Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 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 $320.56/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −75.39 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$320.56

32 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$16.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	329.09	1,868	14thin
Medium and Large 2	575	316.02	1,817	6thin
Medium and Large 3	558	312.87	1,746	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $122 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 sale32 hd

320.56

—

AL average15 barns · 429 hd

336.96

−16.40

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−75.39

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	—	Low	1,580	194.51	3,073	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	169.99	2,601	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	158.14	1,684	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	138.35	1,307	4thin

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)	—	$2,592	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,464	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,025	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,875	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	200–250	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	361.57/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	302.04/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	316.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	307.34/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,939	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	476.71/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	347.14/cwt	346.00–348.00	1,472	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	311.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	666	289.44/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,928	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	408.26/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	357.36/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	291.95/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	458.32/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	385.31/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	322.38/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	351.24/cwt	346.00–354.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	332.05/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	335.19/cwt	334.00–338.00	1,954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	375.96/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	303.36/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	667	283.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,892	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	367.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,614	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	158.14/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,684	6
Bulls	—	—	1,380	191.27/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,408.33/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,408	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,478.13/head	3,950.00–4,750.00	4,478	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,660.00/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,660	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,125.00/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,470.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,470	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	671	270.51/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	276.98/cwt	276.00–278.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	314.01/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,667	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	134.70/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	417.11/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	326.71/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,866	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	343.45/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,834	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	353.97/cwt	352.00–356.00	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	417.56/cwt	415.00–426.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	376.65/cwt	372.00–384.00	1,744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	316.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	347.40/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	405.52/cwt	405.00–406.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	378.83/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	275.33/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,854	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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 290Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 40Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 38Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. 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	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
3	250–300	283	470.00–480.00	476.71
3	300–350	332	455.00–460.00	458.32
3	350–400	373	405.00–410.00	408.26
3	400–450	437	380.00–388.00	385.31
5	450–500	462	358.00–370.00	361.57
6	550–600	575	310.00–320.00	316.02
6	600–650	631	302.00–312.00	307.34
2	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	717	274.00–276.00	275.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	390	392.00	392.00
4	400–450	439	360.00–370.00	367.61
3	450–500	473	346.00–354.00	351.24
6	500–550	538	318.00–324.00	322.38
6	550–600	578	302.00–304.00	303.36
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	667	280.00–290.00	283.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	420	405.00–406.00	405.52
6	450–500	463	372.00–384.00	376.65
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
13	550–600	571	322.00–332.00	326.71
5	600–650	631	315.00–320.00	316.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	388.00	388.00
2	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	388	352.00–360.00	357.36
14	400–450	424	346.00–348.00	347.14
4	450–500	459	330.00–338.00	332.05
13	550–600	587	310.00–320.00	311.67
2	600–650	633	300.00–304.00	302.04
9	650–700	666	289.00–290.00	289.44
2	700–750	728	290.00–294.00	291.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	531	310.00–318.00	314.01
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	671	268.00–272.00	270.51
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	415.00–426.00	417.56
5	350–400	370	375.00–382.00	378.83
5	400–450	422	352.00–356.00	353.97
3	450–500	467	346.00–350.00	347.40
4	500–550	534	342.00–348.00	343.45
5	550–600	555	334.00	334.00
1	600–650	635	316.00	316.00
1	750–800	755	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	388.00	388.00
6	550–600	590	342.00	342.00
1	750–800	765	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	372.00–380.00	375.96
5	550–600	583	334.00–338.00	335.19
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	728	276.00–278.00	276.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	424.00	424.00
7	400–450	436	416.00–420.00	417.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	142.00	142.00
2	—	915	133.00–136.00	134.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,485	168.00–169.00	168.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	156.00–160.00	158.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	189.00–194.00	191.27
1	—	1,980	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	3,950.00–4,750.00	4,478.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,408.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,470.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

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

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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