Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $325.81/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −69.90 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$325.81

30 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$41.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	355.00	1,807	7thin
Medium and Large 2	534	327.81	1,752	6thin
Medium and Large 3	553	313.08	1,732	17thin

One grade step is worth $41.92/cwt here — about $75 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

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 sale30 hd

325.81

—

AL average15 barns · 510 hd

356.21

−30.40

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−69.90

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	1,500	178.39	2,676	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	161.13	1,844	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,368	160.50	2,195	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	148.00	1,739	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,836	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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	350–400	388	417.45/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	397.54/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	271.99/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	304.04/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	296.52/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	312.13/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	384.97/cwt	382.00–388.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	289.39/cwt	282.00–293.00	1,945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	402.67/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	387.07/cwt	383.00–390.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	289.99/cwt	288.00–292.00	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	374.81/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	302.05/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	278.49/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	308.01/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	270.94/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	164.03/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,931	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	178.39/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,739	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,266	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	158.23/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,760	3
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	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,836.36/head	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,836	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	325.49/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	341.46/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	425.96/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	392.61/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	432.47/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	458.96/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	326.12/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	428.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,448	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	445.19/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	317.00/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	333.21/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	375.29/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,741	4

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 Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 255Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 26Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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
1	200–250	220	510.00	510.00
3	250–300	280	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	333	440.00–450.00	445.19
2	350–400	388	415.00–420.00	417.45
4	400–450	430	402.00	402.00
4	450–500	464	368.00–378.00	375.29
4	500–550	514	330.00–338.00	333.21
2	550–600	575	314.00–320.00	317.00
4	600–650	614	294.00–298.00	296.52
9	650–700	672	282.00–293.00	289.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	490.00	490.00
5	300–350	337	425.00–430.00	425.96
2	350–400	370	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	439	385.00–395.00	392.61
1	450–500	490	362.00	362.00
8	500–550	525	320.00–328.00	325.49
9	550–600	578	293.00–310.00	302.05
2	600–650	613	275.00–282.00	278.49
2	650–700	685	270.00–274.00	271.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	610.00	610.00
5	300–350	313	455.00–465.00	458.96
1	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	410	430.00–435.00	432.47
7	500–550	509	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	393	415.00–420.00	417.48
6	400–450	445	400.00–408.00	402.67
2	450–500	468	395.00–400.00	397.54
2	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	383.00–390.00	387.07
2	450–500	465	382.00–388.00	384.97
1	550–600	590	324.00	324.00
2	600–650	638	306.00–310.00	308.01
2	700–750	733	288.00–292.00	289.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	515	393.00	393.00
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	325	413.00	413.00
2	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	460	346.00	346.00
6	500–550	526	308.00–315.00	312.13
2	550–600	565	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	378	370.00–377.00	374.81
2	400–450	420	340.00–343.00	341.46
5	500–550	535	300.00–305.00	304.04
2	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	623	266.00–276.00	270.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	520.00	520.00
6	300–350	338	420.00–430.00	428.50
5	450–500	465	368.00	368.00
7	500–550	538	325.00–333.00	326.12
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
5	600–650	630	297.00	297.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	163.00–165.00	164.03
3	—	1,112	157.00–159.00	158.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,390	163.00	163.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	175.00–183.00	178.39

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,675.00–2,150.00	1,836.36

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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