Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $357.78/cwt on 22 head, down $38.17 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −38.17 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$357.78

▼ 38.17 vs prior sale

22 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	365.76	2,059	10thin
Medium and Large 3	559	351.13	1,964	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $96 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

357.78

—

AL average16 barns · 398 hd

394.30

−36.52

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−38.17

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	—	Low	1,543	207.00	3,193	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	185.90	2,708	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	179.67	2,251	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	163.20	1,654	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)	—	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,244	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,888	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,267	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,318	14

Every lot, as filed

57 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	550–600	575	355.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,047	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	507.45/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	475.17/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	339.34/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	423.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	311.73/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	457.50/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,899	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	479.31/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	352.66/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,017	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	304.01/cwt	302.00–306.00	2,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	386.50/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	194.05/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,649	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	183.18/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,724	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	161.75/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,640	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,826	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,317.86/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,318	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,175	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,887.50/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,888	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,266.67/head	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,267	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,987	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	178.52/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,260	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	183.11/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,155	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	516.98/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	461.60/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	447.55/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	362.89/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,119	7

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 233Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 36Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	505.00–510.00	507.45
3	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	470	445.00–450.00	447.55
2	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
8	550–600	575	350.00–360.00	355.95
2	600–650	645	338.00	338.00
2	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	743	302.00–306.00	304.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
7	350–400	383	475.00–480.00	479.31
8	400–450	415	455.00–465.00	457.50
3	450–500	478	420.00–425.00	423.41
3	500–550	518	380.00–390.00	386.50
9	550–600	573	336.00–342.00	339.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
9	400–450	431	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	470	465.00	465.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	470.00–480.00	475.17
6	550–600	572	350.00–354.00	352.66
4	600–650	630	346.00	346.00
4	700–750	743	320.00–325.00	322.49
2	750–800	770	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	595	334.00	334.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	723	305.00–315.00	311.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
5	250–300	283	515.00–520.00	516.98
2	300–350	305	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	422	460.00–465.00	461.60
7	550–600	584	360.00–364.00	362.89
2	600–650	620	353.00	353.00
2	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	460	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	765	342.00	342.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	193.00–195.00	194.05
6	—	1,487	181.00–186.00	183.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,014	160.00–163.00	161.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,266	177.00–179.00	178.52
2	—	1,213	181.00–185.00	183.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,665	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,317.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,266.67

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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