Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $222.87/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −149.42 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$222.87

28 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

vs AL average

−34.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	234.03	1,364	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	218.41	1,185	20

One grade step is worth $15.62/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

222.87

—

AL average14 barns · 539 hd

229.02

−6.14

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−34.94

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−149.42

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	1,600	151.69	2,428	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	120.96	1,716	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	116.11	1,414	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	100.50	1,038	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)	—	$1,967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,602	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,442	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,713	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,246	6

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	200–250	220	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	246.47/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,269	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	218.27/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,163	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	312.38/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	233.99/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,130	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	281.30/cwt	280.00–282.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	258.97/cwt	258.00–262.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	269.00/cwt	266.00–270.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	225.01/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	239.35/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	255.32/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	216	306.83/cwt	302.00–310.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	207.96/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	253.01/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	187.68/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,162	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	120.60/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,746	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,298	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,071	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,245.83/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,246	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,587.50/head	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,563.89/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,564	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	220.63/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,057	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,681	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	118.32/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,526	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	153.54/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	217.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	641	225.20/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,444	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	215.04/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	317.36/cwt	314.00–322.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	301.98/cwt	300.00–304.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	246.52/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	254.47/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	234.03/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,364	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	202.99/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	245.35/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,533	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	195.49/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 244Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 28Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 10Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	288.00	288.00
4	300–350	320	282.00	282.00
4	400–450	411	246.00–248.00	246.52
8	550–600	583	232.00–236.00	234.03
1	600–650	605	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	710	198.00	198.00
4	750–800	770	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	280.00–282.00	281.30
4	250–300	290	266.00–270.00	269.00
4	350–400	376	258.00–262.00	258.97
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
10	450–500	483	230.00–236.00	233.99
16	500–550	533	214.00–224.00	218.27
4	550–600	580	218.00–220.00	218.98
2	700–750	715	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	256.00	256.00
7	450–500	479	218.00–224.00	220.63
6	600–650	619	184.00–190.00	187.68
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	710	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	302.00–310.00	306.83
2	350–400	390	296.00	296.00
3	400–450	445	266.00	266.00
3	450–500	485	254.00–256.00	255.32
3	500–550	537	238.00–240.00	239.35
4	550–600	583	222.00–226.00	225.01
1	600–650	610	209.00	209.00
3	650–700	662	204.00–210.00	207.96
2	750–800	760	194.00–197.00	195.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	252.00–254.00	253.01
3	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	795	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	314.00–322.00	317.36
2	300–350	323	300.00–304.00	301.98
1	400–450	420	276.00	276.00
1	550–600	555	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	628	216.00–220.00	217.99
4	650–700	668	213.00–218.00	215.04
1	700–750	735	213.00	213.00
2	750–800	770	202.00–204.00	202.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	310.00–314.00	312.38
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	430	272.00	272.00
5	450–500	475	268.00	268.00
10	500–550	515	244.00–250.00	246.47
5	550–600	570	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	675	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	236.00	236.00
5	600–650	641	225.00–226.00	225.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	511	252.00–256.00	254.47
19	600–650	625	242.00–252.00	245.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	119.00–122.00	120.60
1	—	1,385	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,365	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,149	112.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	1,345	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,290	118.00–119.00	118.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,010	106.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,653	151.00–156.00	153.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,563.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,587.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,245.83

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

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