Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $348.81/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −46.90 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$348.81

27 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$22.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	356.64	1,962	12thin
Medium and Large 2	543	346.82	1,883	10thin
Medium and Large 3	548	334.00	1,830	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.64/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.71 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 sale27 hd

348.81

—

AL average16 barns · 545 hd

363.83

−15.02

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−46.90

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	1,422	191.67	2,726	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	166.28	2,325	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	158.58	1,850	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	150.00	1,620	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,258	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	478.32/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	467.82/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	441.48/cwt	438.00–445.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	353.55/cwt	352.00–356.00	1,648	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	333.26/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.66/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	322.02/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	385.77/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	349.69/cwt	346.00–355.00	1,801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	307.52/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	346.97/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,641	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	403.28/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	422.54/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	411.09/cwt	408.00–415.00	1,957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	381.97/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	374.77/cwt	372.00–376.00	2,162	5
Bulls	—	—	1,363	184.51/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,172	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	166.28/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	163.87/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,966	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	154.62/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,764	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,258.33/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,258	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	346.66/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	483.98/cwt	482.00–490.00	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	392.07/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	383.79/cwt	380.00–386.00	1,385	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	423.62/cwt	420.00–429.00	1,957	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	369.96/cwt	368.00–372.00	2,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	433.13/cwt	430.00–438.00	1,836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	397.56/cwt	396.00–400.00	1,857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	329.05/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	321.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,038	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	362.32/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	393.07/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,060	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	450.41/cwt	448.00–455.00	1,676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	350.96/cwt	348.00–355.00	2,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	384.17/cwt	380.00–387.00	2,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	334.95/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,795	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 614Last week 377Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	475.00–480.00	478.32
4	400–450	435	443.00	443.00
10	450–500	462	420.00–429.00	423.62
8	500–550	524	390.00–395.00	393.07
7	550–600	566	380.00–387.00	384.17
2	600–650	618	368.00–372.00	369.96
3	700–750	715	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	408.00–415.00	411.09
5	500–550	529	380.00–385.00	381.97
5	550–600	577	372.00–376.00	374.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	465.00–470.00	467.82
4	350–400	368	438.00–445.00	441.48
4	400–450	438	420.00–425.00	422.54
7	450–500	473	380.00–390.00	385.77
6	500–550	515	346.00–355.00	349.69
4	550–600	585	340.00–345.00	342.52
3	600–650	625	320.00–322.00	320.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
2	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	482.00–490.00	483.98
8	350–400	372	448.00–455.00	450.41
5	400–450	424	430.00–438.00	433.13
5	450–500	467	396.00–400.00	397.56
6	500–550	530	360.00–365.00	362.32
6	550–600	570	348.00–355.00	350.96
4	600–650	625	325.00–335.00	329.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	466	352.00–356.00	353.55
9	500–550	523	342.00–350.00	346.66
5	600–650	633	320.00–325.00	321.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	390.00–395.00	392.07
8	350–400	361	380.00–386.00	383.79
5	450–500	481	330.00–338.00	333.26
3	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	400.00–405.00	403.28
8	450–500	473	344.00–350.00	346.97
9	500–550	536	330.00–338.00	334.95
5	550–600	569	320.00–325.00	322.02
4	600–650	625	305.00–310.00	307.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	184.00–185.00	184.51
1	—	1,540	206.00	206.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	165.00–167.00	166.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	163.00–166.00	163.87
4	—	1,141	153.00–160.00	154.62

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)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,258.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800.00

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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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

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