Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 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 $227.79/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −144.50 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$227.79

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$27.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs AL average

−39.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	237.17	1,239	12thin
Medium and Large 2	559	219.62	1,229	7thin
Medium and Large 3	568	209.35	1,189	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.82/cwt here — about $50 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 sale22 hd

227.79

—

AL average16 barns · 661 hd

232.92

−5.13

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−39.26

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−144.50

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	1,780	141.00	2,510	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	107.24	1,266	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	97.44	1,613	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	95.20	1,061	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)	—	$1,625	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,432	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,392	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,438	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	200.45/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	216.95/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	204.99/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	189.38/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	260.26/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,270	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	202.11/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,285	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	494	242.99/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	287.99/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,089	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	491	220.40/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	209.35/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	103.86/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,275	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	109.35/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,259	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	996	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	97.44/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,510	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,135	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,613.89/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,614	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,587.50/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,606.25/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,606	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	213.36/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	211.32/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	252.60/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	234.02/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	237.80/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,225	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	223.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	227.33/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	194.01/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	4

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 324Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	302.00	302.00
3	450–500	490	286.00	286.00
6	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	788	202.00–208.00	204.99
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	232.00	232.00
2	600–650	640	228.00	228.00
3	650–700	682	212.00–214.00	213.36
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	316.00	316.00
7	450–500	488	256.00–266.00	260.26
4	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	572	226.00–228.00	227.33
3	600–650	630	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	735	206.00	206.00
4	750–800	775	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	286.00–290.00	287.99
4	450–500	494	242.00–246.00	242.99
3	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	575	210.00–212.00	211.32
1	600–650	605	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	725	185.00–194.00	189.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	524	250.00–256.00	252.60
6	550–600	582	232.00–236.00	234.02
2	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	255	292.00	292.00
2	350–400	380	252.00	252.00
3	500–550	532	220.00–230.00	223.17
4	550–600	580	214.00–220.00	216.95
9	600–650	636	201.00–207.00	202.11
4	650–700	678	198.00–204.00	200.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	234.00	234.00
5	450–500	491	220.00–222.00	220.40
3	550–600	568	208.00–210.00	209.35
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	780	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	286.00	286.00
3	350–400	390	266.00	266.00
10	500–550	515	236.00–238.00	237.80
2	550–600	560	234.00	234.00
1	600–650	640	214.00	214.00
2	650–700	655	208.00	208.00
2	750–800	785	192.00–196.00	194.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,228	102.00–106.00	103.86
8	—	1,151	107.00–112.00	109.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,290	104.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	96.00–99.00	97.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	141.00	141.00

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)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
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	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,613.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,606.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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