Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, 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 $286.42/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −85.87 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$286.42

18 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$28.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.03

vs AL average

−17.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	290.51	1,557	15thin
Medium and Large 2	545	268.00	1,461	2thin
Medium and Large 3	540	262.00	1,415	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.51/cwt here — about $142 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 sale18 hd

286.42

—

AL average16 barns · 459 hd

264.40

+22.03

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−17.61

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−85.87

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	1,726	143.92	2,483	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	127.50	1,658	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	123.03	1,630	2thin

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)	—	$1,883	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,660	10

Every lot, as filed

68 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	600–650	639	257.62/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	339.46/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	233.10/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,830	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	324.55/cwt	323.00–332.00	1,486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	301.22/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	229.05/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	312.98/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	289.99/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	617	230.81/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	2
Bulls	—	—	1,773	149.41/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,649	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,527	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,630	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	138.44/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,323	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,383.33/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,383	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,075.00/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	308.66/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	316.68/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	287.94/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	262.58/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	364.01/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	338.99/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	341.97/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,873	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	290.51/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,557	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	346.32/cwt	346.00–348.00	1,534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	255.96/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,582	2

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 240Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	320	362.00	362.00
2	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	405	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	460	296.00	296.00
15	500–550	536	290.00–294.00	290.51
5	600–650	639	256.00–258.00	257.62
10	650–700	690	251.00	251.00
6	800–850	805	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	338.00–340.00	339.46
1	400–450	445	306.00	306.00
1	450–500	465	284.00	284.00
1	500–550	520	276.00	276.00
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	242.00	242.00
4	650–700	660	238.00	238.00
4	700–750	705	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	433	286.00–290.00	287.94
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	262.00	262.00
5	600–650	617	230.00–234.00	230.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	445	328.00	328.00
2	450–500	478	310.00–316.00	312.98
1	550–600	565	274.00	274.00
2	600–650	618	254.00–258.00	255.96
1	650–700	665	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	314.00–318.00	316.68
1	450–500	470	306.00	306.00
1	500–550	530	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	359	360.00–370.00	364.01
2	400–450	413	338.00–340.00	338.99
1	500–550	505	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	372.00	372.00
2	350–400	380	366.00	366.00
6	450–500	458	323.00–332.00	324.55
5	550–600	586	298.00–302.00	301.22
6	650–700	665	264.00	264.00
2	700–750	730	242.00	242.00
10	750–800	785	233.00–234.00	233.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	318.00	318.00
2	550–600	563	288.00–292.00	289.99
5	600–650	642	261.00–268.00	262.58
2	700–750	733	226.00–232.00	229.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	392.00	392.00
6	400–450	443	346.00–348.00	346.32
4	450–500	478	340.00–348.00	341.97
4	500–550	510	322.00	322.00
3	550–600	558	308.00–310.00	308.66
4	600–650	605	293.00	293.00
8	650–700	655	286.00	286.00
1	750–800	780	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,773	147.00–153.00	149.41
3	—	1,678	137.00–140.00	138.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,305	117.00	117.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	121.00–125.00	123.03

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
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	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,383.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,075.00

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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