Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $389.36/cwt on 29 head, up $13.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 22 comparable sales and sits +17.07 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$389.36

▲ 13.42 vs prior sale

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.75

vs AL average

−41.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	399.18	2,158	17thin
Medium and Large 3	515	382.00	1,967	1thin
Medium and Large 2	554	374.85	2,076	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.33/cwt here — about $82 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

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 sale29 hd

389.36

—

AL average15 barns · 366 hd

402.11

−12.75

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−41.05

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

+17.07

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	1,597	189.33	3,023	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	167.90	1,948	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	147.95	1,474	5thin

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)	—	$3,414	32
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,897	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,885	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,675	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,388	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,089	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,400	18

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	468.25/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	423.28/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	478.05/cwt	470.00–484.00	1,520	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	478.32/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,090	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	566.60/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,353	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	441.61/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	462.11/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	359.68/cwt	355.00–364.00	2,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	393.06/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	459.98/cwt	458.00–463.00	1,785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	384.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	467.02/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	615.61/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	447.93/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,492	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	143.25/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,500	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	154.99/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,426	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	166.93/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,068	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	161.73/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,755	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	182.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,637	185.11/cwt	184.00–186.00	3,030	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,250	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,128.57/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,129	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,761.11/head	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,761	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,800	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,088.89/head	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,089	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,000.00/head	4,900.00–5,100.00	5,000	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,326.09/head	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,326	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,388	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,250	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	339.96/cwt	338.00–346.00	2,094	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	536.93/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,475	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	2,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	410.90/cwt	410.00–412.00	2,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	446.29/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	472.07/cwt	470.00–474.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	616.78/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	643.23/cwt	640.00–650.00	2,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	610.49/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,181	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	413.55/cwt	412.00–415.00	1,985	4

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 254Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 17Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 114Year ago 55

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	660.00	660.00
3	250–300	290	595.00	595.00
7	300–350	318	470.00–484.00	478.05
4	350–400	378	470.00–474.00	472.07
4	450–500	480	412.00–415.00	413.55
9	500–550	519	410.00–412.00	410.90
8	550–600	565	386.00	386.00
8	600–650	616	338.00–346.00	339.96
6	750–800	773	310.00–312.00	311.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	460.00–465.00	462.11
5	350–400	388	458.00–463.00	459.98
5	500–550	525	390.00–395.00	393.06
6	550–600	578	355.00–364.00	359.68
4	650–700	675	330.00–332.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	445.00–450.00	447.93
4	400–450	418	380.00–390.00	384.97
1	500–550	515	382.00	382.00
3	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	610.00–620.00	616.78
9	300–350	318	605.00–615.00	610.49
6	450–500	467	465.00–470.00	468.25
6	500–550	532	440.00–445.00	441.61
3	550–600	575	440.00	440.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	560.00–570.00	566.60
6	400–450	437	475.00–480.00	478.32
3	450–500	480	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	530	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	570	425.00–430.00	427.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	530.00–540.00	536.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	610.00–620.00	615.61
5	450–500	484	465.00–470.00	467.02
3	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	573	420.00–425.00	423.28
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	605.00	605.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	690.00	690.00
6	300–350	315	640.00–650.00	643.23
4	500–550	510	445.00–450.00	446.29
2	550–600	555	435.00	435.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,047	142.00–146.00	143.25
2	—	920	154.00–156.00	154.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,239	165.00–171.00	166.93
4	—	1,085	161.00–162.00	161.73
2	—	1,115	180.00–185.00	182.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	184.00–186.00	185.11
1	—	1,475	202.00	202.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,128.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,761.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	2,800.00–3,600.00	3,326.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	3,700.00–4,100.00	3,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,387.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	3,800.00–4,500.00	4,088.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	4,900.00–5,100.00	5,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,400.00

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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