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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $334.65/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −61.06 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$334.65

6 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+30.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	334.65	1,751	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale6 hd

334.65

—

AL average15 barns · 241 hd

303.82

+30.83

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−61.06

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	1,763	175.06	3,086	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	157.00	2,308	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	141.39	1,555	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	128.77	1,286	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,013	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	4thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	650–700	670	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	311.97/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	366.59/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	299.29/cwt	294.00–302.00	1,311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	267.95/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	258.96/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	374.17/cwt	372.00–378.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	273.00/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	307.71/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	334.75/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	398.69/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	246.00/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	343.48/cwt	342.00–344.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,308	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	139.12/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,522	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,157	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	127.71/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,317	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,759	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	175.06/cwt	174.00–176.00	3,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,225	4
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	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	366.24/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,359	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	353.02/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	333.79/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	362.88/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	334.69/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	338.78/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	402.71/cwt	400.00–404.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	247.50/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	329.33/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	353.26/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	354.66/cwt	352.00–356.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,168	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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 181Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 55Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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
3	250–300	283	365.00–370.00	366.59
2	300–350	330	354.00	354.00
7	350–400	375	330.00–338.00	334.75
6	400–450	431	304.00–310.00	307.71
2	500–550	513	272.00–274.00	273.00
2	550–600	583	256.00–262.00	258.96
1	650–700	670	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	730	234.00	234.00
1	750–800	765	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	372.00–378.00	374.17
1	350–400	380	358.00	358.00
1	400–450	405	336.00	336.00
3	450–500	467	310.00–316.00	311.97
3	550–600	568	266.00–272.00	267.95
4	600–650	620	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	328.00–330.00	329.33
2	350–400	390	322.00	322.00
3	400–450	438	294.00–302.00	299.29
3	550–600	570	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	398.00–400.00	398.69
2	350–400	390	388.00	388.00
2	450–500	470	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	386.00	386.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	340	400.00–404.00	402.71
7	350–400	371	364.00–370.00	366.24
2	400–450	428	360.00–366.00	362.88
3	450–500	475	350.00–360.00	353.26
5	500–550	517	334.00–342.00	338.78
1	550–600	555	314.00	314.00
1	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	345	388.00	388.00
3	350–400	382	352.00–356.00	354.66
4	400–450	433	350.00–354.00	353.02
2	450–500	485	344.00	344.00
3	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	666	246.00–248.00	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	392.00	392.00
1	300–350	315	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	369	342.00–344.00	343.48
3	400–450	442	332.00–340.00	334.69
7	450–500	470	332.00–336.00	333.79
4	600–650	608	242.00–248.00	246.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,094	137.00–141.00	139.12
1	—	1,135	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,031	126.00–129.00	127.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,763	174.00–176.00	175.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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