Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.80/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −151.14 against this barn's trailing median of $393.94.

Average price

$242.80

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs AL average

−25.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	250.00	1,338	11thin
Medium and Large 3	565	223.00	1,260	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $78 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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $432.32, low $336.70, median $393.94 across 11 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 sale15 hd

242.80

—

AL average15 barns · 488 hd

248.35

−5.55

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−25.75

This barn, trailing median11 sales

393.94

−151.14

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	—	Low	1,704	169.61	2,890	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	137.90	1,951	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	131.24	1,541	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	118.79	1,298	11

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)	—	$1,554	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,532	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,127	26

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	400–450	422	291.44/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	214.61/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,427	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	289.71/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,118	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	225.90/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,437	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	254.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,236	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	235.20/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,138	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	222.65/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	251.29/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,787	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	142.38/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,079	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,339	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	127.70/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,447	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,979	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,854	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,044	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	136.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,855	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,358	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	114.25/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,214	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	134.57/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,627	6
Bulls	—	—	1,690	168.69/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,851	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,388	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,633.33/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,479.17/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,479	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,011.11/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,011	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	236.54/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,251	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	221.42/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,024	5

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 291Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 33Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	316.00	316.00
7	400–450	422	290.00–294.00	291.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	294.00	294.00
3	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
11	500–550	529	236.00–238.00	236.54
4	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	720	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	438	250.00–254.00	251.29
3	500–550	515	219.00	219.00
3	550–600	577	216.00–226.00	222.65
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	790	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
4	550–600	565	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
10	600–650	610	234.00	234.00
8	700–750	713	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	292.00	292.00
7	350–400	386	288.00–290.00	289.71
18	450–500	485	250.00–260.00	254.87
7	600–650	636	223.00–228.00	225.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	288.00	288.00
3	350–400	355	272.00	272.00
1	400–450	440	252.00	252.00
3	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	575	224.00	224.00
1	650–700	680	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	258.00	258.00
5	400–450	425	241.00	241.00
10	450–500	484	228.00–238.00	235.20
2	500–550	535	218.00	218.00
3	550–600	565	210.00–218.00	214.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	248.00	248.00
3	450–500	478	218.00–226.00	221.42
4	500–550	545	214.00	214.00
4	550–600	575	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	128.00–129.00	128.53
5	—	1,460	141.00–143.00	142.38
3	—	1,357	135.00–139.00	136.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	118.00–121.00	119.42
3	—	1,095	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,063	113.00–115.00	114.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,133	126.00–131.00	127.70
2	—	1,355	145.00–147.00	146.05
6	—	1,209	132.00–137.00	134.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,710	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,690	167.00–171.00	168.69

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	8	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,387.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,011.11
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,479.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50
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	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle