Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.99/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −52.30 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$319.99

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$46.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.14

vs AL average

−54.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	336.81	1,899	13thin
Medium and Large 2	542	313.65	1,700	25
Medium and Large 3	553	290.00	1,602	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.81/cwt here — about $297 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.27, low $335.60, median $372.29 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 sale40 hd

319.99

—

AL average15 barns · 658 hd

337.13

−17.14

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−54.90

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−52.30

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	1,420	177.43	2,520	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,481	160.30	2,374	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,159	154.35	1,789	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	141.33	1,361	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)	—	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,533	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,788	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	4thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	550–600	575	305.10/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,399	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	382.65/cwt	380.00–384.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	315.30/cwt	313.00–316.00	1,993	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	301.66/cwt	294.00–304.00	1,925	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	272.93/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	298.04/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	334.45/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	361.99/cwt	358.00–364.00	1,354	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	331.31/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	381.48/cwt	380.00–383.00	1,469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	332.81/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,042	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,251	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,418	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	156.14/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,300	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	162.79/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,419	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	177.43/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,787.50/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,533.33/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	342.74/cwt	338.00–346.00	1,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,852	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	155.98/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,886	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	147.90/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	390.02/cwt	388.00–394.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	284.65/cwt	282.00–286.00	2,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	341.22/cwt	338.00–344.00	1,836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	423.28/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,354	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	480.09/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	403.45/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	319.35/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,661	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	415.30/cwt	414.00–416.00	1,528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	334.05/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,937	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	382.85/cwt	376.00–385.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	355.92/cwt	352.00–364.00	1,869	3

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 194Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 16Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 44Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	398.00	398.00
3	300–350	330	388.00	388.00
8	350–400	355	394.00	394.00
15	500–550	520	312.00–321.00	319.35
10	550–600	575	305.00–306.00	305.10
11	600–650	638	294.00–304.00	301.66
1	650–700	660	294.00	294.00
2	700–750	723	270.00–276.00	272.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	374	358.00–364.00	361.99
6	400–450	427	338.00–346.00	342.74
9	450–500	466	330.00–338.00	334.45
1	500–550	520	294.00	294.00
1	550–600	585	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	402.00	402.00
5	500–550	538	338.00–344.00	341.22
8	550–600	580	328.00–336.00	334.05
1	600–650	610	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	378	402.00–405.00	403.45
5	400–450	435	393.00	393.00
3	450–500	468	380.00–384.00	382.65
3	500–550	525	352.00–364.00	355.92
5	550–600	565	336.00	336.00
29	600–650	632	313.00–316.00	315.30
5	700–750	705	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	275	475.00–485.00	480.09
3	300–350	320	420.00–425.00	423.28
10	350–400	368	414.00–416.00	415.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	320	402.00	402.00
2	400–450	410	382.00	382.00
1	450–500	490	378.00	378.00
10	500–550	511	332.00–336.00	332.81
1	550–600	555	316.00	316.00
1	600–650	615	306.00	306.00
1	650–700	690	296.00	296.00
1	700–750	745	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	380.00–383.00	381.48
1	400–450	445	368.00	368.00
2	450–500	465	359.00	359.00
6	500–550	525	330.00–332.00	331.31
3	550–600	570	294.00–300.00	298.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	370	412.00	412.00
3	400–450	417	388.00–394.00	390.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
7	400–450	434	376.00–385.00	382.85
3	700–750	723	282.00–286.00	284.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	136.00	136.00
2	—	985	143.00–145.00	143.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,473	154.00–159.00	156.14
5	—	1,486	161.00–166.00	162.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,209	154.00–158.00	155.98
4	—	1,036	147.00–151.00	147.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	177.00–178.00	177.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,787.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,200.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,533.33

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle