Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $273.78/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −122.17 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$273.78

9 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,450

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	290.00	1,465	2thin
Medium and Large 2	540	270.00	1,458	6thin
Medium and Large 3	515	264.00	1,360	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $105 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

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

273.78

—

AL average15 barns · 278 hd

280.71

−6.94

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−122.17

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	—	Low	1,646	158.85	2,615	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	138.00	1,822	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	133.18	1,526	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	121.48	1,135	5thin

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)	—	$2,112	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,702	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,575	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,408	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,958	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,190	5

Every lot, as filed

61 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	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	344.27/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	206.68/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	317.98/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	328.38/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	327.02/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	235.30/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	333.98/cwt	332.00–336.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	611	239.21/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	266.83/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,436	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	405.30/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	304.09/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	128.92/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	138.68/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	133.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,535	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	121.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,363	155.47/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,119	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	160.54/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,870	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,413	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,575	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,958.33/head	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,958	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,358.33/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,358	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,190.00/head	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,408.33/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,408	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,880.00/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,880	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,550	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,283.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	742	193.61/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,437	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	308.38/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,489	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	345.98/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,487	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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 461Year ago 471

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 38Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 25Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	338.00–348.00	344.27
2	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	490	308.00	308.00
6	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	780	230.00–238.00	235.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	372	326.00–330.00	328.38
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	264.00	264.00
5	600–650	611	238.00–240.00	239.21
4	650–700	670	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	416.00	416.00
2	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	705	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	332.00–336.00	333.98
2	350–400	378	326.00–328.00	327.02
2	400–450	430	300.00–308.00	304.09
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	538	266.00–274.00	266.83
1	550–600	570	236.00	236.00
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	722	204.00–208.00	206.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	344.00–348.00	345.98
1	350–400	390	342.00	342.00
2	400–450	420	316.00–320.00	317.98
3	450–500	483	305.00–310.00	308.38
1	500–550	520	286.00	286.00
1	550–600	590	254.00	254.00
1	600–650	610	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	318.00	318.00
1	550–600	555	224.00	224.00
5	700–750	742	192.00–194.00	193.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	400.00–408.00	405.30
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,095	126.00–130.00	128.92
3	—	1,200	138.00–139.00	138.68
6	—	1,152	131.00–136.00	133.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	934	120.00–124.00	121.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	138.00	138.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	155.00–156.00	155.47
4	—	1,788	160.00–162.00	160.54

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,358.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,283.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,925.00–1,975.00	1,958.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,408.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,190.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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