Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $250.98/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −121.31 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$250.98

10 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$21.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs AL average

−18.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	264.00	1,399	4thin
Medium and Large 2	563	242.30	1,365	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.70/cwt here — about $34 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

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 sale10 hd

250.98

—

AL average13 barns · 435 hd

251.43

−0.45

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−18.30

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−121.31

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	1,769	166.81	2,951	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	140.11	1,893	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,112	135.99	1,512	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	123.47	1,294	10

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)	—	$1,783	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,588	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,240	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,758	12

Every lot, as filed

65 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	300–350	345	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	305.74/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,327	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	262.99/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	313.02/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	239.56/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,368	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	244.99/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	271.52/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	225.48/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	233.02/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	304.95/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	237.36/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	128.61/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,313	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	120.65/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,272	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	144.85/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,679	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	148.41/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,867	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,823	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	172.65/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,220	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,758.33/head	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,758	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,578.57/head	2,450.00–2,775.00	2,579	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,145.45/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,145	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,589.29/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,589	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,783.33/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	138.70/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,584	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	163.30/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,796	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,016	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	131.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,421	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	290.99/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	218.01/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	261.96/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,250	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	314.95/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	327.98/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	331.32/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	280.65/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	308.99/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	314.96/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	935	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 263Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 112Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 39Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	318.00	318.00
1	400–450	440	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	495	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	474	290.00–294.00	290.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	330.00–332.00	331.32
1	350–400	365	318.00	318.00
1	400–450	430	316.00	316.00
2	450–500	458	308.00–310.00	308.99
3	500–550	528	280.00–282.00	280.65
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	312.00–314.00	313.02
8	400–450	434	302.00–308.00	305.74
1	450–500	490	274.00	274.00
2	500–550	533	262.00–264.00	262.99
2	550–600	578	244.00–246.00	244.99
1	600–650	625	234.00	234.00
3	650–700	655	216.00	216.00
3	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	373	304.00–306.00	304.95
1	450–500	495	268.00	268.00
2	550–600	578	232.00–234.00	233.02
4	600–650	613	224.00–226.00	225.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	334.00	334.00
8	350–400	367	326.00–330.00	327.98
2	400–450	423	314.00–316.00	314.96
3	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	328.00	328.00
3	300–350	330	326.00	326.00
3	350–400	390	306.00	306.00
4	450–500	490	272.00	272.00
1	500–550	525	256.00	256.00
5	550–600	571	236.00–242.00	239.56
3	600–650	627	234.00–240.00	237.36
1	650–700	690	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	314.00–316.00	314.95
2	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	434	270.00–272.00	271.52
13	450–500	477	256.00–266.00	261.96
3	650–700	673	214.00–220.00	218.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	334.00	334.00
4	500–550	530	264.00	264.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	605	278.00	278.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	126.00–130.00	128.61
5	—	1,054	119.00–122.00	120.65
1	—	1,130	117.00	117.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	143.00–147.00	144.85
14	—	1,142	135.00–141.00	138.70
21	—	1,079	129.00–134.00	131.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	146.00–151.00	148.41
3	—	1,360	133.00–135.00	134.01
2	—	1,430	140.00–142.00	140.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,865	170.00–176.00	172.65
5	—	1,712	161.00–166.00	163.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,758.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	2,450.00–2,775.00	2,578.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,145.45
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,425.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,589.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,783.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,850.00

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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