695	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	344.00	344.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	495	302.00	302.00
1	500–550	505	288.00	288.00
2	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	292.00–300.00	296.62
5	500–550	533	270.00–276.00	271.18
1	600–650	635	254.00	254.00
2	650–700	670	244.00–246.00	244.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	364.00	364.00
1	300–350	325	358.00	358.00
1	350–400	355	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	575	298.00	298.00
10	650–700	663	256.00–264.00	260.74
7	850–900	875	206.00–212.00	209.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,762	154.00–158.00	156.26
1	—	1,585	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,578	160.00–165.00	161.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,104	129.00–135.00	131.86
6	—	1,127	136.00–137.00	136.82
2	—	1,233	124.00–128.00	126.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	142.00–144.00	142.98
2	—	1,485	133.00–136.00	134.50

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)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,162.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,362.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,541.67
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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,687.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,433.33

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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