Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $211.82/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −160.48 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$211.82

27 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$29.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.32

vs AL average

−40.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	225.00	1,210	10thin
Medium and Large 2	566	207.43	1,173	12thin
Medium and Large 3	578	195.99	1,133	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $77 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 sale27 hd

211.82

—

AL average15 barns · 447 hd

223.13

−11.32

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−40.86

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−160.48

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	1,670	150.00	2,505	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	116.79	1,584	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	106.99	1,159	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	96.36	986	3thin

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)	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	302.10/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	215.90/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	215.16/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,312	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	279.73/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	262.04/cwt	258.00–268.00	844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	201.65/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	195.99/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	233.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,022	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	227.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,093	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	221.01/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	218.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,040	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	109.35/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,172	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	96.36/cwt	95.00–97.00	986	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,502	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,779	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,569	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,505	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	186.60/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	248.04/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	211.05/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	223.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	967	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	105.42/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,149	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	211.97/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	293.49/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	228.50/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,197	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	243.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	272.87/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	217.94/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	237.32/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	264.98/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	256.82/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	279.97/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,100	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 181Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	543	252.00–258.00	256.82
1	550–600	580	246.00	246.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	294.00	294.00
3	400–450	440	286.00	286.00
3	450–500	490	278.00	278.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	306.00	306.00
3	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	275	308.00	308.00
2	350–400	393	276.00–284.00	279.97
7	400–450	415	274.00–284.00	279.73
2	450–500	478	264.00–266.00	264.98
5	500–550	545	238.00	238.00
4	550–600	576	218.00–226.00	221.01
5	600–650	610	210.00–218.00	215.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	308.00	308.00
5	350–400	374	298.00–306.00	302.10
4	400–450	409	292.00–298.00	293.49
2	450–500	478	268.00–278.00	272.87
8	500–550	513	240.00–250.00	243.27
3	550–600	567	232.00–240.00	237.32
3	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	680	214.00–222.00	217.94
4	700–750	731	210.00–218.00	211.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	262.00	262.00
3	450–500	475	246.00–250.00	248.04
2	500–550	523	212.00–220.00	215.90
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	258.00–268.00	262.04
12	400–450	437	230.00–240.00	233.95
5	450–500	480	220.00–230.00	227.70
4	500–550	529	216.00–220.00	218.98
8	550–600	584	200.00–204.00	201.65
1	650–700	690	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	248.00	248.00
6	400–450	432	220.00–226.00	223.94
4	450–500	483	208.00–214.00	211.05
5	550–600	578	192.00–198.00	195.99
3	600–650	625	184.00–190.00	186.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	264.00	264.00
1	400–450	405	246.00	246.00
1	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
8	500–550	524	226.00–230.00	228.50
2	550–600	593	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	600–650	610	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	109.00–111.00	109.35
9	—	1,090	104.00–108.00	105.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	95.00–97.00	96.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,390	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,330	117.00–119.00	117.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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