Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $397.86/cwt on 7 head, up $2.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 22 comparable sales and sits +2.15 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$397.86

▲ 2.38 vs prior sale

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	545	400.00	2,180	2thin
Medium and Large 2	553	397.50	2,196	4thin
Medium and Large 1	555	395.00	2,192	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about −$12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale7 hd

397.86

—

AL average15 barns · 309 hd

412.90

−15.05

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

+2.15

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	1,637	205.17	3,358	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	186.00	2,795	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	180.25	2,120	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	154.09	1,509	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)	—	$3,660	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,905	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,675	32
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,160	15

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,610	209.75/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	187.10/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,204	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	169.97/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,994	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,836	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	155.61/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,557.14/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,557	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,450.00–4,550.00	4,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,350.00/head	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,827.78/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,828	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,160.00/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,160	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3

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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 119Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 22Year ago 35

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	208.00–211.00	209.75
1	—	1,690	196.00	196.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	185.00–191.00	187.10
2	—	1,173	167.00–173.00	169.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,520	181.00	181.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	152.00–158.00	155.61
1	—	1,065	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	595	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
1	700–750	725	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	625	370.00–375.00	372.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	635	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
2	750–800	763	290.00–295.00	292.48

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,827.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,557.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,450.00–4,550.00	4,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,160.00

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

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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