Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $324.50/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −71.21 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$324.50

25 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$26.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	336.74	1,864	9thin
Medium and Large 2	559	324.78	1,816	8thin
Medium and Large 3	539	310.44	1,674	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.30/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.71 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 sale25 hd

324.50

—

AL average14 barns · 246 hd

326.84

−2.34

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−71.21

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	—	High	1,935	191.67	3,709	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	167.33	2,521	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	156.68	1,833	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	134.14	1,386	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,783	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,367	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	6

Every lot, as filed

66 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	450–500	476	341.18/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	376.70/cwt	374.00–378.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	316.48/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	309.71/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	326.04/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	323.53/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	321.49/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,553	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	339.25/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	297.66/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	311.65/cwt	308.00–318.00	1,658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	355.64/cwt	352.00–358.00	1,490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	259.26/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	371.97/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	292.05/cwt	288.00–296.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	320.78/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	385.02/cwt	382.00–390.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	327.41/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	379.37/cwt	378.00–382.00	1,593	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,391	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,582	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	148.32/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,820	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	165.26/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,094	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	155.20/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,730	12
Bulls	—	—	1,645	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,274	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,600	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,987.50/head	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,133.33/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	281.00/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,451	1
Bulls	—	—	2,080	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	136.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	314.66/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	377.30/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.11/cwt	336.00–346.00	1,803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	789	229.19/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,808	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	422.90/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	382.36/cwt	380.00–386.00	1,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	391.52/cwt	388.00–395.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	337.97/cwt	334.00–342.00	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	332.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	299.59/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,822	5

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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 236Last week 235Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 37Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 34Year ago 24

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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
2	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	330	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	366	374.00–378.00	376.70
2	400–450	440	366.00	366.00
8	450–500	476	338.00–344.00	341.18
4	500–550	535	322.00–330.00	326.04
4	550–600	583	322.00–325.00	323.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	382.00–390.00	385.02
6	400–450	419	352.00–358.00	355.64
3	450–500	483	322.00–330.00	327.41
7	500–550	532	308.00–318.00	311.65
1	550–600	590	302.00	302.00
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	465.00	465.00
5	300–350	315	420.00–425.00	422.90
4	350–400	373	388.00–395.00	391.52
6	400–450	418	380.00–386.00	382.36
3	450–500	467	375.00–382.00	377.30
5	500–550	530	336.00–346.00	340.11
4	550–600	583	330.00–340.00	332.53
2	650–700	690	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	366.00	366.00
2	550–600	590	362.00	362.00
2	600–650	625	316.00	316.00
7	750–800	795	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	540	338.00–340.00	339.25
2	600–650	645	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	378.00–382.00	379.37
3	550–600	567	318.00–326.00	320.78
1	650–700	675	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	394.00	394.00
2	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	410	364.00	364.00
6	450–500	467	334.00–342.00	337.97
4	500–550	529	314.00–324.00	316.48
3	550–600	577	314.00–316.00	314.66
5	600–650	608	298.00–302.00	299.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	370.00–374.00	371.97
4	450–500	483	320.00–322.00	321.49
3	500–550	535	305.00–312.00	309.71
5	550–600	585	292.00–302.00	297.66
4	600–650	623	288.00–296.00	292.05
8	650–700	685	258.00–268.00	259.26
4	700–750	745	244.00	244.00
2	750–800	790	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	326.00	326.00
3	500–550	545	288.00	288.00
2	550–600	568	280.00–282.00	281.00
5	750–800	789	228.00–234.00	229.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,565	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	147.00–151.00	148.32
5	—	1,267	162.00–167.00	165.26
12	—	1,115	152.00–158.00	155.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	136.00–139.00	136.98
7	—	1,033	130.00–135.00	132.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	199.00	199.00
2	—	2,080	188.00	188.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,025.00–2,400.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,987.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,133.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,600.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ashville Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle