Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls 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 $294.70/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −75.83 against this barn's trailing median of $370.53.

Average price

$294.70

20 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$37.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.31

vs AL average

−27.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	320.71	1,668	5thin
Medium and Large 2	579	289.14	1,675	7thin
Medium and Large 3	557	283.31	1,578	8thin

One grade step is worth $37.40/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.27, low $335.60, median $370.53 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 sale20 hd

294.70

—

AL average16 barns · 348 hd

299.01

−4.31

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−27.04

This barn, trailing median21 sales

370.53

−75.83

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	141.30	1,660	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	140.57	2,014	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	123.55	1,170	3thin

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)	—	$2,200	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,044	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,563	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,910	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	450–500	480	345.10/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	376.51/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.54/cwt	326.00–334.00	1,768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	317.05/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	363.05/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	421.58/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	349.03/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	361.99/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	243.96/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	296.08/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	134.42/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,536	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	141.53/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,718	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	140.57/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,014	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	147.61/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,027	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	127.33/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,245	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,766.67/head	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,767	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,125.00/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,562.50/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,563	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,587.50/head	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	270.54/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	309.71/cwt	304.00–316.00	1,282	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	325.30/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	342.72/cwt	338.00–348.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	426.10/cwt	420.00–428.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	388.79/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,314	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	361.92/cwt	356.00–366.00	1,683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	401.32/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	339.11/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	320.71/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	335.24/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	325.94/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	408.38/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	325.37/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	324.54/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	339.32/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,669	3

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 278Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 20Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 40Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	422.00	422.00
1	400–450	405	376.00	376.00
2	450–500	480	340.00–350.00	345.10
13	500–550	535	326.00–334.00	330.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	390	376.00	376.00
3	400–450	440	360.00–364.00	361.99
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
5	500–550	515	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	368	450.00–455.00	452.48
2	400–450	408	380.00–385.00	382.48
4	450–500	465	366.00	366.00
3	500–550	513	338.00–348.00	342.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	366.00	366.00
6	350–400	380	348.00–350.00	349.03
6	400–450	413	324.00–332.00	325.37
6	450–500	478	322.00–330.00	324.54
2	500–550	540	312.00	312.00
5	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	640	262.00	262.00
3	700–750	705	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	320	352.00	352.00
3	350–400	367	322.00–330.00	325.30
10	400–450	414	304.00–316.00	309.71
4	450–500	480	308.00	308.00
4	500–550	535	290.00–300.00	296.08
4	550–600	579	268.00–272.00	270.54
2	650–700	678	242.00–246.00	243.96
1	750–800	780	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	415.00	415.00
7	300–350	338	385.00–390.00	388.79
3	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
7	400–450	426	338.00–342.00	339.11
6	450–500	483	332.00–342.00	335.24
5	500–550	520	316.00–324.00	320.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	315	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	365	405.00–410.00	408.38
4	400–450	421	372.00–380.00	376.51
3	450–500	492	334.00–342.00	339.32
4	500–550	523	322.00–330.00	325.94
2	550–600	570	314.00–320.00	317.05
1	650–700	675	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	322	420.00–425.00	421.58
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
4	400–450	433	360.00–364.00	363.05
2	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	520	312.00	312.00
2	550–600	555	302.00	302.00
1	600–650	625	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	305	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	374	420.00–428.00	426.10
3	400–450	418	400.00–402.00	401.32
4	450–500	465	356.00–366.00	361.92
1	500–550	515	338.00	338.00
1	550–600	575	334.00	334.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	133.00–136.00	134.42
5	—	1,214	139.00–143.00	141.53
2	—	1,110	146.00–149.00	147.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	138.00–143.00	140.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	116.00	116.00
2	—	978	126.00–129.00	127.33

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)	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,562.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,766.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125.00

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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