Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. 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 $335.60/cwt on 34 head, down $11.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −36.69 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$335.60

▼ 11.98 vs prior sale

34 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.72

vs AL average

−75.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	343.98	1,888	20
Medium and Large 3	536	323.63	1,734	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.36/cwt here — about $154 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 sale34 hd

335.60

—

AL average14 barns · 423 hd

362.32

−26.72

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−75.27

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−36.69

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	1,711	182.34	3,120	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	164.60	2,453	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	149.21	1,671	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	133.88	1,299	4thin

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)	—	$2,820	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,393	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,780	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	386.64/cwt	384.00–388.00	1,972	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	344.93/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	326.65/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	424.43/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	393.03/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	441.97/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	547.58/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	373.01/cwt	370.00–376.00	2,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	343.21/cwt	338.00–346.00	1,953	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	325.08/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	322.82/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,202	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	417.33/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,986	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	431.40/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	334.38/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	439.36/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,424	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	133.88/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,299	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	164.60/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,453	2
Bulls	—	—	1,592	176.15/cwt	173.00–179.00	2,804	3
Bulls	—	—	1,890	191.63/cwt	187.00–195.00	3,622	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	143.11/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,589	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	152.87/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,721	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,975	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,610.00/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,610	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,820.00/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,820	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	389.00/cwt	385.00–396.00	1,642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	355.51/cwt	354.00–360.00	1,657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	564.93/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	392.43/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,064	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	383.90/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,227	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	483.05/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	342.26/cwt	336.00–346.00	2,273	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,502	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	577.04/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	427.93/cwt	426.00–430.00	2,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	344.85/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,179	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	441.63/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	345.66/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,202	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 31Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
3	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
6	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	590.00	590.00
11	650–700	655	382.00	382.00
4	700–750	730	351.00	351.00
5	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	320	545.00–550.00	547.58
2	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	423	420.00–430.00	424.43
7	450–500	476	415.00–420.00	417.33
15	500–550	510	384.00–388.00	386.64
4	550–600	578	370.00–376.00	373.01
3	650–700	667	320.00–330.00	326.65
2	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
2	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	420	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	590	364.00	364.00
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	790	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	610.00	610.00
5	250–300	284	575.00–580.00	577.04
4	300–350	335	560.00–570.00	564.93
5	350–400	374	480.00–485.00	483.05
6	400–450	425	440.00–445.00	441.63
4	450–500	473	426.00–430.00	427.93
8	500–550	526	390.00–398.00	392.43
5	550–600	580	380.00–390.00	383.90
7	600–650	632	340.00–348.00	344.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	376	440.00–445.00	441.97
8	450–500	485	390.00–396.00	393.03
9	500–550	524	342.00–348.00	344.93
11	550–600	569	338.00–346.00	343.21
5	600–650	628	332.00–336.00	334.38
5	650–700	682	320.00–326.00	322.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	435.00–445.00	439.36
7	350–400	377	430.00–435.00	431.40
15	400–450	422	385.00–396.00	389.00
8	450–500	466	354.00–360.00	355.51
10	500–550	514	322.00–327.00	325.08
4	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
12	600–650	637	340.00–348.00	345.66
13	650–700	664	336.00–346.00	342.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	970	132.00–136.00	133.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	163.00–166.00	164.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	141.00–144.00	143.11
5	—	1,126	151.00–154.00	152.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	173.00–179.00	176.15
2	—	1,890	187.00–195.00	191.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,610.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–3,150.00	2,820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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

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