Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $324.05/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −48.24 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$324.05

28 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs AL average

−23.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	327.00	1,733	10thin
Medium and Large 1	559	326.44	1,823	13thin
Medium and Large 3	529	311.93	1,650	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $83 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 sale28 hd

324.05

—

AL average16 barns · 684 hd

323.36

+0.69

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−23.45

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−48.24

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	1,711	187.50	3,209	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	161.94	2,492	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	161.35	1,829	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	149.00	1,408	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,504	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,488	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	600–650	633	304.07/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	266.40/cwt	264.00–270.00	2,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	362.34/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	371.34/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	433.09/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	330.36/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	341.34/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	314.42/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	311.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	327.00/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	322.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,677	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	372.67/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,493	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.04/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	334.54/cwt	334.00–336.00	1,281	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	271.32/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	591	331.50/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	336.96/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	364.48/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	365.46/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	302.72/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,719	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,408	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	158.20/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,758	8
Bulls	—	—	1,880	191.68/cwt	191.00–193.00	3,604	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	156.66/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,491	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	163.70/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,492	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,978	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,670.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	311.93/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	328.50/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,439	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	373.11/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	341.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	318.92/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,534	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	166.39/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	320.51/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	386.69/cwt	386.00–388.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	426.02/cwt	424.00–430.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	342.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	317.00/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	434.52/cwt	433.00–436.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	369.18/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	315.94/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	353.03/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	381.35/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	364.02/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	317.98/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	339.98/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,798	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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 227Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	430.00–435.00	433.09
6	400–450	410	370.00–376.00	372.67
5	450–500	467	360.00–364.00	362.34
10	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	322.48
5	550–600	571	312.00–316.00	314.42
3	600–650	633	300.00–306.00	304.07
5	750–800	769	264.00–270.00	266.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	375	398.00	398.00
7	400–450	436	362.00–368.00	365.46
3	450–500	478	340.00–345.00	341.66
3	500–550	538	310.00–315.00	311.66
8	550–600	568	298.00–304.00	302.72
3	650–700	680	270.00–272.00	271.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	377	424.00–430.00	426.02
3	400–450	413	386.00–388.00	386.69
7	450–500	476	368.00–372.00	369.18
4	550–600	564	320.00–322.00	320.51
4	600–650	623	314.00–318.00	315.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	370.00–372.00	371.34
3	350–400	387	340.00–342.00	341.34
8	400–450	438	334.00–340.00	336.96
5	450–500	485	328.00–336.00	330.36
10	500–550	530	322.00–330.00	327.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	655	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
7	350–400	383	334.00–336.00	334.54
5	400–450	438	322.00–330.00	328.50
7	450–500	481	314.00–320.00	318.92
5	500–550	529	310.00–316.00	311.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	327	380.00–382.00	381.35
3	350–400	375	354.00	354.00
11	400–450	423	348.00–358.00	353.03
4	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	529	336.00–342.00	339.98
8	550–600	577	316.00–320.00	317.98
2	600–650	608	316.00–318.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	390	424.00	424.00
8	500–550	528	358.00–366.00	364.48
2	550–600	570	348.00–352.00	350.04
1	650–700	660	312.00	312.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	386.00	386.00
4	450–500	473	370.00–376.00	373.11
6	500–550	526	340.00–350.00	342.96
4	550–600	591	330.00–332.00	331.50
1	700–750	710	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	385	433.00–436.00	434.52
4	500–550	513	370.00–380.00	375.02
2	550–600	558	360.00–368.00	364.02
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	149.00	149.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,111	156.00–161.00	158.20
5	—	1,170	166.00–167.00	166.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	154.00–159.00	156.66
6	—	1,522	162.00–165.00	163.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,880	191.00–193.00	191.68
5	—	1,610	184.00–186.00	184.99

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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