Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $432.56/cwt on 11 head, down $2.14 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 21 comparable sales and sits +36.61 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$432.56

▼ 2.14 vs prior sale

11 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$20.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	440.02	2,409	6thin
Medium and Large 2	515	430.00	2,215	2thin
Medium and Large 3	530	419.35	2,223	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.66/cwt here — about $187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale11 hd

432.56

—

AL average16 barns · 291 hd

427.10

+5.46

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

+36.61

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	1,768	197.64	3,495	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	174.33	2,461	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	170.06	1,952	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	140.33	1,474	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)	—	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,007	14

Every lot, as filed

66 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	700–750	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	431.77/cwt	428.00–440.00	2,237	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	546.57/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	350.01/cwt	346.00–354.00	2,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	435.13/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	498.72/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	471.65/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,971	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	537.53/cwt	535.00–540.00	2,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	644	335.85/cwt	325.00–338.00	2,163	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	419.35/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	453.97/cwt	452.00–456.00	1,911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	171.49/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,440	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,879	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	164.05/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,837	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	179.08/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,131	2
Bulls	—	—	1,786	198.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	3,554	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,625.00/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,007.14/head	3,800.00–4,400.00	4,007	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	442.44/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,779	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	189.79/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,198	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	523.39/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	338.67/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	426.74/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	453.29/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	466.65/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,941	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	525.11/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,258	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	582.26/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,857	9

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 315Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 159Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	338	520.00–530.00	525.11
5	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
14	400–450	416	460.00–475.00	466.65
1	450–500	490	440.00	440.00
7	500–550	518	428.00–440.00	431.77
3	600–650	610	374.00	374.00
1	650–700	690	358.00	358.00
2	700–750	745	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	780	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	395	460.00	460.00
7	400–450	421	452.00–456.00	453.97
2	450–500	465	418.00	418.00
5	500–550	520	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	435	440.00–445.00	442.44
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	578	336.00–340.00	338.67
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	330	545.00–550.00	546.57
6	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	418	470.00–475.00	471.65
4	450–500	468	430.00–440.00	435.13
2	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
4	650–700	678	346.00–354.00	350.01
1	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	530	418.00–420.00	419.35
6	600–650	644	325.00–338.00	335.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	620.00	620.00
9	300–350	319	575.00–585.00	582.26
3	350–400	373	520.00–525.00	523.39
2	400–450	435	490.00	490.00
10	450–500	490	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	517	450.00–460.00	453.29
3	550–600	578	420.00–430.00	426.74
6	600–650	605	376.00	376.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	630.00	630.00
4	350–400	385	535.00–540.00	537.53
4	400–450	434	495.00–500.00	498.72
2	500–550	525	432.00	432.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	320	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	650.00	650.00
6	300–350	325	650.00	650.00
2	350–400	355	610.00	610.00
2	400–450	430	525.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	171.00–172.00	171.49
1	—	1,390	180.00	180.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	163.00–166.00	164.05
2	—	1,190	178.00–180.00	179.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,210	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	208.00	208.00
4	—	1,786	195.00–205.00	198.97
2	—	1,685	187.00–192.00	189.79

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)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,750.00	4,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,800.00–4,400.00	4,007.14

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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