Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 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 $263.99/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −108.30 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$263.99

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,445

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$39.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.13

vs AL average

−43.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	284.99	1,510	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	263.19	1,445	5thin
Medium and Large 3	560	245.00	1,372	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.99/cwt here — about $138 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 sale9 hd

263.99

—

AL average15 barns · 214 hd

263.87

+0.13

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−43.02

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−108.30

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	1,613	176.50	2,846	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,529	149.05	2,279	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	140.41	1,777	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,058	120.83	1,279	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)	—	$1,954	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,770	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,695	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	340.61/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	306.61/cwt	304.00–308.00	1,601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	285.34/cwt	284.00–288.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	342.61/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	329.33/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	326.38/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	341.18/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,402	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	348.94/cwt	344.00–354.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	271.99/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	369.04/cwt	368.00–370.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	285.63/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	323.52/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	290.65/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	305.38/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,276	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	276.66/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	275.31/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	338.25/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,295	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	139.63/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,818	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	135.62/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,653	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	146.13/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,854	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	120.71/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,252	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,513	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,087.50/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,088	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,650	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,066.67/head	1,975.00–2,175.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,232	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,150	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	158.59/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,558	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,923	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	294.03/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	313.36/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,185	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	335.60/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,091	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	384.06/cwt	382.00–385.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	363.42/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	377.91/cwt	374.00–380.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	352.03/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	284.99/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	316.98/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	331.58/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 80Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 24Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 20Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	366.00	366.00
3	400–450	418	350.00–356.00	352.03
3	450–500	470	338.00–342.00	340.61
2	500–550	513	312.00–322.00	316.98
1	550–600	565	316.00	316.00
1	650–700	660	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	418	340.00–344.00	342.61
3	450–500	467	328.00–330.00	329.33
3	500–550	522	304.00–308.00	306.61
3	550–600	567	284.00–288.00	285.34
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	346.00	346.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	332.00–338.00	335.60
2	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	530	284.00–286.00	284.99
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	322.00–328.00	326.38
4	350–400	385	322.00–324.00	323.52
3	400–450	418	302.00–308.00	305.38
6	450–500	470	280.00–290.00	285.63
3	500–550	532	270.00–274.00	271.99
2	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	378	310.00–316.00	313.36
5	400–450	416	290.00–298.00	294.03
3	450–500	470	272.00–278.00	275.31
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	635	220.00–222.00	220.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	370.00	370.00
6	300–350	323	368.00–370.00	369.04
4	350–400	385	344.00–354.00	348.94
5	400–450	411	340.00–342.00	341.18
2	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	532	290.00–292.00	290.65
2	550–600	580	258.00	258.00
2	600–650	645	230.00–232.00	231.00
1	750–800	780	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	334.00–340.00	338.25
2	400–450	445	328.00	328.00
1	450–500	490	302.00	302.00
3	500–550	517	274.00–278.00	276.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	382.00–385.00	384.06
3	300–350	312	374.00–380.00	377.91
3	350–400	370	360.00–370.00	363.42
2	400–450	420	354.00	354.00
5	450–500	471	330.00–334.00	331.58
1	500–550	525	304.00	304.00
1	600–650	625	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,302	138.00–142.00	139.63
5	—	1,219	133.00–137.00	135.62
5	—	1,269	144.00–149.00	146.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,037	119.00–123.00	120.71
1	—	1,090	113.00	113.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,458	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	1,613	156.00–161.00	158.59
2	—	1,623	143.00–144.00	143.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,615	181.00	181.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,975.00–2,175.00	2,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,087.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,650.00

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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