Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $332.36/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −63.58 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$332.36

25 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$44.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	360.86	1,910	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	329.28	1,811	7thin
Medium and Large 3	556	316.20	1,758	11thin

One grade step is worth $44.66/cwt here — about $152 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 sale25 hd

332.36

—

AL average16 barns · 498 hd

356.13

−23.77

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−63.58

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	1,793	186.63	3,346	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	166.21	2,407	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	161.28	1,750	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	149.37	1,417	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,790	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	450–500	465	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	320.99/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	402.46/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	343.34/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	314.03/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	317.48/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	286.67/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	335.93/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	291.02/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	372.28/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	318.80/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	422.55/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	391.09/cwt	384.00–395.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	311.51/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	308.67/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,938	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,848	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	186.63/cwt	183.00–189.00	3,346	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	153.06/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,477	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	166.21/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,407	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	159.42/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,790.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	390.77/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	403.84/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	492.47/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	361.59/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	639	278.40/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	447.43/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	428.27/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	303.36/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	343.98/cwt	342.00–346.00	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	356.65/cwt	356.00–358.00	2,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	411.36/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	357.24/cwt	352.00–364.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	336.31/cwt	314.00–348.00	1,782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.20/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	282.05/cwt	278.00–286.00	2,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	342.25/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 286Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 39Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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	205	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
7	400–450	421	405.00–415.00	411.36
2	450–500	465	384.00	384.00
3	500–550	530	314.00–348.00	336.31
4	550–600	565	324.00	324.00
2	600–650	625	320.00–322.00	320.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	485.00–495.00	492.47
5	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	403.84
5	400–450	433	390.00–392.00	390.77
9	450–500	477	370.00–376.00	372.28
5	500–550	527	318.00–320.00	318.80
6	550–600	580	310.00–318.00	314.03
3	600–650	628	308.00–310.00	308.67
2	650–700	665	290.00–292.00	291.02
2	700–750	735	278.00–286.00	282.05
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	570.00	570.00
8	300–350	335	445.00–450.00	447.43
3	400–450	418	425.00–430.00	428.27
5	500–550	515	366.00	366.00
2	550–600	565	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	420.00–425.00	422.55
1	550–600	590	334.00	334.00
1	650–700	665	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	515	362.00	362.00
2	550–600	590	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	535	396.00	396.00
6	550–600	582	356.00–358.00	356.65
2	600–650	618	342.00–346.00	343.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–405.00	402.46
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	420	352.00–364.00	357.24
7	450–500	466	340.00–345.00	342.25
8	500–550	535	318.00–324.00	320.20
4	550–600	564	316.00–318.00	317.48
3	600–650	623	284.00–290.00	286.67
1	650–700	690	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	384.00–395.00	391.09
6	350–400	378	360.00–364.00	361.59
3	400–450	415	340.00–346.00	343.34
5	450–500	476	332.00–338.00	335.93
4	550–600	566	310.00–312.00	311.51
5	600–650	639	278.00–280.00	278.40
4	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	505	326.00	326.00
3	600–650	632	302.00–304.00	303.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,068	159.00–160.00	159.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	142.00	142.00
2	—	965	152.00–154.00	153.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,448	163.00–169.00	166.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,793	183.00–189.00	186.63

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,790.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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