Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $238.31/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −157.40 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$238.31

7 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	240.83	1,368	5thin
Medium and Large 3	585	232.00	1,357	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.83/cwt here — about $11 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale7 hd

238.31

—

AL average12 barns · 161 hd

259.28

−20.98

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−157.40

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	1,449	155.25	2,250	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	137.32	1,528	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	136.79	1,940	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	117.69	1,184	16

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)	—	$1,471	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,363	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,371	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	250–300	290	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	297.35/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	282.69/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,153	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	232.31/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	340.98/cwt	340.00–342.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	240.83/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	289.39/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,215	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	323.64/cwt	322.00–324.00	932	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	229.01/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	252.01/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	312.04/cwt	308.00–316.00	992	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	133.99/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,530	33
Bulls	—	—	1,540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,433	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,961	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	918	147.19/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,351	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,139	5
Bulls	—	—	1,358	152.49/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,071	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,560.00/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,716.67/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,717	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,442.86/head	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,443	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	250.58/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,218	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	138.62/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,612	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	118.76/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,208	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,839	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	145.15/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,061	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	123.89/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	219.00/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	312.94/cwt	312.00–314.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.63/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	314.66/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,512	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 Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 253Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 16Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 18Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	352.00	352.00
3	250–300	290	332.00	332.00
3	300–350	325	328.00–332.00	330.63
1	350–400	380	324.00	324.00
3	400–450	433	314.00–316.00	314.66
1	600–650	615	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	340.00–342.00	340.98
5	250–300	288	322.00–324.00	323.64
15	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	375	316.00	316.00
3	400–450	430	296.00–298.00	297.35
5	550–600	568	238.00–246.00	240.83
2	600–650	628	228.00–230.00	229.01
6	650–700	673	226.00–236.00	232.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	312.00–314.00	312.94
7	400–450	420	288.00–290.00	289.39
6	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	585	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	645	224.00	224.00
2	650–700	673	218.00–220.00	219.00
1	750–800	785	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	286.00	286.00
1	650–700	655	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	270	318.00	318.00
4	300–350	318	308.00–316.00	312.04
5	350–400	365	304.00	304.00
6	400–450	408	282.00–286.00	282.69
3	500–550	513	250.00–254.00	252.01
2	550–600	585	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	250.00–254.00	250.58
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	725	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	346.00	346.00
2	400–450	405	294.00	294.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,142	131.00–136.00	133.99
9	—	918	145.00–149.00	147.19
16	—	1,163	137.00–143.00	138.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,442	134.00–138.00	136.00
3	—	1,393	131.00–133.00	132.00
2	—	1,420	143.00–147.00	145.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,006	110.00–115.00	113.27
9	—	1,017	116.00–121.00	118.76
2	—	960	122.00–126.00	123.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,358	152.00–153.00	152.49

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	—	—	1,075.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,325.00–1,625.00	1,442.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,716.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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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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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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