Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to holidays

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.81/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −129.48 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$242.81

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$40.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.93

vs AL average

−62.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	273.05	1,434	2thin
Medium and Large 2	560	241.62	1,353	16thin
Medium and Large 3	554	232.49	1,288	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.56/cwt here — about $146 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

242.81

—

AL average5 barns · 108 hd

255.74

−12.93

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−62.43

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−129.48

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	1,805	149.60	2,700	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	123.82	1,389	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	119.00	1,731	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	100.60	915	3thin

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)	—	$1,630	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,313	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	300–350	318	343.19/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	252.26/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	322.45/cwt	308.00–328.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	246.68/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	227.97/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,327	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	287.99/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	327.47/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	238.13/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	310.79/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,162	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	264.36/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,383	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	279.32/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	285.03/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	227.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	223.05/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,294	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	123.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,216	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	149.60/cwt	148.00–151.00	2,700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	100.60/cwt	99.00–102.00	915	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,731	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	117.30/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,349	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	130.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	262.06/cwt	258.00–266.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	273.05/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	304.04/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	335.34/cwt	334.00–336.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	233.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	271.34/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	331.34/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	358.41/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	351.35/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	241.93/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	293.03/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	312.98/cwt	312.00–314.00	970	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,766.67/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1

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 Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 302Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 46Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 142Year ago 41

No trends due to holidays

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	340.00–345.00	343.19
4	350–400	371	326.00–328.00	327.47
3	450–500	475	300.00–306.00	304.04
1	500–550	525	274.00	274.00
3	550–600	573	258.00–266.00	262.06
7	600–650	621	248.00–254.00	252.26
1	650–700	670	248.00	248.00
1	700–750	715	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	485	290.00–292.00	291.01
1	500–550	520	268.00	268.00
3	550–600	577	244.00–250.00	246.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	355.00–365.00	358.41
3	300–350	325	350.00–352.00	351.35
3	350–400	387	334.00–336.00	335.34
3	400–450	412	330.00–334.00	331.34
2	450–500	465	318.00	318.00
1	500–550	510	294.00	294.00
3	550–600	572	270.00–272.00	271.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	314.00	314.00
2	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	250.00–252.00	250.98
1	600–650	605	242.00	242.00
8	650–700	669	238.00–239.00	238.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	690	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	308.00–328.00	322.45
10	350–400	374	308.00–312.00	310.79
2	400–450	433	286.00–290.00	287.99
2	450–500	478	284.00–286.00	285.03
6	500–550	523	256.00–266.00	264.36
10	550–600	582	227.00–234.00	227.97
3	600–650	610	225.00–230.00	227.65
1	750–800	765	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	312.00–314.00	312.98
2	350–400	380	292.00–294.00	293.03
3	400–450	425	278.00–280.00	279.32
3	450–500	455	266.00	266.00
2	500–550	528	240.00–244.00	241.93
2	550–600	580	220.00–226.00	223.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	375	324.00	324.00
3	400–450	425	312.00	312.00
1	450–500	475	296.00	296.00
2	500–550	525	268.00–278.00	273.05
3	700–750	723	230.00–240.00	233.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	985	120.00–125.00	123.48
4	—	1,150	117.00–118.00	117.30
4	—	1,265	130.00–132.00	130.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	910	99.00–102.00	100.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	148.00–151.00	149.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,766.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle