Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $293.31/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −102.63 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$293.31

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$6.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	296.46	1,608	4thin
Medium and Large 3	540	292.00	1,577	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	290.00	1,552	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.46/cwt here — about $57 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.95 across 21 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 sale9 hd

293.31

—

AL average10 barns · 133 hd

295.70

−2.39

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−102.63

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	1,870	157.33	2,942	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	136.27	1,999	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	128.97	1,483	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	109.79	1,113	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)	—	$2,115	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,995	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,517	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	600–650	645	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	304.48/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	293.42/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	233.96/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	364.05/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	224.00/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	321.80/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	376.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	214.08/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,577	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	135.91/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	113.07/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,182	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	128.47/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,869	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	142.32/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,992	3
Bulls	—	—	1,763	154.11/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,717	3
Bulls	—	—	2,190	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,657	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,560.00/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,480.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,480	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,432.14/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,432	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,775.00/head	2,725.00–2,825.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,913.64/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,914	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	314.01/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,249	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	129.96/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,501	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	123.81/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,384	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,133	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	230.99/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	361.26/cwt	358.00–364.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	334.71/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	309.37/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	315.13/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,673	9

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 180Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 17Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 15Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	381	362.00–368.00	364.05
2	400–450	425	352.00	352.00
8	450–500	464	320.00–326.00	321.80
2	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	645	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	670	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	755	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	370.00–380.00	376.87
2	300–350	345	362.00	362.00
2	350–400	380	352.00	352.00
2	450–500	468	312.00–316.00	314.01
2	500–550	540	292.00	292.00
4	650–700	683	228.00–232.00	230.99
2	700–750	725	210.00–218.00	214.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	404.00	404.00
1	300–350	310	402.00	402.00
2	350–400	365	382.00	382.00
3	400–450	420	358.00–364.00	361.26
3	450–500	482	332.00–336.00	334.71
2	500–550	520	308.00	308.00
2	550–600	565	280.00–290.00	284.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	290	354.00	354.00
2	300–350	305	354.00	354.00
4	400–450	425	302.00–306.00	304.48
7	450–500	476	292.00–294.00	293.42
4	550–600	578	232.00–236.00	233.96
3	600–650	625	222.00–226.00	224.00
1	700–750	735	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	335	364.00	364.00
1	350–400	355	342.00	342.00
3	400–450	433	308.00–310.00	309.37
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	328.00	328.00
1	350–400	355	308.00	308.00
5	450–500	460	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	530	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	415	352.00	352.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	531	314.00–316.00	315.13
2	550–600	560	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	690	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	715	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	316.00	316.00
1	700–750	720	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	135.00–137.00	135.91
12	—	1,155	128.00–133.00	129.96
5	—	1,118	121.00–126.00	123.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	112.00–114.00	113.07
2	—	983	106.00–107.00	106.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	128.00–129.00	128.47
3	—	1,400	141.00–143.00	142.32
2	—	1,580	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	152.00–157.00	154.11
1	—	2,190	167.00	167.00

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	—	—	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,737.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,913.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,432.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,725.00–2,825.00	2,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,480.00

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

Bulls · 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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