Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 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 $365.97/cwt on 22 head, up $30.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 22 comparable sales and sits −6.32 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$365.97

▲ 30.37 vs prior sale

22 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$36.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.52

vs AL average

−57.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	386.31	2,122	5thin
Medium and Large 2	559	361.32	2,018	15thin
Medium and Large 3	548	350.00	1,916	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.31/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

365.97

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

392.49

−26.52

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−57.98

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−6.32

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	1,740	197.50	3,437	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	173.94	2,079	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	143.46	1,470	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)	—	$2,975	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,971	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,225	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,846	7

Every lot, as filed

72 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	600–650	620	336.96/cwt	332.00–342.00	2,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	335.60/cwt	334.00–336.00	2,436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	439.30/cwt	438.00–440.00	2,276	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	451.74/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	585.11/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	345.29/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,992	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	452.34/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	385.37/cwt	378.00–390.00	2,046	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	459.18/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	401.47/cwt	398.00–405.00	2,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	465.06/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	396.13/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,866	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	383.79/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	429.94/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	449.98/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	478.86/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	421.69/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,077	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	143.46/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,470	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	173.94/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,079	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	197.50/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,437	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,971.43/head	2,750.00–3,400.00	2,971	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,846.43/head	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,846	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,225.00/head	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,225	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,567	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	471.19/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	448.67/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,347	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	503.76/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	400.52/cwt	396.00–410.00	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	648.25/cwt	645.00–650.00	1,828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	465.97/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,199	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	369.21/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	338.69/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	412.40/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,330	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	374.18/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,466	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	583.27/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	468.78/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	427.16/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,982	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	358.84/cwt	356.00–360.00	2,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,294	6

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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 107Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 9Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 54

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. 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
3	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	386	470.00–485.00	478.86
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
18	450–500	471	390.00–402.00	396.13
6	500–550	531	378.00–390.00	385.37
9	550–600	577	340.00–354.00	345.29
2	600–650	620	332.00–342.00	336.96
6	650–700	695	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	465.00–475.00	471.19
4	400–450	425	425.00–435.00	429.94
4	450–500	475	380.00–385.00	383.79
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	580.00–585.00	583.27
5	350–400	375	495.00–510.00	503.76
8	400–450	436	465.00–470.00	468.78
7	450–500	464	420.00–430.00	427.16
3	500–550	522	396.00–410.00	400.52
2	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	620	354.00	354.00
6	650–700	670	344.00	344.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	275	590.00	590.00
2	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	390	540.00	540.00
6	400–450	430	460.00–470.00	465.06
6	450–500	475	445.00–455.00	451.74
6	500–550	518	438.00–440.00	439.30
13	550–600	565	405.00–415.00	412.40
5	600–650	630	356.00–360.00	358.84
3	650–700	685	336.00–340.00	338.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	445.00–455.00	452.34
2	450–500	478	420.00–430.00	425.03
2	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	610	348.00	348.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	625.00	625.00
1	350–400	355	585.00	585.00
3	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
5	450–500	472	460.00–470.00	465.97
4	500–550	523	445.00–455.00	448.67
2	550–600	565	425.00	425.00
5	600–650	610	366.00–372.00	369.21
2	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	338	580.00–590.00	585.11
2	350–400	365	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	455	480.00	480.00
2	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
5	700–750	726	334.00–336.00	335.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
6	350–400	388	455.00–460.00	459.18
6	450–500	460	445.00–455.00	449.98
3	500–550	518	415.00–425.00	421.69
4	550–600	570	398.00–405.00	401.47
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	645.00–650.00	648.25
3	300–350	320	605.00	605.00
2	350–400	390	580.00	580.00
1	500–550	520	470.00	470.00
6	650–700	659	365.00–376.00	374.18
1	700–750	715	358.00	358.00
8	750–800	785	327.00	327.00
7	800–850	835	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,025	142.00–144.00	143.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	173.00–175.00	173.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,740	193.00–200.00	197.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,150.00	2,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,750.00–3,400.00	2,971.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,725.00–2,000.00	1,846.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,225.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle