Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.22/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −61.08 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$311.22

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

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

$25.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.38

vs AL average

−30.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	324.52	1,668	4thin
Medium and Large 2	554	311.65	1,725	20
Medium and Large 3	563	298.84	1,682	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.68/cwt here — about −$14 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 sale29 hd

311.22

—

AL average5 barns · 194 hd

323.59

−12.38

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−30.31

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−61.08

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	1,932	194.67	3,760	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	167.67	2,308	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	165.14	1,963	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	147.00	1,676	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)	—	$2,472	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,088	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,675	3
Bulls	—	—	2,155	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,410	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	171.34/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,378	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,239	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	367.43/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	297.05/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	339.30/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,808	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	320.44/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	317.09/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	331.90/cwt	326.00–336.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	341.48/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	313.57/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	325.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,544	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	433.28/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	316.52/cwt	314.00–322.00	2,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	338.01/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	394.04/cwt	392.00–395.00	1,489	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,087.50/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,471.88/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,472	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,916	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	281.61/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	384.54/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,480	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	167.26/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,907	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	157.52/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	375.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	310.02/cwt	308.00–312.00	1,640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	324.52/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	324.66/cwt	324.00–328.00	1,828	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	461.22/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	413.69/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	442.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	298.32/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	316.88/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	363.35/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,533	9

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 147Year ago 222

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 77Year ago 28

No trends available.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,087.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,471.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,155	197.00	197.00
1	—	1,885	201.00	201.00
1	—	1,755	186.00	186.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,140	165.00–169.00	167.26
2	—	1,163	157.00–158.00	157.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,388	171.00–172.00	171.34
3	—	1,365	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	147.00	147.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	365	365.00–370.00	367.43
4	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	482	336.00–340.00	338.01
6	500–550	529	308.00–312.00	310.02
1	600–650	645	288.00	288.00
1	650–700	690	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	269	440.00–450.00	442.60
3	300–350	320	430.00–435.00	433.28
4	350–400	383	380.00–390.00	384.97
9	400–450	422	360.00–366.00	363.35
4	500–550	533	316.00–326.00	320.44
11	550–600	561	312.00–320.00	316.88
6	600–650	632	298.00–300.00	298.32
2	650–700	655	286.00	286.00
1	700–750	710	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	465.00	465.00
5	250–300	270	455.00–465.00	461.22
4	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	413	370.00–380.00	375.03
2	450–500	455	356.00	356.00
12	550–600	563	324.00–328.00	324.66
1	600–650	610	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
11	350–400	385	380.00–385.00	384.54
2	400–450	435	332.00	332.00
4	450–500	484	310.00–316.00	313.57
1	500–550	535	306.00	306.00
4	550–600	570	294.00–300.00	297.05
5	600–650	631	280.00–282.00	281.61
8	700–750	715	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	378	392.00–395.00	394.04
4	400–450	428	338.00–345.00	341.48
14	450–500	474	320.00–330.00	325.69
11	500–550	536	312.00–318.00	317.09
9	550–600	575	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	361	410.00–415.00	413.69
3	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	514	322.00–330.00	324.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	392.00	392.00
6	500–550	533	338.00–342.00	339.30
5	550–600	575	326.00–336.00	331.90
4	600–650	635	314.00–322.00	316.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	515	378.00	378.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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