Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $307.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −64.79 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$307.50

4 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.69

vs AL average

−7.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	320.00	1,616	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	300.00	1,605	1thin
Medium and Large 3	510	290.00	1,479	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $137 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

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 sale4 hd

307.50

—

AL average14 barns · 263 hd

284.81

+22.69

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−7.46

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−64.79

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	1,875	173.00	3,244	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	140.94	1,656	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	138.04	1,933	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	117.48	1,212	13

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)	—	$1,863	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,785	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,904	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,137	19

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	138.58/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,608	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,726	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	131.62/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	116.00/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,216	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	123.20/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	133.87/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,605	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	142.32/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,136.84/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,137	19
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 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,888	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,066.67/head	2,950.00–3,175.00	3,067	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,312.50/head	3,300.00–3,325.00	3,313	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,250	4

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 213Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 31Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 20Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,860	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	137.00–142.00	138.58
7	—	1,174	145.00–150.00	147.00
4	—	1,199	133.00–136.00	133.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	130.00–133.00	131.62
3	—	1,367	142.00–143.00	142.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	114.00–119.00	116.00
5	—	1,040	122.00–124.00	123.20
2	—	963	105.00–110.00	107.65

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	485	314.00	314.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	348.00	348.00
3	400–450	430	316.00	316.00
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	352.00	352.00
2	450–500	470	342.00	342.00
2	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	422.00	422.00
3	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	615	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	395	346.00	346.00
3	450–500	465	344.00	344.00
2	600–650	635	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	665	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	408.00	408.00
2	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	480	354.00	354.00
2	500–550	540	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	580	318.00	318.00
2	600–650	615	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	475	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,136.84
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)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,887.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,950.00–3,175.00	3,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,325.00	3,312.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,250.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

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