Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bull market lightly tested. 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 $294.63/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −77.66 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$294.63

38 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$41.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs AL average

−19.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	316.74	1,630	8thin
Medium and Large 2	561	290.85	1,631	26
Medium and Large 3	571	275.00	1,571	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.74/cwt here — about $59 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 sale38 hd

294.63

—

AL average14 barns · 346 hd

292.51

+2.12

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−19.95

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−77.66

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	1,350	153.00	2,066	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	139.93	1,516	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	137.53	2,198	2thin

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)	—	$2,070	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,997	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,663	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,444	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,763	4thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	338.74/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	301.31/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	257.89/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	326.02/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,356	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	342.12/cwt	334.00–344.00	1,331	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	283.97/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	289.48/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,636	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	247.94/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	282.95/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	345.93/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,636	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	137.53/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,198	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	135.75/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,477	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,669	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	141.85/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,516	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,066	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,581.25/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,663	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,462.50/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,241.67/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	340.24/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	289.98/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	389.22/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	318.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	251.97/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 214Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 52Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 60Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bull market lightly tested. 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
3	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	489	338.00–340.00	338.74
4	500–550	540	326.00	326.00
1	550–600	565	306.00	306.00
2	600–650	630	280.00–288.00	283.97
1	700–750	745	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	580	280.00–286.00	282.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	473	342.00–348.00	345.93
6	500–550	511	332.00–342.00	340.24
1	700–750	705	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
10	350–400	389	334.00–344.00	342.12
23	400–450	416	322.00–328.00	326.02
6	450–500	475	314.00	314.00
3	500–550	528	300.00–302.00	301.31
23	550–600	565	286.00–294.00	289.48
4	600–650	618	252.00–262.00	257.89
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	332.00	332.00
4	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	623	246.00–250.00	247.94
1	650–700	665	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	765	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	465	348.00	348.00
7	500–550	506	315.00–320.00	318.56
1	550–600	575	304.00	304.00
2	700–750	720	250.00–254.00	251.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	465	348.00	348.00
3	500–550	525	338.00	338.00
1	550–600	560	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	625	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	326.00	326.00
2	600–650	640	288.00–292.00	289.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	386.00–390.00	389.22
1	450–500	460	358.00	358.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	137.00–138.00	137.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	133.00–138.00	135.75
1	—	1,120	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,069	140.00–144.00	141.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	153.00	153.00

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)	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,581.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,241.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.00
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	—	—	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,575.00	2,575.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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