Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $437.27/cwt on 11 head, up $4.71 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 21 comparable sales and sits +41.32 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$437.27

▲ 4.71 vs prior sale

11 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$15.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	442.87	2,409	7thin
Medium and Large 2	538	427.47	2,300	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.40/cwt here — about $109 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

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

437.27

—

AL average12 barns · 211 hd

416.82

+20.46

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

+41.32

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	1,713	203.01	3,478	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	175.00	2,345	1thin

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)	—	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,186	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,517	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,000	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	533.84/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	390.85/cwt	384.00–398.00	2,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	427.47/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	566.46/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	532.35/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	480.11/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	343.96/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	349.00/cwt	346.00–352.00	2,216	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	393.97/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	477.54/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	452.58/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	545.97/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	586.35/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,630	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,345	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	208.51/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,983	2
Bulls	—	—	1,320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,534	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,185.71/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,186	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,516.67/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	543.89/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	546.61/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	522.53/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	474.64/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	516.32/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	350.94/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	386.28/cwt	384.00–390.00	2,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	484.95/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,245	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	446.73/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	439.98/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	436.69/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	493.36/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,984	1

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 101Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 40

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	490.00–505.00	500.00
4	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
6	350–400	383	475.00–485.00	480.11
2	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	545	364.00	364.00
2	550–600	560	340.00–348.00	343.96
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	485.00	485.00
4	450–500	468	390.00–396.00	393.97
1	550–600	580	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	540.00–545.00	543.89
3	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
6	300–350	322	510.00–530.00	516.32
4	400–450	420	465.00–485.00	474.64
2	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	518	384.00–390.00	386.28
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	560.00–570.00	566.46
2	300–350	325	530.00–535.00	532.35
9	350–400	369	530.00–535.00	533.84
6	400–450	442	490.00–495.00	493.36
2	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	538	425.00–430.00	427.47
3	600–650	622	345.00–354.00	350.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	423	475.00–480.00	477.54
1	650–700	675	314.00	314.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	580.00–600.00	586.35
7	300–350	321	540.00–560.00	545.97
3	350–400	368	540.00–550.00	546.61
2	400–450	420	520.00–525.00	522.53
6	450–500	463	480.00–490.00	484.95
3	500–550	525	440.00–450.00	446.73
4	550–600	558	435.00–445.00	439.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	436.69
2	550–600	578	384.00–398.00	390.85
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	475	450.00–455.00	452.58
2	500–550	540	412.00	412.00
2	600–650	635	346.00–352.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	640.00	640.00
1	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	445	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	535	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	208.00–209.00	208.51
1	—	1,320	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,185.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,516.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00

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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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

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