Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.78/cwt on 22 head, down $52.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −52.28 against this barn's trailing median of $374.06.

Average price

$321.78

▼ 52.87 vs prior sale

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$46.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.69

vs AL average

−34.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	352.00	1,778	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	320.24	1,758	5thin
Medium and Large 3	558	306.00	1,707	11thin

One grade step is worth $46.00/cwt here — about $70 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

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.27, low $317.77, median $374.06 across 21 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 sale22 hd

321.78

—

AL average15 barns · 558 hd

333.47

−11.69

National average178 barns · 11,809 hd

356.25

−34.47

This barn, trailing median21 sales

374.06

−52.28

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	151.46	2,208	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	141.82	1,779	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	132.00	1,439	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,564	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,133	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,783	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,010	10

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,783.33/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,783	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,564.29/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,564	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,010.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,010	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	285.01/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	397.07/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	448.33/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	317.99/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	341.26/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,914	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	322.67/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,220	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	420.29/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	337.02/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	321.61/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	312.06/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	279.99/cwt	278.00–282.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	348.87/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	264.93/cwt	262.00–268.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	436.69/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	370.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	458.04/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	301.68/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	562	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	300.46/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	312.97/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	426.77/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	272.59/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	297.63/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	333.39/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	327.84/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,439	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,955	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	152.95/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,294	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	138.93/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	143.26/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,824	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 168Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 37Year ago 39

No trend available

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)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,564.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,783.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,010.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	505	352.00	352.00
2	600–650	613	316.00–320.00	317.99
2	650–700	660	286.00	286.00
1	700–750	715	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	395.00–398.00	397.07
2	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	482	330.00–335.00	333.39
6	500–550	533	308.00–320.00	312.97
5	550–600	588	288.00–300.00	297.63
4	600–650	638	284.00–286.00	285.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	414.00	414.00
3	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	484	348.00–350.00	348.87
2	500–550	513	330.00–335.00	332.51
3	550–600	573	310.00–316.00	312.06
6	600–650	613	298.00–306.00	301.68
2	650–700	665	276.00	276.00
2	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	773	262.00–268.00	264.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	445.00–450.00	448.33
3	350–400	375	390.00–400.00	395.16
2	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	562	320.00–325.00	323.32
2	600–650	625	295.00–306.00	300.46
5	700–750	727	272.00–275.00	272.59
1	750–800	790	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	455.00–460.00	458.04
7	400–450	423	395.00–435.00	420.29
5	450–500	470	365.00–375.00	370.96
3	500–550	530	350.00–355.00	351.64
5	550–600	559	335.00–340.00	337.02
3	600–650	635	320.00–325.00	321.61
2	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	775	278.00–282.00	279.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
1	750–800	775	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	435.00–440.00	436.69
8	550–600	561	340.00–350.00	341.26
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
6	650–700	688	320.00–324.00	322.67
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	425.00–430.00	426.77
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	588	322.00–330.00	327.84
1	600–650	605	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,500	152.00–154.00	152.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	138.00–140.00	138.93
4	—	1,273	141.00–146.00	143.26

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

Replacement Cattle

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