Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter 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 $427.85/cwt on 12 head, down $32.57 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 22 comparable sales and sits +32.14 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$427.85

▼ 32.57 vs prior sale

12 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	525	433.88	2,279	9thin
Medium and Large 3	517	409.77	2,119	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.71 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 sale12 hd

427.85

—

AL average16 barns · 337 hd

434.44

−6.58

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

+32.14

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	1,678	201.00	3,372	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	182.49	2,248	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,653	178.24	2,947	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)	—	$3,206	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,993	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,533	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,420	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,550	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,133	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,178	32

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,004	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	182.49/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,248	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,015	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,446	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	180.05/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	409.77/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	302.67/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	355.96/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	441.94/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,113	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	443.56/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	449.97/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,106	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	490.80/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	436.04/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,102	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	430.92/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,017	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,533.33/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,550.00/head	4,200.00–4,950.00	4,550	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,178.13/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,178	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,205.56/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,206	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,992.86/head	2,200.00–3,500.00	2,993	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,133.33/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,420.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,420	5

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 123Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 21Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 64Year ago 75

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,525	197.00	197.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,232	179.00–185.00	182.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	171.00	171.00
4	—	1,563	178.00–185.00	180.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	305	555.00	555.00
1	650–700	675	344.00	344.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
10	450–500	482	430.00–440.00	436.04
3	500–550	517	400.00–415.00	409.77
2	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	306.00	306.00
1	700–750	705	292.00	292.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	315	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	365	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	424	485.00–495.00	490.80
4	450–500	468	445.00–455.00	449.97
7	500–550	514	440.00–445.00	443.56
2	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
6	600–650	628	354.00–360.00	355.96
3	700–750	723	300.00–304.00	302.67
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
6	450–500	468	425.00–435.00	430.92
2	500–550	535	398.00	398.00
1	550–600	590	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	470	440.00–445.00	441.94
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	695	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	560.00	560.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	505	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	535.00	535.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,533.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,420.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,205.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,200.00–3,500.00	2,992.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	4,200.00–4,950.00	4,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,133.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	—	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,178.13

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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