Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $376.73/cwt on 24 head, down $7.77 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 22 comparable sales and sits −18.98 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$376.73

▼ 7.77 vs prior sale

24 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

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

$24.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	585	398.00	2,328	2thin
Medium and Large 2	560	379.33	2,125	6thin
Medium and Large 3	553	373.10	2,061	16thin

One grade step is worth $24.90/cwt here — about $267 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 sale24 hd

376.73

—

AL average15 barns · 495 hd

389.83

−13.10

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−18.98

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	1,375	205.52	2,826	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	184.33	2,700	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	179.88	2,065	11

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,389	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,375	205.52/cwt	205.00–206.00	2,826	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	185.32/cwt	183.00–189.00	2,189	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	175.34/cwt	173.00–178.00	1,966	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	400.77/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	362.96/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	338.87/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	339.98/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	375.47/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,163	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	482.73/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,085	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	442.39/cwt	440.00–443.00	2,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	464.01/cwt	462.00–465.00	2,195	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	317.45/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,317	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	368.99/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	357.93/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,037	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	376.15/cwt	373.00–378.00	1,945	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	329.21/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,377	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	363.53/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	403.77/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,930	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	324.37/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	362.82/cwt	358.00–366.00	2,246	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	380.27/cwt	378.00–383.00	2,388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	392.90/cwt	390.00–394.00	2,263	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	336.00/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	358.22/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,881	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	321.16/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	318.99/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,501	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	361.58/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,473	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,388.89/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,389	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,025	9

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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 306Last week 281Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 44Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	205.00–206.00	205.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,181	183.00–189.00	185.32
6	—	1,121	173.00–178.00	175.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,505	195.00	195.00
1	—	1,475	174.00	174.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	480.00	480.00
2	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	533	400.00–402.00	400.77
6	550–600	563	360.00–366.00	362.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
9	400–450	432	480.00–485.00	482.73
12	450–500	473	462.00–465.00	464.01
5	500–550	518	440.00–443.00	442.39
11	550–600	576	370.00–380.00	375.47
7	650–700	664	338.00–340.00	338.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	773	335.00–338.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	583	368.00–370.00	368.99
13	600–650	619	358.00–366.00	362.82
8	650–700	683	320.00–330.00	324.37
4	700–750	730	315.00–320.00	317.45
2	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
5	550–600	569	355.00–360.00	357.93
8	600–650	627	338.00–342.00	339.98
5	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	398.00	398.00
7	600–650	628	378.00–383.00	380.27
5	650–700	684	360.00–364.00	361.58
5	700–750	722	328.00–330.00	329.21
4	750–800	784	316.00–320.00	318.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	478	402.00–405.00	403.77
18	500–550	517	373.00–378.00	376.15
3	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
12	650–700	690	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	576	390.00–394.00	392.90
4	650–700	670	362.00–365.00	363.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	525	356.00–360.00	358.22
8	650–700	668	320.00–323.00	321.16

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)	9	—	—	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,388.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,975.00–3,200.00	3,025.00

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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