Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $217.86/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −154.44 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$217.86

33 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$24.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.48

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 1	512	231.27	1,184	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	220.19	1,198	18thin
Medium and Large 3	552	206.95	1,142	10thin

One grade step is worth $24.32/cwt here — about $42 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 sale33 hd

217.86

—

AL average15 barns · 522 hd

227.33

−9.48

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−41.77

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−154.44

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	1,851	146.63	2,714	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,344	127.42	1,713	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,148	120.52	1,384	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	103.59	1,110	5thin

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)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,870	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,513	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,368	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	108.52/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,851	146.63/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,714	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	221.24/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,363	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	234.10/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,487	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	218.69/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	198.66/cwt	196.00–202.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	265.35/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	284.58/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	242.11/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,305	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	229.19/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	242.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	232.50/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	217.29/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,260	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	221.64/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,166	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	238.99/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,250	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	260.57/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,027	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	230.69/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	256.03/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	206.21/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,281	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	296.50/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	259.34/cwt	258.00–260.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	181.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	283.46/cwt	282.00–288.00	1,094	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	125.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,634	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	113.87/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,389	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,575	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,806.25/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,806	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	218.97/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	209.60/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,100	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	100.31/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,157	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	132.16/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	254.55/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	204.30/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,097	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	293.51/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	280.01/cwt	278.00–282.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	235.00/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	256.38/cwt	254.00–262.00	1,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	231.27/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,184	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	311.95/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	231.96/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,409	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	249.97/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 590Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 26Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 59Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,168	112.00–116.00	113.87
6	—	1,143	121.00–122.00	121.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	108.00–109.00	108.52
3	—	1,153	100.00–101.00	100.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	124.00–129.00	125.52
2	—	1,450	131.00–133.00	132.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,851	144.00–148.00	146.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,806.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,125.00	2,125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	278.00–282.00	280.01
4	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
10	400–450	424	254.00–262.00	256.38
10	450–500	465	236.00	236.00
5	500–550	512	230.00–236.00	231.27
8	600–650	616	214.00–223.00	221.24
7	700–750	715	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	268.00	268.00
14	350–400	394	260.00–262.00	260.57
4	400–450	419	240.00–250.00	242.57
5	450–500	484	228.00–230.00	229.19
12	500–550	526	220.00–226.00	221.64
6	550–600	580	210.00–220.00	217.29
10	600–650	621	202.00–210.00	206.21
4	650–700	690	194.00	194.00
3	700–750	725	188.00	188.00
3	750–800	787	180.00–186.00	181.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	262.00	262.00
3	300–350	328	258.00–260.00	259.34
2	450–500	468	218.00–220.00	218.97
5	500–550	525	208.00–212.00	209.60
5	550–600	579	202.00–208.00	204.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	292.00	292.00
2	450–500	475	282.00	282.00
17	500–550	539	242.00–244.00	242.11
21	600–650	635	234.00–236.00	234.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	274.00	274.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	615	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	530	266.00	266.00
6	600–650	615	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	790	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	312.00	312.00
4	350–400	381	296.00–298.00	296.50
7	400–450	439	282.00–286.00	284.58
7	450–500	471	262.00–270.00	265.35
12	500–550	523	238.00–240.00	238.99
4	550–600	589	230.00–234.00	232.50
3	650–700	675	216.00–220.00	218.69
3	700–750	738	196.00–202.00	198.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	328.00	328.00
2	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	333	310.00–314.00	311.95
3	350–400	390	302.00	302.00
4	400–450	406	292.00–298.00	293.51
2	450–500	455	282.00	282.00
4	500–550	524	250.00–256.00	254.55
4	550–600	568	248.00–252.00	249.97
4	600–650	619	232.00–240.00	235.00
2	650–700	673	230.00–234.00	231.96
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	386	282.00–288.00	283.46
3	450–500	477	252.00–258.00	256.03
3	500–550	520	230.00–232.00	230.69
1	700–750	740	191.00	191.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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