Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $383.75/cwt on 4 head, down $11.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 21 comparable sales and sits −12.20 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$383.75

▼ 11.72 vs prior sale

4 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$199

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	505	395.00	1,995	1thin
Medium and Large 1	580	390.00	2,262	1thin
Medium and Large 2	585	375.00	2,194	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about −$199 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $357.03, median $395.95 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 sale4 hd

383.75

—

AL average14 barns · 345 hd

428.29

−44.54

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−12.20

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	2,048	210.22	4,305	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,381	184.46	2,547	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	175.35	2,090	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	155.53	1,557	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)	—	$3,360	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,570	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,467	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,600	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,363	20

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	—	2,048	210.22/cwt	207.00–213.00	4,305	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	180.02/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,223	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,834	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,434	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	183.68/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,685	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	191.09/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	433.27/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	367.31/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	343.01/cwt	342.00–344.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	374.98/cwt	374.00–376.00	2,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,141	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	154.16/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,565	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	153.67/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	311.51/cwt	308.00–315.00	2,424	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,100.00/head	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,362.50/head	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,363	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,388	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,322.50/head	3,950.00–4,650.00	4,323	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,950.00/head	4,950.00–4,950.00	4,950	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,360.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,360	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,840.00/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,840	5

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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 272Year ago 119

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 7Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 53Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,048	207.00–213.00	210.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	179.00–181.00	180.02
1	—	1,105	166.00	166.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,462	182.00–185.00	183.68
2	—	1,280	190.00–192.00	191.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	151.00–157.00	154.16
1	—	940	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,018	140.00–166.00	153.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	430.00–435.00	433.27
1	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	645	342.00	342.00
1	650–700	690	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	638	362.00–372.00	367.31
1	650–700	665	322.00	322.00
1	700–750	745	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	590.00	590.00
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	625	374.00–376.00	374.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	415.00	415.00
3	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	342.00–344.00	343.01
2	600–650	605	342.00	342.00
2	750–800	778	308.00–315.00	311.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	445.00	445.00
1	800–850	845	316.00	316.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	3,950.00–4,650.00	4,322.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	4,950.00	4,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,900.00–4,300.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,387.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,840.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	2,050.00–3,050.00	2,362.50

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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