Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower. 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 $321.00/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −74.95 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$321.00

10 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	326.50	1,907	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	322.40	1,757	5thin
Medium and Large 3	565	292.00	1,650	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about $257 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

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 sale10 hd

321.00

—

AL average13 barns · 242 hd

329.23

−8.23

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−74.95

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	1,763	184.14	3,245	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,259	165.35	2,081	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	153.49	1,807	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,275	133.00	1,696	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,590	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,580	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,758	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,656	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,194	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,475	12

Every lot, as filed

63 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	350–400	385	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	358.85/cwt	354.00–362.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	315.31/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	334.60/cwt	328.00–338.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	357	366.65/cwt	364.00–368.00	1,309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	407.91/cwt	402.00–410.00	1,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	308.34/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	292.00/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	330.50/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	281.36/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	393.98/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,642	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	167.53/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,468	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,891	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	181.17/cwt	179.00–183.00	3,132	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,656.25/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,656	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,766.67/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,041.67/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,042	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,560.00/head	3,350.00–3,900.00	3,560	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,758.33/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,758	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,475	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	365.19/cwt	364.00–366.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	354.53/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,376	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	830	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	331.32/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	445.93/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,909	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	336.99/cwt	336.00–338.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	304.98/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	326.50/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	260.70/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	426.73/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	347.20/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,646	7

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 295Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 33Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	426.00	426.00
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	455	348.00	348.00
2	500–550	538	336.00–338.00	336.99
3	550–600	562	330.00–332.00	331.32
2	600–650	610	302.00–308.00	304.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	402.00–410.00	407.91
3	350–400	357	364.00–368.00	366.65
2	400–450	405	344.00	344.00
3	450–500	485	328.00–338.00	334.60
3	500–550	523	312.00–320.00	315.31
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	390.00–396.00	393.98
4	350–400	388	350.00–356.00	354.53
1	400–450	425	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	468	308.00–310.00	308.34
2	550–600	565	290.00–294.00	292.00
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	425.00–430.00	426.73
3	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	429	354.00–362.00	358.85
7	450–500	474	344.00–352.00	347.20
2	500–550	530	326.00	326.00
3	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	718	258.00–264.00	260.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	387	364.00–366.00	365.19
2	400–450	410	344.00	344.00
4	450–500	483	328.00–332.00	330.50
1	550–600	565	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	632	280.00–282.00	281.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	440.00–455.00	445.93
2	300–350	335	426.00	426.00
1	350–400	365	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	372.00	372.00
4	550–600	584	326.00–328.00	326.50
1	650–700	655	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	394.00	394.00
8	500–550	545	342.00	342.00
5	550–600	575	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	167.00–168.00	167.53
1	—	830	161.00	161.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	145.00–147.00	145.97
1	—	1,180	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,220	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	199.00	199.00
5	—	1,729	179.00–183.00	181.17

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,656.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,766.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,758.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,041.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,350.00–3,900.00	3,560.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,475.00

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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