Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 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 $222.58/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −149.71 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$222.58

38 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

vs AL average

−42.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	228.76	1,266	18thin
Medium and Large 2	551	220.86	1,217	12thin
Medium and Large 3	527	211.25	1,112	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $154 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 sale38 hd

222.58

—

AL average14 barns · 537 hd

224.75

−2.17

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−42.52

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−149.71

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	2,085	141.07	2,941	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	108.85	1,560	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	108.60	1,316	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	95.78	1,047	4thin

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)	—	$1,592	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,521	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,425	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,280	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,265	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,138	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	550–600	573	227.13/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,301	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	249.51/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	196.68/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	240.01/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,027	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	232.02/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,193	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	271.02/cwt	268.00–274.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	251.43/cwt	248.00–254.00	928	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	216.81/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	212.36/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	224.42/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,405	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	239.65/cwt	238.00–242.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	224.02/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	204.01/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	196.45/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,308	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	313.35/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	231.79/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,562	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	257.99/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	324.70/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	292.58/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	296.43/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,043	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,232	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	111.67/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,374	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	95.78/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,047	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	107.31/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,496	4
Bulls	—	—	2,085	141.07/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,941	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,265.00/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,265	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,493.75/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,494	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,591.67/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,592	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	307.24/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	217.51/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	267.67/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,279	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	202.49/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	255.99/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,242	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	267.68/cwt	266.00–268.00	1,429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	207.98/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	222.49/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	267.97/cwt	264.00–272.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	257.42/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,084	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	237.11/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,131	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	256.69/cwt	256.00–258.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	213.66/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	223.76/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,199	7

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 Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 444Year ago 432

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 51Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	310.00	310.00
2	300–350	308	268.00–274.00	271.02
2	350–400	383	264.00–272.00	267.97
13	400–450	421	252.00–260.00	257.42
8	450–500	466	248.00–254.00	249.51
6	500–550	514	230.00–238.00	232.02
12	550–600	573	224.00–230.00	227.13
4	600–650	628	222.00–224.00	222.49
2	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	728	194.00–200.00	196.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	286.00	286.00
3	300–350	327	256.00–258.00	256.69
9	350–400	369	248.00–254.00	251.43
11	400–450	428	238.00–242.00	240.01
9	450–500	477	232.00–240.00	237.11
7	500–550	536	218.00–228.00	223.76
5	550–600	572	210.00–220.00	216.81
6	600–650	633	210.00–216.00	212.36
14	650–700	666	194.00–200.00	196.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	238.00–242.00	239.65
3	450–500	468	222.00–226.00	224.02
6	500–550	511	212.00–214.00	213.66
2	550–600	573	202.00–206.00	204.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	465	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	252.00	252.00
10	600–650	626	220.00–228.00	224.42
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	308.00–316.00	313.35
4	450–500	490	304.00	304.00
1	500–550	525	282.00	282.00
5	550–600	595	276.00	276.00
3	650–700	660	252.00	252.00
5	750–800	760	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	316.00	316.00
1	500–550	530	262.00	262.00
10	550–600	578	256.00–260.00	257.99
9	650–700	674	230.00–234.00	231.79
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	780	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	322.00–326.00	324.70
2	400–450	425	302.00–312.00	307.24
6	450–500	478	264.00–270.00	267.67
6	500–550	534	266.00–268.00	267.68
2	550–600	590	236.00	236.00
4	750–800	786	202.00–204.00	202.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	316.00	316.00
4	400–450	421	292.00–298.00	296.43
3	450–500	472	252.00–258.00	255.99
2	500–550	510	242.00	242.00
6	550–600	575	227.00	227.00
2	600–650	620	206.00–210.00	207.98
4	650–700	665	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	755	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	292.00–294.00	292.58
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
4	550–600	566	216.00–218.00	217.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,394	106.00–109.00	107.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	104.00	104.00
6	—	1,230	111.00–113.00	111.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,093	95.00–98.00	95.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,085	140.00–142.00	141.07

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)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,265.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,493.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,591.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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