Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the Christmas and New Years holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.49/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits −30.46 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$365.49

22 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$46.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	395.00	2,113	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	372.19	2,043	10thin
Medium and Large 3	565	348.20	1,967	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.80/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.95 across 21 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 sale22 hd

365.49

—

AL average5 barns · 117 hd

387.91

−22.42

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−30.46

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	—	High	1,637	181.80	2,975	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	168.00	2,268	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	156.58	1,768	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	136.14	1,268	7thin

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)	—	$2,546	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,331	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,813	8

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	426.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	523.30/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	386.66/cwt	384.00–388.00	2,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	447.54/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	384.68/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	457.47/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	341.96/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	503.35/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	448.85/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	388.05/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	334.58/cwt	334.00–338.00	1,864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	312.93/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	435.02/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	384.60/cwt	382.00–386.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	345.72/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,974	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,219	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,327	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	152.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	159.68/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,820	5
Bulls	—	—	1,905	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	174.94/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	473.30/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	353.46/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	449.89/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	474.11/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	449.92/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	354.94/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	471.43/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	448.28/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	433.36/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,426	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,206	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	140.68/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,313	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	132.74/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	334.69/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,142	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,813	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,545.83/head	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,546	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,270.83/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,271	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2

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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 192Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 14Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 42Year ago 16

No trends available due to the Christmas and New Years holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	333	470.00–475.00	473.30
6	350–400	368	465.00–475.00	471.43
10	400–450	433	465.00–480.00	474.11
3	450–500	470	420.00–430.00	426.60
4	500–550	516	352.00–360.00	354.94
3	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	385	455.00–460.00	457.47
4	400–450	429	445.00–455.00	448.85
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	520	340.00–344.00	341.96
7	550–600	557	334.00–338.00	334.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	445.00–450.00	448.28
3	400–450	437	430.00–440.00	435.02
3	450–500	467	382.00–386.00	384.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	323	520.00–525.00	523.30
4	400–450	438	440.00–445.00	442.46
3	500–550	542	384.00–388.00	386.66
2	550–600	575	373.00	373.00
1	600–650	645	356.00	356.00
2	700–750	728	310.00–316.00	312.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	333	500.00–505.00	503.35
5	350–400	370	445.00–455.00	449.89
3	400–450	422	430.00–440.00	433.36
7	450–500	470	382.00–395.00	388.05
6	500–550	532	382.00–386.00	384.68
4	550–600	574	350.00–360.00	353.46
2	600–650	645	344.00	344.00
1	650–700	690	326.00	326.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
2	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
7	400–450	436	445.00–455.00	449.92
2	450–500	468	445.00–450.00	447.54
3	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	655	346.00	346.00
1	700–750	745	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	775	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	368.00	368.00
8	550–600	571	342.00–348.00	345.72
3	600–650	640	332.00–336.00	334.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,290	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	150.00–155.00	152.70
5	—	1,140	156.00–162.00	159.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	139.00–144.00	140.68
4	—	930	132.00–134.00	132.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	196.00	196.00
3	—	1,498	173.00–176.00	174.94
2	—	1,710	185.00	185.00

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)	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,812.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,545.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,270.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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