Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. 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 $321.35/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −50.94 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$321.35

6 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$26.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.08

vs AL average

−18.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	328.03	1,826	4thin
Medium and Large 2	570	314.00	1,790	1thin
Medium and Large 3	545	302.00	1,646	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.03/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

321.35

—

AL average10 barns · 291 hd

312.27

+9.08

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−18.53

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−50.94

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	1,793	182.00	3,262	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	164.90	2,244	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,097	155.58	1,707	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	140.00	1,372	1thin

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)	—	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,517	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	400–450	437	366.52/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	431.22/cwt	430.00–432.00	1,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	346.67/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	298.01/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	322.64/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,979	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	167.08/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,259	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	149.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,500	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	156.38/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,551	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,612.50/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	473.29/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	452.43/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	341.00/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	324.57/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	295.00/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	444.16/cwt	444.00–445.00	1,723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	326.71/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	964	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 233Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 14Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	438.00	438.00
4	300–350	335	406.00	406.00
4	350–400	380	402.00	402.00
5	400–450	437	360.00–368.00	366.52
10	450–500	468	342.00–350.00	346.67
1	500–550	525	332.00	332.00
3	550–600	567	320.00–330.00	326.71
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	435	352.00	352.00
1	550–600	570	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	390	356.00	356.00
6	400–450	440	342.00	342.00
1	450–500	480	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	545	302.00	302.00
1	600–650	615	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
5	300–350	316	430.00–432.00	431.22
1	350–400	390	418.00	418.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	570	322.00–328.00	324.57
2	600–650	608	296.00–300.00	298.01
2	650–700	673	294.00–296.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	380	408.00	408.00
2	450–500	490	332.00	332.00
3	500–550	535	320.00–324.00	322.64
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	795	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	470.00–480.00	473.29
2	300–350	335	450.00–455.00	452.43
6	350–400	388	444.00–445.00	444.16
1	400–450	405	418.00	418.00
3	500–550	520	342.00	342.00
2	550–600	568	340.00–342.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	414.00	414.00
1	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,930	184.00	184.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,352	164.00–169.00	167.08
1	—	1,405	154.00	154.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,003	147.00–152.00	149.57
2	—	1,175	155.00–158.00	156.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,612.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,516.67

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

Replacement Cattle