Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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 $342.67/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −53.28 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$342.67

40 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	352.41	1,965	20
Medium and Large 2	556	335.84	1,866	12thin
Medium and Large 3	540	328.57	1,773	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

342.67

—

AL average16 barns · 433 hd

349.41

−6.74

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−53.28

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	1,878	195.67	3,675	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	169.23	2,456	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	165.84	1,910	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	149.32	1,548	7thin

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)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,676	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,320	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,142	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,225	5

Every lot, as filed

86 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	500–550	531	344.38/cwt	342.00–346.00	1,829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	330.79/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	471.32/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	337.36/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	414.02/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	412.42/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	336.79/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,805	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	286.99/cwt	286.00–288.00	2,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	429.66/cwt	424.00–435.00	1,637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	372.32/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	428.41/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	290.03/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	319.33/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	309.04/cwt	306.00–314.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	333.41/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	368.29/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	369.58/cwt	368.00–374.00	1,715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	329.74/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	353.34/cwt	352.00–354.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	639	295.99/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	334.11/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	321.35/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	346.63/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	392.36/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,515	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	173.20/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,421	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	161.32/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,412	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	160.76/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,743	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	178.25/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,264	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,440	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,314	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,141.67/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,142	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,545.45/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,545	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,916.67/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,917	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	166.70/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,999	4
Bulls	—	—	1,690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	144.70/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	152.04/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,622	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	324.64/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	403.72/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	395.49/cwt	395.00–396.00	1,317	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	315.04/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	401.72/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	354.00/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	364.32/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	347.42/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	380.07/cwt	376.00–384.00	1,608	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	386.93/cwt	380.00–394.00	1,788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,007	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	432.38/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,236	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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 207Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 26Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 45Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	470.00–475.00	471.32
8	350–400	381	424.00–435.00	429.66
4	400–450	408	410.00–418.00	414.02
4	450–500	464	368.00–374.00	369.58
5	500–550	531	342.00–346.00	344.38
7	550–600	573	326.00–332.00	329.74
2	650–700	660	308.00	308.00
2	700–750	710	286.00–288.00	286.99
2	750–800	755	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	479	344.00–352.00	346.63
5	500–550	526	330.00–338.00	334.11
3	550–600	562	318.00–320.00	319.33
6	600–650	639	290.00–298.00	295.99
3	650–700	685	286.00–292.00	290.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	515.00	515.00
2	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	425	430.00–435.00	432.38
7	450–500	462	380.00–394.00	386.93
7	500–550	516	360.00–366.00	364.32
13	550–600	580	346.00	346.00
2	650–700	655	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	428.00	428.00
5	400–450	430	428.00	428.00
7	450–500	468	400.00–402.00	401.72
7	500–550	533	370.00–378.00	372.32
2	600–650	640	344.00	344.00
5	650–700	664	330.00–332.00	330.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	400.00–406.00	403.72
4	450–500	480	384.00	384.00
4	500–550	525	354.00	354.00
2	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	426.00	426.00
2	500–550	520	396.00	396.00
3	600–650	645	350.00–356.00	354.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	273	425.00–430.00	428.41
2	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	371	410.00–420.00	412.42
7	400–450	431	366.00–370.00	368.29
7	450–500	479	332.00–342.00	337.36
12	500–550	536	332.00–342.00	336.79
4	550–600	574	328.00–336.00	333.41
4	600–650	624	306.00–314.00	309.04
2	650–700	655	288.00	288.00
1	700–750	715	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	333	395.00–396.00	395.49
5	350–400	386	390.00–396.00	392.36
3	400–450	443	352.00–354.00	353.34
3	450–500	470	322.00–326.00	324.64
3	500–550	518	320.00–324.00	321.35
4	550–600	578	310.00–318.00	315.04
1	600–650	615	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	423	376.00–384.00	380.07
8	450–500	477	344.00–360.00	347.42
2	650–700	690	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	368.00	368.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	172.00–176.00	173.20
4	—	1,495	159.00–163.00	161.32
1	—	1,490	185.00	185.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,084	158.00–163.00	160.76
3	—	1,270	175.00–181.00	178.25
4	—	1,199	165.00–168.00	166.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	144.00–145.00	144.70
1	—	1,120	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,067	150.00–153.00	152.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	189.00	189.00
1	—	2,125	203.00	203.00
1	—	1,690	195.00	195.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,141.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,916.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,545.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,225.00	3,225.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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