Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $419.27/cwt on 14 head, up $1.50 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 22 comparable sales and sits +46.98 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$419.27

▲ 1.50 vs prior sale

14 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$74.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.25

vs AL average

−9.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	444.15	2,278	6thin
Medium and Large 2	518	431.23	2,234	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	370.00	2,054	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.15/cwt here — about $225 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

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 sale14 hd

419.27

—

AL average14 barns · 331 hd

406.02

+13.25

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−9.09

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

+46.98

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	1,715	212.00	3,636	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	182.01	2,131	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	179.54	2,833	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	152.00	1,657	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)	—	$3,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,213	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,092	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,650	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,000	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,376	17

Every lot, as filed

53 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	200–250	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	490.03/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	431.23/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	545.23/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	487.30/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,511	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,657	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	179.54/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	444.15/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	468.27/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,412	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	315.49/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	541.08/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,012	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	447.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	517.45/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,087	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,000.00/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,000	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,091.67/head	3,950.00–4,175.00	4,092	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,376.47/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,376	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,400	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,650	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,212.50/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,213	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,296	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	181.01/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,053	4
Bulls	—	—	1,715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,636	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 262Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 40Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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	220	590.00	590.00
7	300–350	334	530.00–545.00	541.08
7	350–400	387	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
6	500–550	513	440.00–445.00	444.15
5	600–650	635	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	745	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	540.00–550.00	545.23
2	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	373	485.00–495.00	490.03
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
4	500–550	518	430.00–435.00	431.23
2	650–700	665	315.00–316.00	315.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
11	300–350	310	480.00–500.00	487.30
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	433	445.00–450.00	447.46
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	310	570.00	570.00
2	450–500	490	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	520	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	660.00	660.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	605.00	605.00
2	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	520	455.00	455.00
3	650–700	675	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	515.00–520.00	517.45
2	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	535	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	390	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
6	500–550	515	465.00–475.00	468.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	152.00	152.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	176.00–183.00	179.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,155	196.00	196.00
4	—	1,134	178.00–185.00	181.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	212.00	212.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,950.00–4,175.00	4,091.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,212.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,376.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,700.00	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

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