Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $256.54/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −115.76 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$256.54

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.06

vs AL average

−8.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	267.75	1,412	8thin
Medium and Large 2	556	255.64	1,422	5thin
Medium and Large 3	569	242.33	1,380	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $33 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd

256.54

—

AL average13 barns · 300 hd

249.48

+7.06

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−8.83

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−115.76

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	1,590	161.00	2,560	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	140.50	1,953	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	134.52	1,526	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	119.00	1,297	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,070	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	300–350	330	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	239.01/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	322.98/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,528	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	274.30/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	261.95/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	328.35/cwt	324.00–333.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	277.06/cwt	274.00–282.00	1,305	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	253.06/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	301.03/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	287.98/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	312.84/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	245.97/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	228.99/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	203.33/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	282.06/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,362	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	128.91/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,421	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,297	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,560	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	296.93/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	279.32/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	266.98/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	222.40/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,434	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	137.64/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	313.36/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	359.18/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	239.49/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	257.32/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	269.36/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	262.93/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	321.92/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	338.04/cwt	336.00–340.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	254.05/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	285.44/cwt	284.00–292.00	1,364	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	297.33/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	258.02/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,355	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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 192Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	324.00	324.00
2	350–400	380	300.00–302.00	301.03
3	400–450	432	286.00–290.00	287.98
8	450–500	471	274.00–282.00	277.06
2	500–550	525	256.00–260.00	258.02
3	550–600	577	248.00–258.00	254.05
2	750–800	775	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	425	278.00–280.00	279.32
2	450–500	483	266.00–268.00	266.98
2	500–550	540	248.00	248.00
4	550–600	584	238.00–242.00	239.49
5	600–650	645	222.00–224.00	222.40
3	700–750	733	202.00–206.00	203.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	255	356.00	356.00
1	300–350	305	332.00	332.00
3	350–400	383	312.00–314.00	313.36
3	400–450	425	296.00–300.00	297.33
7	450–500	478	284.00–292.00	285.44
6	500–550	514	268.00–272.00	269.36
2	550–600	568	260.00–266.00	262.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	336.00–340.00	338.04
2	300–350	328	320.00–326.00	322.98
4	400–450	421	318.00–326.00	321.92
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	525	272.00–276.00	274.30
3	550–600	582	254.00–260.00	257.32
2	600–650	618	238.00–240.00	239.01
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	324.00–333.00	328.35
5	400–450	431	310.00–314.00	312.84
1	450–500	480	278.00	278.00
2	500–550	528	260.00–264.00	261.95
2	550–600	580	244.00–248.00	245.97
3	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	670	228.00–230.00	228.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	354.00–364.00	359.18
1	300–350	325	344.00	344.00
1	500–550	515	284.00	284.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	460	322.00	322.00
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
8	550–600	590	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	306.00	306.00
2	400–450	425	294.00–300.00	296.93
2	450–500	483	278.00–286.00	282.06
2	550–600	583	250.00–256.00	253.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	127.00–131.00	128.91
1	—	1,115	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,173	136.00–139.00	137.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,405	143.00	143.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	161.00	161.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

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

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