Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $333.68/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −62.03 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$333.68

29 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$22.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	342.00	1,898	3thin
Medium and Large 2	563	336.53	1,896	20
Medium and Large 3	595	320.00	1,904	6thin

One grade step is worth $22.00/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale29 hd

333.68

—

AL average14 barns · 364 hd

336.88

−3.20

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−62.03

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	1,824	179.75	3,278	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	158.66	2,319	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	153.68	1,888	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	132.99	1,361	6thin

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)	—	$2,468	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,268	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,905	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	315.33/cwt	314.00–316.00	2,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	303.78/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,932	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	294.75/cwt	294.00–296.00	1,872	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	310.55/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,733	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	368.89/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,749	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	722	254.69/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	309.05/cwt	306.00–312.00	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	287.99/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	349.45/cwt	346.00–354.00	1,894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	296.39/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	318.84/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,495	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,390	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,303	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,058	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	161.49/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,455	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,476	1
Bulls	—	—	2,028	182.13/cwt	181.00–183.00	3,694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,905.00/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,905	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,467.86/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,468	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,195.00/head	2,050.00–2,375.00	2,195	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	782	251.30/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	255.94/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	296.74/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,730	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	148.10/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	157.03/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	379.20/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,763	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	306.66/cwt	298.00–310.00	1,638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	418.21/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	448.00/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,469	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	420.94/cwt	418.00–424.00	1,612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	401.08/cwt	396.00–406.00	1,741	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	324.80/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	344.83/cwt	344.00–346.00	1,628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	329.58/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,895	13

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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 426Year ago 444

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 37Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 39Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	565	352.00	352.00
2	650–700	665	318.00	318.00
3	700–750	707	314.00–316.00	315.33
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	635	306.00–312.00	309.05
2	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	418	380.00–385.00	382.49
7	450–500	474	366.00–370.00	368.89
7	500–550	542	346.00–354.00	349.45
13	550–600	575	324.00–332.00	329.58
8	600–650	636	302.00–306.00	303.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	445	376.00	376.00
6	550–600	595	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	637	294.00–298.00	296.39
2	650–700	690	294.00	294.00
3	700–750	722	254.00–256.00	254.69
2	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	328	445.00–450.00	448.00
6	350–400	383	418.00–424.00	420.94
23	400–450	434	396.00–406.00	401.08
10	450–500	465	376.00–380.00	379.20
3	550–600	555	342.00	342.00
4	650–700	665	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
10	450–500	472	344.00–346.00	344.83
11	500–550	527	320.00–330.00	324.80
11	550–600	558	310.00–312.00	310.55
8	600–650	635	294.00–296.00	294.75
4	650–700	685	286.00–290.00	287.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	465.00	465.00
3	250–300	265	415.00–425.00	418.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	384.00	384.00
2	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
5	450–500	469	318.00–320.00	318.84
11	500–550	534	298.00–310.00	306.66
3	550–600	583	290.00–300.00	296.74
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	733	254.00–260.00	255.94
3	750–800	782	250.00–254.00	251.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,030	134.00–136.00	134.99
2	—	1,010	129.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,520	161.00–162.00	161.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	146.00–149.00	148.10
5	—	1,222	155.00–159.00	157.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	175.00	175.00
2	—	2,028	181.00–183.00	182.13

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)	20	—	—	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,905.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,467.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,050.00–2,375.00	2,195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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