Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $254.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −141.08 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$254.87

9 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	260.00	1,404	2thin
Medium and Large 2	522	254.97	1,331	6thin
Medium and Large 3	525	244.00	1,281	1thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $123 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

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 sale9 hd

254.87

—

AL average16 barns · 260 hd

247.05

+7.82

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−141.08

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	1,545	167.87	2,594	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	145.00	2,240	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,113	138.51	1,542	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	123.98	1,304	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,466	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,230	22

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	—	1,545	167.87/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,594	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	139.35/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,499	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	133.80/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,513	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	122.30/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	223.02/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,294	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	275.50/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	254.97/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	241.35/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	259.35/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,412.50/head	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,413	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,592.86/head	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,593	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,010.00/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,010	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1

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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 184Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 47Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 16Year ago 29

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	165.00–170.00	167.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,076	138.00–143.00	139.35
2	—	1,235	145.00–148.00	146.54
5	—	1,131	133.00–135.00	133.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	121.00–123.00	122.30
1	—	1,095	129.00	129.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	294.00	294.00
1	400–450	435	282.00	282.00
6	500–550	522	252.00–258.00	254.97
2	600–650	635	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	338.00	338.00
3	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	435	306.00	306.00
2	450–500	468	275.00–276.00	275.50
1	500–550	510	268.00	268.00
1	550–600	570	252.00	252.00
1	600–650	625	242.00	242.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	258.00–260.00	259.35
1	500–550	525	244.00	244.00
1	600–650	630	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	242.00	242.00
3	500–550	545	218.00	218.00
4	550–600	580	222.00–224.00	223.02
3	650–700	665	208.00	208.00
2	750–800	785	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	222.00	222.00
3	550–600	555	216.00	216.00
2	600–650	645	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	628	240.00–242.00	241.35
2	650–700	665	238.00	238.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,412.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,592.86
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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

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

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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