Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bull 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 $249.91/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −122.39 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$249.91

20 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$18.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.45

vs AL average

−35.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	259.71	1,434	7thin
Medium and Large 2	571	246.23	1,406	9thin
Medium and Large 3	515	241.00	1,241	4thin

One grade step is worth $18.71/cwt here — about $193 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 sale20 hd

249.91

—

AL average15 barns · 651 hd

257.35

−7.45

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−35.04

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−122.39

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	1,860	141.05	2,624	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	110.68	1,297	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	107.17	1,644	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	92.21	904	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,742	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,658	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,582	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,338	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,273	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,630	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	110.77/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,870	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	104.77/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,500	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	103.47/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,243	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	91.67/cwt	90.00–94.00	902	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	115.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	251.32/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,241	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	313.07/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	243.22/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	339.16/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,618	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,658.33/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,630.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,630	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,338	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,637.50/head	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,638	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,105.56/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,106	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,180.00/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,180	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,677.78/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,678	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,570.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,570	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,929.17/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,929	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	110.24/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,283	11
Bulls	—	—	1,860	141.05/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	279.58/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,362	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	320.51/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	275.53/cwt	274.00–278.00	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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 400Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 60Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 142Last week 28Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bull sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,688	109.00–113.00	110.77
6	—	1,432	103.00–106.00	104.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	96.00	96.00
7	—	984	90.00–94.00	91.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,201	103.00–105.00	103.47
7	—	1,167	113.00–118.00	115.50
11	—	1,164	107.00–112.00	110.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	139.00–143.00	141.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	328.00	328.00
2	400–450	435	310.00–316.00	313.07
1	450–500	480	308.00	308.00
5	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	316.00	316.00
12	550–600	595	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	410	342.00	342.00
4	450–500	480	332.00	332.00
8	500–550	513	320.00–321.00	320.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	268.00	268.00
2	450–500	480	266.00	266.00
4	500–550	515	241.00	241.00
1	600–650	610	214.00	214.00
1	650–700	655	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	735	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	426	274.00–278.00	275.53
8	450–500	465	272.00	272.00
4	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
5	550–600	592	240.00–244.00	243.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	332.00	332.00
3	350–400	360	302.00	302.00
9	450–500	487	276.00–284.00	279.58
5	500–550	545	262.00	262.00
2	550–600	570	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	480	282.00	282.00
3	500–550	530	250.00–252.00	251.32
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	342.00	342.00
7	300–350	311	338.00–340.00	339.16
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	420	312.00	312.00
2	450–500	465	292.00	292.00
1	600–650	620	228.00	228.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	725	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	435	326.00	326.00
2	450–500	480	306.00	306.00
2	550–600	565	272.00	272.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	2,450.00–2,950.00	2,637.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,929.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,658.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,337.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,105.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,677.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,570.00

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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