Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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 $343.04/cwt on 27 head, up $5.77 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 22 comparable sales and sits −52.67 against this barn's trailing median of $395.71.

Average price

$343.04

▲ 5.77 vs prior sale

27 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,862

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$50.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	375.00	1,913	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	342.19	1,873	17thin
Medium and Large 3	552	324.13	1,788	6thin

One grade step is worth $50.88/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 $316.09, 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 sale27 hd

343.04

—

AL average16 barns · 595 hd

350.81

−7.78

This barn, trailing median22 sales

395.71

−52.67

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	1,908	184.14	3,513	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	164.00	1,812	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	142.53	1,425	2thin

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)	—	$3,120	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,233	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,550	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,990	35

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1	650–700	668	318.29/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	382.52/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	346.80/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	341.24/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	312.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,763	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	411.46/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	292.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	304.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	387.93/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	492.41/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,049	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	438.21/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	277.45/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	367.44/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	326.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	401.57/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	367.35/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,881	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	320.70/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,043	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	420.95/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	353.19/cwt	345.00–364.00	1,879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	334.95/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	419.36/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,824	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,862	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	286.21/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	356.83/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	393.05/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,303	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	283.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	615	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	473.35/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	303.32/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	297.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	333.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	290.03/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,500	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,884.48/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,884	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,120.00/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,120	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,425	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,908	184.14/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,513	2

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 191Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 54Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	470.00–475.00	473.35
4	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
10	550–600	586	385.00–395.00	393.05
3	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	318.29
2	750–800	770	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	345.00–350.00	347.47
5	550–600	566	330.00–340.00	333.96
3	650–700	683	300.00–305.00	303.32
1	750–800	790	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
13	500–550	512	365.00–375.00	367.35
5	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	713	305.00–310.00	307.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	510.00	510.00
7	400–450	428	430.00–440.00	434.95
5	450–500	459	415.00–425.00	420.95
4	500–550	510	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	637	320.00–325.00	320.70
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	781	285.00–290.00	286.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	364	395.00–420.00	411.46
4	450–500	471	380.00–390.00	382.52
3	500–550	518	340.00–345.00	343.34
3	550–600	585	300.00–315.00	304.91
2	600–650	640	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	665	285.00–290.00	287.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	213	490.00–495.00	492.41
6	300–350	322	435.00–440.00	438.21
6	400–450	435	418.00–420.00	419.36
3	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
10	500–550	532	345.00–364.00	353.19
7	550–600	569	325.00–330.00	326.48
4	600–650	615	310.00–315.00	312.52
2	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	340.00–350.00	346.80
2	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	570	295.00–300.00	297.52
5	600–650	627	290.00–300.00	292.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	400.00–405.00	401.57
9	350–400	367	360.00–395.00	387.93
4	400–450	420	365.00–370.00	367.44
4	450–500	474	335.00–345.00	341.24
3	500–550	527	320.00–325.00	321.71
8	550–600	564	310.00–320.00	312.55
3	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	730	275.00–280.00	277.45
1	750–800	765	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
2	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	478	350.00–360.00	356.83
4	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	334.95
1	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	725	285.00–295.00	290.03
3	750–800	773	280.00–285.00	283.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,884.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,233.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	140.00–145.00	142.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	164.00	164.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,908	182.00–186.00	184.14

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

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