Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $362.18/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits −33.53 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$362.18

24 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$20.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	368.08	2,049	14thin
Medium and Large 2	550	356.61	1,962	7thin
Medium and Large 3	550	347.63	1,913	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.45/cwt here — about $136 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd

362.18

—

AL average16 barns · 414 hd

372.33

−10.15

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−33.53

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	1,745	191.00	3,333	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	154.58	1,725	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	137.33	1,355	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,067	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,922	18
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,525	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	157.93/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,840	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	147.89/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,506	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	3,333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	485.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	345.14/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	439.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,610	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	346.72/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	467.56/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,580	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	364.03/cwt	362.00–366.00	1,940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	501.65/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	406.25/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	416.72/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	393.67/cwt	386.00–400.00	1,716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	321.96/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	445.67/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	436.71/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	454.43/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	302.99/cwt	302.00–304.00	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	425.96/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,886	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,066.67/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,020.00/head	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,020	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	471.21/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	373.97/cwt	368.00–378.00	1,616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	393.42/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	454.76/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	426.55/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	473.38/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	435.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	377.96/cwt	374.00–380.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	334.88/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,073	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	364.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,087	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	375.96/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1

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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 431Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 77Year ago 142

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,165	154.00–161.00	157.93
2	—	1,018	147.00–149.00	147.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	146.00	146.00
2	—	935	132.00–134.00	132.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	191.00	191.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	290	515.00	515.00
5	300–350	321	480.00–495.00	485.89
8	350–400	373	465.00–480.00	471.21
3	400–450	415	445.00–460.00	454.76
4	450–500	468	435.00–440.00	437.49
4	500–550	518	372.00–380.00	375.96
10	550–600	572	360.00–370.00	364.93
13	600–650	619	330.00–338.00	334.88
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	495.00	495.00
3	300–350	320	450.00	450.00
7	350–400	366	435.00–445.00	439.92
4	400–450	438	415.00–420.00	417.49
2	500–550	528	350.00–355.00	352.44
1	550–600	595	338.00	338.00
1	600–650	625	304.00	304.00
2	650–700	690	296.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
6	250–300	293	500.00–505.00	501.65
4	300–350	338	460.00–470.00	467.56
7	350–400	381	450.00–460.00	454.43
6	400–450	412	430.00–440.00	435.04
5	450–500	485	425.00–430.00	425.96
4	500–550	533	362.00–366.00	364.03
3	550–600	573	345.00–350.00	346.72
2	650–700	680	302.00–304.00	302.99
1	700–750	720	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	322	390.00–395.00	393.42
5	400–450	432	368.00–378.00	373.97
5	450–500	480	342.00–348.00	345.14
1	550–600	575	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	455.00	455.00
5	250–300	270	440.00–455.00	445.67
3	300–350	330	415.00–420.00	416.72
5	350–400	379	400.00–410.00	406.25
6	400–450	436	386.00–400.00	393.67
2	450–500	490	358.00	358.00
5	550–600	568	316.00–326.00	321.96
1	650–700	655	288.00	288.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	470.00–480.00	473.38
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	387	420.00–440.00	426.55
2	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	470	374.00–380.00	377.96
3	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	360	435.00–440.00	436.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	590	360.00	360.00

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)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,850.00–3,250.00	3,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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