Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $206.27/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −166.02 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$206.27

10 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.60

vs AL average

−40.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	218.65	1,181	3thin
Medium and Large 2	555	205.22	1,139	4thin
Medium and Large 3	532	195.29	1,038	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about $143 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 sale10 hd

206.27

—

AL average16 barns · 419 hd

220.87

−14.60

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−40.51

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−166.02

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	1,810	145.00	2,625	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	110.68	1,557	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	107.33	1,201	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	100.45	1,060	2thin

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)	—	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,729	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	550–600	585	203.93/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	203.00/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	225.03/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	251.00/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	215.98/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	206.51/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	266.95/cwt	262.00–284.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	219.44/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	247.13/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	209.98/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	198.94/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	213.01/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	213.35/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	241.06/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	297.02/cwt	296.00–298.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,029	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,235	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	100.45/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,060	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,613	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,962.50/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,963	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	257.02/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	184.01/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	270.42/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	276.42/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	329.02/cwt	328.00–330.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	272.02/cwt	270.00–274.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	250.38/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	213.90/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	242.95/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,052	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	644	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 Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 261Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 37Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 32Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	320	276.00	276.00
1	350–400	385	252.00	252.00
4	400–450	433	240.00–246.00	242.95
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	525	205.00–208.00	206.51
2	550–600	585	200.00–208.00	203.93
1	650–700	690	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	298.00	298.00
6	350–400	371	262.00–284.00	266.95
2	400–450	415	250.00–252.00	251.00
5	450–500	473	248.00–254.00	250.38
1	500–550	505	224.00	224.00
2	550–600	558	212.00–220.00	215.98
2	600–650	613	208.00–212.00	209.98
2	650–700	663	202.00–204.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	274.00	274.00
2	250–300	293	270.00–274.00	272.02
2	450–500	475	224.00–226.00	225.03
2	500–550	515	196.00–202.00	198.94
1	550–600	565	188.00	188.00
2	700–750	708	182.00–186.00	184.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	332.00	332.00
1	350–400	380	306.00	306.00
1	450–500	475	288.00	288.00
1	500–550	505	252.00	252.00
3	550–600	575	242.00	242.00
1	600–650	635	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	266.00	266.00
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	631	218.00–224.00	219.44
1	650–700	675	216.00	216.00
2	700–750	720	212.00–214.00	213.01
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	478	242.00–252.00	247.13
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	302.00	302.00
5	400–450	436	266.00–272.00	270.42
2	450–500	465	256.00–258.00	257.02
1	500–550	515	226.00	226.00
1	550–600	560	222.00	222.00
2	600–650	620	210.00–218.00	213.90
1	650–700	660	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	296.00–298.00	297.02
1	350–400	370	278.00	278.00
2	450–500	480	238.00–244.00	241.06
3	500–550	517	210.00–216.00	213.35
2	600–650	610	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	328.00–330.00	329.02
1	300–350	305	314.00	314.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	416	274.00–280.00	276.42
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,348	113.00–115.00	114.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,133	108.00–110.00	108.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,055	99.00–102.00	100.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,695	139.00	139.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,612.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,962.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00

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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