Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, 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 $352.31/cwt on 20 head, down $41.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 22 comparable sales and sits −19.98 against this barn's trailing median of $372.29.

Average price

$352.31

▼ 41.39 vs prior sale

20 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$342

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

$51.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.18

vs AL average

−63.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	395.00	2,291	1thin
Medium and Large 2	543	374.59	2,034	4thin
Medium and Large 3	567	343.52	1,949	15thin

One grade step is worth $51.48/cwt here — about $342 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.

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 sale20 hd

352.31

—

AL average5 barns · 146 hd

379.49

−27.18

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−63.80

This barn, trailing median22 sales

372.29

−19.98

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	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,445	180.50	2,608	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	175.86	2,218	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	156.31	1,582	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,575	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,975	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,667	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	400–450	408	493.82/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	391.07/cwt	388.00–393.00	2,245	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	455.00/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	359.00/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	397.60/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	341.01/cwt	332.00–348.00	2,500	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	468.32/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	451.20/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,391	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	156.31/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,582	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,494	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	170.74/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,174	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	179.96/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	390.17/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	516.71/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	368.98/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	615	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	366.98/cwt	364.00–370.00	2,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	448.29/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	339.34/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	511.19/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,825.00/head	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,825	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,666.67/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 246Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	505.00	505.00
4	400–450	408	490.00–505.00	493.82
8	550–600	574	388.00–393.00	391.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	407	465.00–470.00	468.32
3	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	515.00–520.00	516.71
2	450–500	455	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	420	433.00	433.00
1	450–500	480	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	523	385.00–395.00	390.17
2	550–600	563	358.00–360.00	359.00
1	600–650	630	345.00	345.00
4	700–750	733	332.00–348.00	341.01
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	423	395.00–400.00	397.60
4	500–550	533	350.00–360.00	355.03
11	550–600	580	335.00–342.00	339.34
1	600–650	635	332.00	332.00
3	650–700	675	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	336	500.00–520.00	511.19
2	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	467	445.00–455.00	448.29
1	550–600	580	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	615	364.00–370.00	366.98
1	700–750	735	363.00	363.00
1	750–800	795	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
5	450–500	465	445.00–470.00	455.00
2	500–550	515	414.00	414.00
2	550–600	578	368.00–370.00	368.98
1	600–650	620	358.00	358.00
1	700–750	730	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
1	750–800	780	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	445.00–460.00	451.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	154.00–159.00	156.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,465	186.00	186.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	168.00–173.00	170.74
5	—	1,252	179.00–181.00	179.96

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	—	—	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,666.67

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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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

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