Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $374.06/cwt on 35 head, down $45.22 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 22 comparable sales and sits +1.76 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$374.06

▼ 45.22 vs prior sale

35 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$34.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.79

vs AL average

−48.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	389.80	2,191	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	375.15	2,045	14thin
Medium and Large 3	554	355.20	1,969	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.60/cwt here — about $223 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

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 sale35 hd

374.06

—

AL average15 barns · 479 hd

408.85

−34.79

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−48.11

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

+1.76

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	1,988	219.50	4,363	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	175.49	2,152	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	173.00	2,751	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	149.00	1,386	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,940	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)	—	$3,750	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	396.68/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	480.22/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	364.01/cwt	362.00–366.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	473.81/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,947	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	372.39/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,115	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	365.32/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	366.55/cwt	364.00–372.00	2,317	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	379.61/cwt	378.00–380.00	2,039	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	463.31/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	437.47/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	593.18/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	365.34/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,962	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	461.98/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	456.05/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,462	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,253	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	177.32/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,940.00/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,940	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,400	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,775.00–2,500.00	2,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,843	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	356.99/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	472.43/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	454.21/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	463.32/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,164	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	604.96/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	374.97/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	512.57/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	354.68/cwt	354.00–355.00	2,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	583.41/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	583.46/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	398.28/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,167	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	498.77/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	484.19/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	438.31/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	527.62/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	329.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	521.64/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,819	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 382Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 27Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 103Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	590.00	590.00
3	350–400	382	515.00–525.00	521.64
1	500–550	545	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
3	600–650	632	364.00–372.00	366.55
3	650–700	672	360.00–368.00	365.32
2	700–750	745	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	580.00	580.00
4	400–450	419	465.00–475.00	472.43
3	450–500	483	460.00–465.00	463.31
1	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
2	550–600	585	394.00	394.00
2	600–650	638	354.00–360.00	356.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	328	600.00–610.00	604.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	580.00–600.00	593.18
1	300–350	340	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	380	535.00	535.00
7	400–450	434	480.00–490.00	484.19
4	450–500	485	435.00–440.00	437.47
2	500–550	520	445.00	445.00
6	550–600	574	390.00–398.00	396.68
4	700–750	728	325.00–335.00	329.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
3	500–550	510	405.00	405.00
11	550–600	568	370.00–380.00	372.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	362	570.00–590.00	583.46
4	400–450	428	495.00–500.00	498.77
3	450–500	467	460.00–465.00	463.32
2	500–550	505	455.00	455.00
1	700–750	705	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	325	525.00–530.00	527.62
9	350–400	377	470.00–490.00	480.22
8	400–450	411	465.00–480.00	473.81
3	450–500	468	435.00–440.00	438.31
10	500–550	537	378.00–380.00	379.61
4	550–600	565	362.00–366.00	364.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	460.00–465.00	461.98
5	400–450	440	450.00–460.00	456.05
2	450–500	480	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	537	362.00–370.00	365.34
4	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	570.00–590.00	583.41
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	380	510.00–515.00	512.57
1	400–450	410	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	461	450.00–470.00	454.21
7	500–550	544	398.00–400.00	398.28
4	550–600	594	370.00–390.00	374.97
3	650–700	675	354.00–355.00	354.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,217	175.00–182.00	177.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	230.00	230.00
1	—	2,035	209.00	209.00

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)	5	—	—	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,775.00–2,500.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00

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

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle