Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. 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 $198.32/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −173.97 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$198.32

12 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$11.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.19

vs AL average

−41.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	204.30	1,113	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	192.34	1,020	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.96/cwt here — about $93 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

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 sale12 hd

198.32

—

AL average13 barns · 589 hd

226.51

−28.19

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−41.77

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−173.97

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	1,752	142.55	2,498	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	108.67	1,628	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	103.61	1,155	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	101.33	1,026	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)	—	$1,575	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,544	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,892	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	219.05/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,043	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	220.01/cwt	218.00–222.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	206.68/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	240.97/cwt	240.00–242.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	281.01/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	204.12/cwt	200.00–207.00	970	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	194.01/cwt	188.00–196.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	206.95/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	213.79/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,150	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	189.00/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	108.88/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,215	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	95.66/cwt	93.00–98.00	923	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,133	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,685	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,510.71/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,511	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,891.67/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,892	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,198	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,134	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	145.06/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,666	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	99.00/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,103	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	268.97/cwt	268.00–270.00	1,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	316.93/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,086	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	237.51/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	243.97/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	231.22/cwt	230.00–234.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	229.01/cwt	224.00–234.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	199.17/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	189.01/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	262.05/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	192.93/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,196	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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 218Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	240.00–242.00	240.97
2	400–450	428	218.00–222.00	220.01
9	450–500	476	214.00–222.00	219.05
4	500–550	526	202.00–212.00	206.95
2	550–600	583	198.00–200.00	198.99
2	600–650	620	190.00–196.00	192.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	440	212.00	212.00
10	450–500	475	200.00–207.00	204.12
4	500–550	514	188.00–196.00	194.01
2	550–600	563	188.00–190.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
5	400–450	422	230.00–234.00	231.22
4	450–500	475	224.00–234.00	229.01
6	600–650	619	199.00–200.00	199.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	375	298.00	298.00
2	400–450	425	258.00–266.00	262.05
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	675	196.00	196.00
2	700–750	720	188.00–190.00	189.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	298.00	298.00
2	350–400	385	280.00–282.00	281.01
3	400–450	425	242.00–246.00	243.97
4	450–500	473	236.00–238.00	237.51
10	500–550	532	208.00–216.00	213.79
3	550–600	580	206.00–208.00	206.68
1	600–650	605	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	318	314.00–320.00	316.93
1	350–400	355	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	428	268.00–270.00	268.97
2	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	272.00	272.00
1	450–500	455	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	284.00	284.00
3	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	485	252.00	252.00
1	500–550	515	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	445	244.00	244.00
4	450–500	475	242.00	242.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	570	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	635	212.00	212.00
1	650–700	675	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,116	106.00–110.00	108.88
8	—	1,114	97.00–101.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	93.00–98.00	95.66
1	—	1,030	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,090	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,465	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,590	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,838	142.00–147.00	145.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00
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	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,510.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,891.67

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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