Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $241.77/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −153.94 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$241.77

31 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$13.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	252.00	1,285	8thin
Medium and Large 2	534	238.22	1,273	23

One grade step is worth $13.78/cwt here — about $12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.71 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 sale31 hd

241.77

—

AL average14 barns · 402 hd

243.33

−1.56

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−153.94

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	1,706	138.61	2,365	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,402	124.19	1,741	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	118.08	1,427	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	101.22	1,017	6thin

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)	—	$1,697	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,681	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,358	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	286.62/cwt	284.00–294.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	192.96/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,387	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	281	294.35/cwt	292.00–296.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	186.03/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	242.07/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	240.88/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,368	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	224.86/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	265.96/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	215.96/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	309.61/cwt	308.00–314.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	215.34/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	200.87/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	197.51/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,323	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	201.89/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,272	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,412	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	214.35/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	213.00/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,229	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	114.29/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,295	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	910	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,651	2
Bulls	—	—	1,498	130.89/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,961	2
Bulls	—	—	2,010	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,457	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,585.00/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,585	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,358.33/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,358	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,696.88/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	231.03/cwt	230.00–232.00	850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	276.37/cwt	274.00–278.00	895	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	124.69/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,748	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	120.18/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,503	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,903	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	103.58/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	225.05/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,310	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	212.70/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	609	189.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,151	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	180.67/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,081	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,305	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,285	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	221.52/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	234.93/cwt	232.00–240.00	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	240.50/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,258	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	272.97/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,174	8

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 386Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 31Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 34Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	292.00–296.00	294.35
4	300–350	310	284.00–294.00	286.62
4	350–400	385	292.00	292.00
8	400–450	430	272.00–276.00	272.97
2	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
18	500–550	523	236.00–244.00	240.50
5	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
7	600–650	630	210.00–216.00	214.35
10	650–700	660	214.00	214.00
8	700–750	719	190.00–198.00	192.96
2	750–800	790	182.00–190.00	186.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	274.00–278.00	276.37
14	600–650	630	200.00–205.00	201.89
4	650–700	670	192.00–200.00	197.51
1	750–800	770	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	510	252.00	252.00
3	750–800	773	200.00–205.00	201.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	495	256.00	256.00
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	618	210.00–218.00	212.70
2	650–700	695	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	745	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	308.00–314.00	309.61
4	450–500	475	262.00–270.00	265.96
3	500–550	535	238.00–244.00	242.07
9	550–600	568	240.00–244.00	240.88
3	650–700	677	214.00–216.00	215.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	242.00	242.00
8	400–450	424	232.00–240.00	234.93
5	450–500	474	220.00–228.00	224.86
9	500–550	528	218.00–226.00	221.52
10	550–600	577	212.00–216.00	213.00
7	600–650	634	196.00–204.00	200.87
4	700–750	730	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	368	230.00–232.00	231.03
3	450–500	465	212.00–218.00	215.96
3	550–600	585	204.00	204.00
4	600–650	609	186.00–190.00	189.01
1	650–700	675	184.00	184.00
3	700–750	712	180.00–181.00	180.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	468	230.00–232.00	230.98
2	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
11	550–600	582	223.00–228.00	225.05
4	600–650	610	214.00	214.00
4	650–700	655	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	112.00–116.00	114.29
9	—	1,251	118.00–123.00	120.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	96.00–97.00	96.51
4	—	1,035	102.00–105.00	103.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	118.00–119.00	118.52
3	—	1,402	123.00–128.00	124.69
1	—	1,420	134.00	134.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	130.00–132.00	130.89
1	—	2,010	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,743	140.00–142.00	140.97

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	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,358.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,696.88

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

Bulls · 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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