Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $336.97/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 22 comparable sales and sits −35.32 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$336.97

29 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$36.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.85

vs AL average

−22.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	353.81	1,907	10thin
Medium and Large 2	551	335.82	1,852	11thin
Medium and Large 3	558	317.50	1,772	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.31/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

336.97

—

AL average16 barns · 575 hd

332.12

+4.85

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−22.83

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−35.32

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	1,220	192.00	2,342	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	169.50	2,259	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	164.88	1,940	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	145.08	1,533	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)	—	$2,338	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,092	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,008	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,983	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,675	8

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1	500–550	517	357.95/cwt	354.00–366.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	335.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	351.10/cwt	344.00–358.00	1,489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	376.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	427.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	279.38/cwt	276.00–286.00	2,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	436.72/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	345.56/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,652	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	414.51/cwt	414.00–415.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	336.00/cwt	332.00–344.00	1,781	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	336.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	383.32/cwt	382.00–386.00	1,867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	364.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	317.24/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	349.49/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	292.99/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	355.54/cwt	354.00–358.00	1,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	441	328.99/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	317.94/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,679	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,001	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	152.22/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,572	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	137.93/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,490	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,297	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	158.06/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,781	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,008.33/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	2,008	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,091.67/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,092	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,675	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,337.50/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	326.33/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,248	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	466.59/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	352.44/cwt	350.00–354.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	346.02/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	344.03/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	384.49/cwt	380.00–386.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	359.00/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	440.70/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	320.65/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	496.90/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,391	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	420.80/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	351.00/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 422Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 29Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	515.00	515.00
3	250–300	280	490.00–500.00	496.90
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	445	386.00	386.00
4	450–500	466	380.00–386.00	384.49
3	500–550	517	354.00–366.00	357.95
2	550–600	578	350.00–352.00	351.00
2	600–650	620	340.00–348.00	344.03
1	650–700	655	314.00	314.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
5	350–400	379	420.00–435.00	427.94
4	400–450	436	370.00–380.00	376.06
4	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	364.87
8	500–550	523	346.00–352.00	349.49
2	550–600	590	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	663	290.00–296.00	292.99
3	750–800	770	276.00–286.00	279.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	465.00	465.00
1	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
9	450–500	464	354.00–358.00	355.54
3	500–550	535	330.00–340.00	336.73
1	600–650	630	318.00	318.00
1	750–800	780	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
14	400–450	424	344.00–358.00	351.10
10	450–500	478	340.00–354.00	345.56
6	500–550	530	332.00–344.00	336.00
5	550–600	577	330.00–340.00	335.61
2	600–650	630	314.00	314.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	384	350.00–354.00	352.44
4	400–450	441	326.00–330.00	328.99
6	450–500	477	322.00–332.00	326.33
3	500–550	528	312.00–324.00	317.94
5	550–600	576	312.00–322.00	317.24
1	600–650	620	306.00	306.00
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	465.00–470.00	466.59
6	300–350	313	415.00–425.00	420.80
2	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
6	500–550	523	358.00–362.00	359.00
4	550–600	563	342.00–350.00	346.02
3	600–650	632	320.00–322.00	320.65
7	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00
4	750–800	790	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
3	350–400	387	430.00–440.00	436.72
2	400–450	430	414.00–415.00	414.51
3	450–500	487	382.00–386.00	383.32
1	500–550	505	342.00	342.00
3	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	426	435.00–450.00	440.70
2	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	520	378.00	378.00
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,127	157.00–159.00	158.06
1	—	1,215	185.00	185.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	150.00–154.00	152.22
2	—	1,080	136.00–140.00	137.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,345	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,925.00–2,050.00	2,008.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,091.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,337.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,675.00

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

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