Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $337.16/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −58.79 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$337.16

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$24.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	349.27	1,900	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	339.38	1,856	6thin
Medium and Large 3	556	324.80	1,805	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.47/cwt here — about $95 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

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 sale15 hd

337.16

—

AL average15 barns · 480 hd

364.08

−26.92

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−58.79

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	1,558	188.69	2,940	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	161.00	2,302	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	153.23	2,000	3thin

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)	—	$3,083	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,650	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,225	8

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	502.58/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	393.31/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	327.99/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	345.31/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	312.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	328.01/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	344.49/cwt	342.00–346.00	2,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	398.35/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	403.35/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	407.22/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	416.13/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	321.99/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	420.31/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	276	476.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,315	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	468.77/cwt	465.00–472.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	374.42/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,966	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,151	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,459	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	147.85/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,083	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	185.43/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,952	5
Bulls	—	—	1,390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,083.33/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,083	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,225	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,316.67/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	435.74/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	321.33/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	403.53/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	424.87/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	446.12/cwt	443.00–450.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	541.97/cwt	538.00–545.00	1,523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	339.28/cwt	334.00–344.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	441.97/cwt	440.00–444.00	1,870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	476.06/cwt	474.00–480.00	1,533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	592.44/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	346.02/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	429.04/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	405.30/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	408.36/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	327.99/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 614Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 22Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	500.00–505.00	502.58
3	250–300	277	443.00–450.00	446.12
3	300–350	325	420.00–430.00	424.87
3	350–400	387	405.00–410.00	408.36
4	400–450	426	400.00–408.00	405.30
2	700–750	710	320.00–322.00	321.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	343	400.00–405.00	403.35
3	350–400	378	395.00–400.00	398.35
3	400–450	438	390.00–395.00	393.31
3	500–550	513	324.00–330.00	328.01
3	600–650	630	310.00–315.00	312.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	375	388.00	388.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	470.00–480.00	476.47
5	300–350	340	465.00–472.00	468.77
3	350–400	393	418.00–425.00	420.31
4	400–450	420	410.00–420.00	416.13
3	450–500	475	370.00–380.00	374.91
4	500–550	538	340.00–348.00	345.31
2	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	327.52
4	600–650	623	324.00–330.00	327.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	402.00–405.00	403.53
2	450–500	475	368.00	368.00
2	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	583	320.00–322.00	321.33
1	600–650	605	322.00	322.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	590.00–595.00	592.44
4	250–300	281	538.00–545.00	541.97
5	300–350	322	474.00–480.00	476.06
3	350–400	375	432.00–440.00	435.74
5	400–450	423	425.00–435.00	429.04
2	500–550	518	350.00–355.00	352.51
2	550–600	570	344.00–348.00	346.02
3	600–650	637	334.00–344.00	339.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	405.00–410.00	407.22
5	500–550	525	370.00–378.00	374.42
4	600–650	616	342.00–346.00	344.49
2	650–700	685	326.00–330.00	327.99
2	700–750	710	320.00–324.00	321.99
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	610.00	610.00
3	400–450	423	440.00–444.00	441.97
2	500–550	518	380.00–385.00	382.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,490	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	146.00–150.00	147.85
1	—	1,270	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,592	182.00–188.00	185.43
1	—	1,390	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,150.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,316.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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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