Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.11/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −65.83 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$330.11

27 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	340.32	1,896	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	329.37	1,811	17thin
Medium and Large 3	549	317.97	1,746	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $150 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.95 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 sale27 hd

330.11

—

AL average12 barns · 229 hd

334.50

−4.39

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−65.83

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,810	187.00	3,385	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	158.39	2,211	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	149.91	1,782	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	135.31	1,356	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)	—	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,488	20

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	450–500	465	327.98/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	346.25/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	295.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	397.98/cwt	396.00–400.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	331.19/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	312.91/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	323.02/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	359.05/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	381.55/cwt	376.00–386.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	337.98/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	427.41/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	327.75/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,891	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,527	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,281	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	153.31/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,970	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	159.23/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,250	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	152.05/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,579.17/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,579	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	340.52/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	373.63/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,248	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,191	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	144.82/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,584	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	334.01/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	306.97/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	323.33/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	394.47/cwt	392.00–398.00	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	423.52/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	346.63/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	323.03/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	319.02/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	320.00/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,250	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	262.63/cwt	260.00–268.00	2,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	379.01/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 119Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 12Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	394.00	394.00
2	350–400	385	378.00–380.00	379.01
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	465	326.00–330.00	327.98
2	550–600	565	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	370.00–376.00	373.63
1	400–450	445	338.00	338.00
1	450–500	480	314.00	314.00
4	500–550	530	306.00–308.00	306.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	416.00	416.00
5	300–350	308	406.00	406.00
5	400–450	445	338.00	338.00
2	500–550	535	320.00–326.00	323.03
4	550–600	581	318.00–322.00	320.00
2	600–650	633	318.00–320.00	319.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	462.00	462.00
2	300–350	318	396.00–400.00	397.98
4	400–450	441	376.00–386.00	381.55
7	450–500	476	344.00–348.00	346.25
8	500–550	519	328.00–336.00	331.19
9	550–600	577	324.00–330.00	327.75
2	600–650	618	290.00–300.00	295.10
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	765	260.00–268.00	262.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	445.00–450.00	447.50
1	400–450	415	368.00	368.00
4	450–500	480	338.00–342.00	340.52
2	500–550	525	322.00–324.00	323.02
2	550–600	573	310.00–316.00	312.91
1	650–700	680	274.00	274.00
3	700–750	745	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	340	428.00	428.00
2	350–400	385	422.00–425.00	423.52
4	400–450	428	392.00–398.00	394.47
2	450–500	460	368.00	368.00
3	500–550	532	344.00–350.00	346.63
3	550–600	582	332.00–336.00	334.01
1	600–650	645	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	425.00–430.00	427.41
1	450–500	490	394.00	394.00
2	500–550	510	354.00–364.00	359.05
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	665	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	460	384.00	384.00
2	500–550	530	336.00–340.00	337.98
3	550–600	578	320.00–326.00	323.33
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	520	376.00	376.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	132.00–134.00	132.97
1	—	1,080	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,285	152.00–156.00	153.31
6	—	1,094	143.00–147.00	144.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	157.00–161.00	159.23
2	—	1,383	151.00–153.00	152.05
1	—	1,320	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	187.00	187.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,579.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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