Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 $263.48/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −108.81 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$263.48

29 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$37.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.24

vs AL average

+5.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	275.68	1,535	12thin
Medium and Large 2	531	257.13	1,365	15thin
Medium and Large 3	595	238.00	1,416	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.68/cwt here — about $118 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

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 sale29 hd

263.48

—

AL average15 barns · 612 hd

252.24

+11.24

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+5.68

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−108.81

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	1,549	161.85	2,507	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	141.42	1,926	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	137.27	1,549	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	119.32	1,207	4thin

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)	—	$1,561	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,504	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	12

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	500–550	517	318.66/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	232.03/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	292.68/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	240.05/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	332.00/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	319.31/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	257.13/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,365	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	347.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	283.39/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	298.64/cwt	298.00–300.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	230.51/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,404	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	544	283.32/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	276.58/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	275.05/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,185	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	316.50/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,222	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,232	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	137.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,555	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	131.18/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,356	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,124	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	271.35/cwt	268.00–274.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	329.60/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	216.01/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	332.00/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,092	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	301.25/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	257.92/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	216.38/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	142.69/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,709	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	140.02/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,929	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	143.52/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	121.42/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,316	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,537.50/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,538	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,504.17/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,504	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	156.42/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,365	3

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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 222Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 46Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 28Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	388.00	388.00
10	400–450	416	328.00–330.00	329.60
6	500–550	517	318.00–320.00	318.66
2	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	344.00	344.00
3	350–400	390	328.00–334.00	332.00
6	400–450	421	318.00–322.00	319.31
1	600–650	645	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	312.00	312.00
4	400–450	430	306.00	306.00
3	450–500	465	292.00	292.00
9	500–550	544	282.00–288.00	283.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	340.00–350.00	347.16
3	450–500	463	290.00–294.00	292.68
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
4	550–600	574	236.00–242.00	240.05
5	600–650	638	228.00–234.00	232.03
5	750–800	790	214.00–218.00	216.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	318.00	318.00
4	350–400	386	316.00–318.00	316.50
3	400–450	405	306.00	306.00
4	450–500	481	272.00–278.00	276.58
1	500–550	535	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	386.00	386.00
6	300–350	329	328.00–336.00	332.00
3	350–400	355	332.00	332.00
1	400–450	415	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	298.00–300.00	298.64
3	350–400	385	286.00	286.00
6	400–450	417	280.00–286.00	283.39
2	450–500	465	274.00	274.00
15	500–550	531	252.00–262.00	257.13
4	600–650	609	226.00–232.00	230.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	270.00–276.00	275.05
5	450–500	466	254.00–260.00	257.92
2	550–600	595	238.00	238.00
6	600–650	623	212.00–220.00	216.38
1	650–700	675	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	300.00–304.00	301.25
6	500–550	540	268.00–274.00	271.35
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	575	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,135	134.00–139.00	137.00
20	—	1,034	128.00–133.00	131.18
24	—	1,198	140.00–145.00	142.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,017	120.00–122.00	121.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	137.00–142.00	140.02
4	—	1,338	143.00–145.00	143.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,575	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,512	155.00–158.00	156.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,537.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,504.17
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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

Feeder Cattle

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