Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, 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 $358.92/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits −36.79 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$358.92

13 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	365.65	1,954	6thin
Medium and Large 2	542	353.15	1,915	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale13 hd

358.92

—

AL average13 barns · 423 hd

362.32

−3.40

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−36.79

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	169.51	2,492	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	154.19	1,693	5thin

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)	—	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,317	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,240	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,475	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,960	5

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2	500–550	537	323.81/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	411.35/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	340.65/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	296.39/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	391.27/cwt	388.00–393.00	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	405.70/cwt	403.00–410.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	314.01/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	413.96/cwt	413.00–415.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	359.78/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	435.06/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	352.98/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	483.00/cwt	483.00–483.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	314.35/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	304.06/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	368.47/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,931	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	168.12/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,444	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	149.47/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	161.28/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,316.67/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,317	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,960.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,983.33/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	2,983	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,625.00/head	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,625	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,475	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	437.48/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	392.53/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	449.09/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	496.49/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	421.42/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,389	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	382.49/cwt	382.00–383.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	344.31/cwt	340.00–353.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	420.58/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	596.75/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	426.69/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	316.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,977	5

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 354Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 31Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 46Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	483.00	483.00
3	300–350	330	410.00–412.00	411.35
4	350–400	384	403.00–410.00	405.70
4	400–450	421	388.00–393.00	391.27
2	450–500	473	350.00–356.00	352.98
5	500–550	537	320.00–325.00	323.81
8	550–600	564	308.00–316.00	314.01
5	600–650	616	290.00–298.00	296.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
2	350–400	370	390.00–395.00	392.53
2	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
5	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	512	310.00–318.00	314.35
1	650–700	660	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	323	418.00–425.00	421.42
5	350–400	375	415.00–425.00	420.58
1	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	460	382.00–383.00	382.49
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
2	650–700	655	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	565	356.00	356.00
3	600–650	633	338.00–346.00	340.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	350.00–360.00	354.98
1	600–650	620	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	420	445.00	445.00
5	600–650	635	364.00	364.00
12	650–700	660	362.00	362.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	335	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	385	430.00–440.00	435.06
3	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	470	402.00	402.00
4	500–550	534	355.00–362.00	359.78
3	550–600	553	340.00–353.00	344.31
5	600–650	624	310.00–320.00	316.78
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	428	413.00–415.00	413.96
3	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	625	300.00–308.00	304.06
1	650–700	690	278.00	278.00
3	750–800	755	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	210	595.00–600.00	596.75
2	250–300	265	580.00	580.00
3	300–350	313	490.00–500.00	496.49
6	350–400	381	445.00–455.00	449.09
4	400–450	414	435.00–445.00	437.48
3	450–500	463	420.00–430.00	426.69
4	500–550	524	364.00–370.00	368.47
2	550–600	555	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	173.00	173.00
5	—	1,454	166.00–169.00	168.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	147.00–154.00	149.47
2	—	1,155	159.00–163.00	161.28

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,316.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,850.00–3,150.00	2,983.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,500.00–3,750.00	3,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,475.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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