Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows market lightly tested, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.28/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −78.70 against this barn's trailing median of $396.98.

Average price

$318.28

6 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.32

vs AL average

−60.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	322.00	1,916	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	317.54	1,741	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.46/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

9 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $432.32, low $382.60, median $396.98 across 9 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

318.28

—

AL average13 barns · 304 hd

353.60

−35.32

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−60.51

This barn, trailing median9 sales

396.98

−78.70

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	1,722	177.75	3,060	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	144.28	1,515	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	117.00	1,214	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)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,805	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,778	8

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	—	1,625	171.49/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	184.00/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,345	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,782	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	135.55/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,267	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	332.48/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	314.93/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	304.82/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.89/cwt	337.00–344.00	1,619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	377.32/cwt	376.00–378.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	319.28/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,219	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,967	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	330.98/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	361.52/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	355.34/cwt	354.00–356.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	262.51/cwt	262.00–263.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	368.71/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	295.97/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,007	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,805.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,805	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 135Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 50Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	171.00–172.00	171.49
2	—	1,818	182.00–186.00	184.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	153.00	153.00
2	—	935	135.00–136.00	135.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,005	112.00	112.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	366.00–370.00	368.71
1	650–700	690	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	790	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	378.00	378.00
5	500–550	530	302.00–310.00	304.82
2	550–600	583	294.00–298.00	295.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	394.00	394.00
3	350–400	358	376.00–378.00	377.32
3	400–450	412	354.00–356.00	355.34
2	450–500	483	330.00–332.00	330.98
2	500–550	530	324.00	324.00
1	550–600	565	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	372.00	372.00
4	450–500	474	330.00–334.00	332.48
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	415	388.00	388.00
6	450–500	475	337.00–344.00	340.89
1	500–550	545	318.00	318.00
4	550–600	563	310.00–312.00	310.99
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	485	360.00–362.00	361.52
1	500–550	515	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	730	271.00	271.00
2	750–800	765	262.00–263.00	262.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	372.00	372.00
3	500–550	535	318.00–322.00	319.28
2	550–600	568	312.00–318.00	314.93
1	600–650	615	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	780	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	676	291.00	291.00
19	800–850	828	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	322.00	322.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,805.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000.00

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

Steers · 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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