Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.20/cwt on 15 head, down $23.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 22 comparable sales and sits −4.09 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$368.20

▼ 23.68 vs prior sale

15 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.76

vs AL average

−32.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	374.01	2,031	7thin
Medium and Large 3	537	368.32	1,978	3thin
Medium and Large 1	570	360.00	2,052	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about −$21 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

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.27, low $335.60, median $372.29 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 sale15 hd

368.20

—

AL average16 barns · 336 hd

379.96

−11.76

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−32.32

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−4.09

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	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	180.63	2,112	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	179.00	2,564	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	147.00	1,676	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,583	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,063	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,250	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,223	13

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	518.74/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	395.15/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	435.98/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	403.32/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,045	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	479.92/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	483.86/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	423.35/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	453.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	519.18/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	462.56/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,989	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	371.34/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	463.70/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	352.02/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	404.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	436.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,049	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,468	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	172.03/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,249	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	180.86/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,854	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,062.50/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,583.33/head	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,583	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,223.08/head	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,223	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	467.55/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	395.22/cwt	390.00–398.00	1,854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	451.00/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	368.32/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	448.42/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	360.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	502.62/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	486.51/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 166Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 85Year ago 33

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
4	350–400	391	515.00–520.00	518.74
8	400–450	438	475.00–490.00	483.86
3	450–500	467	450.00–455.00	453.36
3	550–600	572	385.00–400.00	395.15
3	600–650	623	355.00–365.00	360.07
2	650–700	680	336.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	515.00–525.00	519.18
2	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	430	460.00–465.00	462.56
5	450–500	469	430.00–440.00	436.93
1	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	578	370.00–372.00	371.34
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	565.00	565.00
1	400–450	405	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	470	495.00	495.00
2	500–550	525	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	415	480.00–490.00	486.51
1	500–550	515	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
1	600–650	620	390.00	390.00
2	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	485.00	485.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	505	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	570	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	325	475.00–485.00	479.92
8	350–400	376	460.00–470.00	463.70
5	400–450	415	425.00–440.00	435.98
3	450–500	473	420.00–425.00	423.35
3	500–550	507	400.00–405.00	403.32
4	550–600	570	350.00–355.00	352.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	465.00–470.00	467.55
6	350–400	372	440.00–455.00	451.00
6	400–450	427	400.00–410.00	404.04
4	450–500	469	390.00–398.00	395.22
3	500–550	537	365.00–370.00	368.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	500.00–505.00	502.62
4	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	428	445.00–450.00	448.42
1	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
5	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	680	343.00	343.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	147.00	147.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,455	183.00	183.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	169.00–175.00	172.03
2	—	1,190	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,025	177.00–185.00	180.86

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,062.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–3,050.00	2,583.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,223.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.00

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

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

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