Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply 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 $452.76/cwt on 16 head, up $15.48 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 20 of 21 comparable sales and sits +56.81 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$452.76

▲ 15.48 vs prior sale

16 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,405

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$66.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	476.16	2,481	8thin
Medium and Large 2	534	435.80	2,326	6thin
Medium and Large 3	565	410.00	2,317	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.16/cwt here — about $164 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

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 sale16 hd

452.76

—

AL average15 barns · 219 hd

427.63

+25.13

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

+56.81

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	1,705	212.73	3,628	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	173.00	1,868	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	147.86	1,525	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,833	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,017	9

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	500.14/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,326	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	383.35/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	500.41/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,367	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	487.76/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	434.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	510.23/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	566.76/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	539.89/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	354.98/cwt	348.00–360.00	2,254	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	443.70/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	485.05/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,673	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,278	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	150.82/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,590	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,584	1
Bulls	—	—	1,702	213.97/cwt	213.00–215.00	3,642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,016.67/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,017	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,833.33/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	583.10/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	363.39/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	468.01/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	485.07/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	524.90/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	476.16/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,481	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	555.10/cwt	550.00–560.00	2,071	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	525.04/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	505.91/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	459.84/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	585.17/cwt	580.00–590.00	2,212	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	652.38/cwt	635.00–690.00	2,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	655.06/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	395.46/cwt	392.00–398.00	2,274	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	506.24/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,141	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	560.98/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	537.46/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	607.61/cwt	605.00–610.00	1,689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	474.14/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	547.35/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,472	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 Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 178Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	640.00	640.00
3	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
7	300–350	327	550.00–570.00	560.98
5	350–400	379	535.00–545.00	539.89
8	400–450	423	495.00–515.00	506.24
6	450–500	465	490.00–510.00	500.14
4	500–550	518	435.00–450.00	443.70
2	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	635	348.00–360.00	354.98
1	650–700	665	334.00	334.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	480.00–490.00	485.05
2	450–500	455	460.00	460.00
1	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	590	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	208	650.00–660.00	655.06
4	250–300	278	605.00–610.00	607.61
3	300–350	333	580.00–590.00	583.10
6	350–400	373	550.00–560.00	555.10
1	400–450	415	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	463	515.00–530.00	525.04
8	500–550	521	470.00–485.00	476.16
1	600–650	635	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	708	375.00–380.00	377.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	560.00–570.00	566.76
4	350–400	383	540.00–555.00	547.35
3	400–450	435	500.00–515.00	510.23
9	450–500	473	495.00–510.00	500.41
5	500–550	527	470.00–480.00	474.14
3	600–650	612	380.00–385.00	383.35
2	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	780	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	365	535.00	535.00
3	400–450	430	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	505	460.00	460.00
2	600–650	645	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	280	725.00	725.00
3	300–350	322	635.00–690.00	652.38
4	350–400	378	580.00–590.00	585.17
1	550–600	575	455.00	455.00
5	650–700	680	404.00	404.00
4	800–850	805	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	360	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	425	480.00–495.00	487.76
4	450–500	478	430.00–440.00	434.92
2	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	670	335.00	335.00
4	700–750	735	316.00	316.00
3	800–850	845	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	360	480.00–490.00	485.07
5	400–450	418	465.00–470.00	468.01
1	450–500	470	410.00	410.00
3	550–600	580	360.00–365.00	363.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	605.00	605.00
4	300–350	325	535.00–540.00	537.46
4	350–400	363	520.00–530.00	524.90
5	400–450	416	500.00–510.00	505.91
4	450–500	468	450.00–470.00	459.84
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
7	550–600	575	392.00–398.00	395.46
4	700–750	735	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,054	149.00–154.00	150.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	173.00	173.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	209.00	209.00
3	—	1,702	213.00–215.00	213.97

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)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,016.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,833.33

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

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