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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 5

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

300 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 379▲ 53 vs year ago 247 · +21.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 59▲ 21 vs year ago 28 · +75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder bulls and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows market lightly tested, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.85/cwt on 19 head, down $4.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −55.35 against this barn's trailing median of $368.20.

Average price

$312.85

▼ 4.92 vs prior sale

19 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.00

vs AL average

−55.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	317.53	1,804	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	316.24	1,702	8thin
Medium and Large 3	557	306.29	1,707	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $97 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

312.85

—

AL average16 barns · 565 hd

324.85

−12.00

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−55.06

This barn, trailing median21 sales

368.20

−55.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.27, low $312.85, median $368.20 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,832	173.04	3,170	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,088	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,953	19

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,785	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	447.54/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,960	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	414.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,191	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	397.06/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,104	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	398.02/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,226	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	385.85/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,266	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	373.98/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,264	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	373.37/cwt	372.00–375.00	1,367	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	386.03/cwt	384.00–388.00	1,428	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	368.03/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,421	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,393	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	354.49/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,489	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,558	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	340.52/cwt	338.00–345.00	1,638	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	318.81/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,661	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	311.31/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,628	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	311.96/cwt	310.00–313.00	1,769	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,804	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,764	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	296.08/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,859	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	283.01/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,820	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	273.54/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,841	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	265.72/cwt	262.00–268.00	1,791	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,139	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	788	263.98/cwt	262.00–266.00	2,080	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,128	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	420.56/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,421	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	436.01/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,648	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	454.67/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,728	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	417.38/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,791	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	407.61/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,802	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	365.33/cwt	360.00–369.00	1,896	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	350.02/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,838	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	338.68/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,954	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	329.00/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,918	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	304.09/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,894	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	296.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,022	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	687	284.00/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,951	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	284.36/cwt	282.00–288.00	2,053	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,832	173.04/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,170	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,900.00/head	3,750.00–3,950.00	3,900	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,600.00/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,600	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,922.22/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,922	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,087.50/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,088	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1

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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 300Last week 379Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 59Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	470.00	470.00
5	350–400	378	430.00–440.00	436.01
5	400–450	442	406.00–410.00	407.61
5	500–550	525	345.00–355.00	350.02
2	550–600	583	328.00–330.00	329.00
5	600–650	623	300.00–308.00	304.09
5	650–700	683	290.00–300.00	296.03
5	700–750	722	282.00–288.00	284.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	415.00–425.00	420.56
2	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	687	282.00–285.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
7	350–400	380	450.00–460.00	454.67
8	400–450	429	415.00–420.00	417.38
6	500–550	519	360.00–369.00	365.33
3	550–600	577	337.00–342.00	338.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	385.85
5	350–400	366	372.00–375.00	373.37
7	400–450	420	350.00–360.00	354.49
7	450–500	481	338.00–345.00	340.52
5	500–550	521	318.00–320.00	318.81
3	550–600	567	310.00–313.00	311.96
4	600–650	628	292.00–300.00	296.08
2	650–700	673	272.00–275.00	273.54
2	750–800	785	270.00–275.00	272.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	372.00–375.00	373.98
5	350–400	386	365.00–370.00	368.03
3	400–450	405	344.00	344.00
3	450–500	472	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	523	310.00–312.00	311.31
4	550–600	583	300.00–305.00	302.53
2	600–650	643	280.00–286.00	283.01
4	650–700	674	262.00–268.00	265.72
2	750–800	788	262.00–266.00	263.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	470.00	470.00
5	300–350	308	395.00–400.00	398.02
6	350–400	370	384.00–388.00	386.03
4	550–600	568	315.00–320.00	317.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	430.00	430.00
5	500–550	530	395.00–400.00	397.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	445.00–450.00	447.54
4	500–550	528	410.00–420.00	414.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	171.00–177.00	173.04

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	8	—	—	3,750.00–3,950.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	18	—	—	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,922.22

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	—	—	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,087.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450.00

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.