Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows market lightly tested slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.98/cwt on 33 head, down $5.25 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 11 comparable sales and sits +3.04 against this barn's trailing median of $393.94.

Average price

$396.98

▼ 5.25 vs prior sale

33 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,259

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$56.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−50.06

vs AL average

−90.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	441.67	2,385	3thin
Medium and Large 2	581	397.44	2,309	18thin
Medium and Large 3	558	385.12	2,150	12thin

One grade step is worth $56.55/cwt here — about $235 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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $432.32, low $336.70, median $393.94 across 11 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 sale33 hd

396.98

—

AL average15 barns · 250 hd

447.04

−50.06

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−90.57

This barn, trailing median11 sales

393.94

+3.04

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	1,638	211.64	3,467	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	189.91	2,892	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,133	170.34	1,930	3thin

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)	—	$3,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,592	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,512	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,663	8

Every lot, as filed

68 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	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	362.05/cwt	356.00–365.00	2,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	451.90/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	375.29/cwt	372.00–380.00	2,327	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	397.44/cwt	388.00–398.00	2,309	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	431.36/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	450.09/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	446.81/cwt	445.00–452.00	1,899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	439.92/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	457.08/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	476.25/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	371.82/cwt	370.00–374.00	2,142	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	322.01/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	347.49/cwt	347.00–348.00	2,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	386.70/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,887	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	189.91/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,892	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	211.64/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,467	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	170.34/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,930	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,662.50/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,663	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,733.33/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,733.33/head	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,980.00/head	4,650.00–5,400.00	4,980	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,468	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	399.43/cwt	388.00–400.00	2,297	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	500.15/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,181	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	624.08/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	399.00/cwt	398.00–400.00	2,167	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	382.52/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	356.10/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	368.06/cwt	366.00–376.00	2,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	557.52/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,829	4

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 232Year ago 233

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 27Year ago 23

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows market lightly tested slaughter 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	555.00–560.00	557.52
2	400–450	405	475.00	475.00
10	450–500	489	450.00–460.00	451.90
18	550–600	581	388.00–398.00	397.44
6	600–650	620	372.00–380.00	375.29
4	650–700	673	352.00–360.00	356.10
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	450.00–475.00	457.08
2	400–450	410	465.00	465.00
4	450–500	478	435.00–445.00	439.92
3	500–550	505	425.00	425.00
9	550–600	576	370.00–374.00	371.82
2	650–700	673	347.00–348.00	347.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	620.00	620.00
4	300–350	320	605.00	605.00
4	400–450	428	495.00–505.00	500.15
1	500–550	510	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	555	425.00	425.00
10	650–700	660	374.00	374.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
2	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
4	550–600	580	380.00–385.00	382.52
2	650–700	665	345.00–350.00	347.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	590.00	590.00
6	400–450	423	445.00–455.00	450.09
1	500–550	520	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	565	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	620.00–630.00	624.08
1	300–350	340	555.00	555.00
1	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
3	600–650	612	380.00–390.00	386.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	550.00	550.00
2	300–350	310	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	371	470.00–480.00	476.25
2	400–450	430	475.00	475.00
4	450–500	455	450.00	450.00
5	550–600	574	366.00–376.00	368.06
3	600–650	615	356.00–365.00	362.05
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	465.00	465.00
8	400–450	425	445.00–452.00	446.81
3	450–500	482	430.00–432.00	431.36
2	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
3	600–650	620	346.00	346.00
2	650–700	668	320.00–324.00	322.01
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	575.00	575.00
2	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	355	505.00	505.00
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00
10	450–500	470	464.00	464.00
2	500–550	543	398.00–400.00	399.00
21	550–600	575	388.00–400.00	399.43
6	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	189.00–191.00	189.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	169.00–171.00	170.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	210.00–214.00	211.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,662.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	4,450.00	4,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,550.00–3,850.00	3,733.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	4,650.00–5,400.00	4,980.00

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

Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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