Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 $384.50/cwt on 15 head, down $20.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 21 comparable sales and sits −11.44 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$384.50

▼ 20.85 vs prior sale

15 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$9.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	390.82	2,164	5thin
Medium and Large 1	575	383.00	2,202	2thin
Medium and Large 3	553	380.93	2,105	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.88/cwt here — about $59 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 sale15 hd

384.50

—

AL average16 barns · 487 hd

406.31

−21.81

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−11.44

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	1,681	202.61	3,405	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	192.00	2,448	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	177.68	2,117	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,463	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,850	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,107	7

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	354.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,036	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,231	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	381.59/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	343.50/cwt	338.00–348.00	2,167	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	374.63/cwt	372.00–376.00	2,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	452.52/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	304.03/cwt	302.00–306.00	2,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	449.82/cwt	444.00–455.00	2,177	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	478.71/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	363.99/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	396.39/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,867	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	198.54/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,361	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	175.35/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,013	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,223	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,448	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	206.68/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	415.10/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	311.74/cwt	310.00–313.00	2,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	471.60/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	403.30/cwt	398.00–405.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	355.80/cwt	354.00–358.00	2,384	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	567.04/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	321.51/cwt	320.00–323.00	2,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	504.88/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	391.10/cwt	386.00–395.00	2,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	433.36/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	457.13/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	462.65/cwt	458.00–465.00	2,207	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,462.50/head	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,463	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,107.14/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,107	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,500	3

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 136Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 32Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	378	450.00–455.00	452.52
1	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
9	550–600	575	350.00–360.00	354.08
1	600–650	635	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	284	565.00–570.00	567.04
4	300–350	313	500.00–510.00	504.88
4	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	530	398.00–405.00	403.30
4	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	783	320.00–323.00	321.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	475.00–480.00	478.71
3	400–450	432	430.00–435.00	433.36
8	450–500	471	390.00–405.00	396.39
1	550–600	595	323.00	323.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	560.00	560.00
3	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
6	550–600	577	375.00–395.00	381.59
4	650–700	670	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	525.00	525.00
2	450–500	480	455.00	455.00
1	500–550	505	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	625	320.00–330.00	324.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	610.00	610.00
2	300–350	310	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	365	545.00	545.00
11	650–700	670	354.00–358.00	355.80
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
7	400–450	425	465.00–475.00	471.60
7	450–500	484	444.00–455.00	449.82
2	500–550	525	405.00–425.00	415.10
3	550–600	573	372.00–376.00	374.63
4	600–650	631	338.00–348.00	343.50
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	729	310.00–313.00	311.74
1	750–800	775	308.00	308.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	570.00	570.00
5	400–450	425	450.00–460.00	457.13
2	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	529	386.00–395.00	391.10
3	550–600	592	362.00–365.00	363.99
1	600–650	635	328.00	328.00
2	700–750	725	302.00–306.00	304.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	600.00	600.00
2	400–450	405	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	477	458.00–465.00	462.65
2	550–600	575	383.00	383.00
5	600–650	605	356.00	356.00
1	650–700	670	346.00	346.00
1	750–800	775	318.00	318.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	198.00–199.00	198.54
2	—	1,668	204.00–209.00	206.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	174.00–177.00	175.35
2	—	1,235	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	192.00	192.00

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	6	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,100.00–3,850.00	3,462.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,107.14

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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