Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $286.41/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −109.30 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$286.41

9 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$36.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	304.42	1,648	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	288.00	1,555	1thin
Medium and Large 3	553	268.00	1,481	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.42/cwt here — about $168 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.71 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 sale9 hd

286.41

—

AL average14 barns · 257 hd

295.15

−8.74

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−109.30

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	1,983	158.50	3,142	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	133.02	1,962	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	130.00	1,432	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	112.68	1,161	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,808	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	233.97/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	305.23/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	217.03/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,638	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	140.93/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,529	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,857	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,147	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	123.65/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,386	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	—	2,110	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,439	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,466.67/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,397	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,749	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	128.51/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,411	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	2,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	223.34/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	240.68/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.03/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	337.01/cwt	336.00–338.00	1,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,762	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 430Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 78Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	530	278.00	278.00
3	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	638	218.00–220.00	219.01
1	750–800	790	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	358.00	358.00
2	550–600	573	256.00–260.00	258.03
1	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	740	222.00–224.00	223.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	525	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	338.00	338.00
2	450–500	475	328.00	328.00
1	500–550	540	288.00	288.00
2	600–650	605	264.00	264.00
3	650–700	667	238.00–242.00	240.68
2	700–750	733	232.00–236.00	233.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	418.00	418.00
1	400–450	430	348.00	348.00
4	450–500	465	336.00–338.00	337.01
3	500–550	537	302.00–312.00	305.23
1	550–600	555	302.00	302.00
2	700–750	728	240.00–244.00	241.97
1	750–800	780	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	312.00	312.00
2	500–550	515	274.00	274.00
2	550–600	590	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	670	222.00	222.00
2	700–750	713	214.00–220.00	217.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	262.00	262.00
3	750–800	765	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	580	272.00	272.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	139.00–144.00	140.93
5	—	1,121	121.00–126.00	123.65
8	—	1,098	127.00–131.00	128.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,055	110.00–111.00	110.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,518	133.00–135.00	134.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	154.00	154.00
1	—	2,110	163.00	163.00

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)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,466.67
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	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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