Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $357.03/cwt on 13 head, down $19.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 21 comparable sales and sits −38.92 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$357.03

▼ 19.71 vs prior sale

13 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,939

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$62.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	390.00	2,009	2thin
Medium and Large 2	534	364.23	1,946	7thin
Medium and Large 3	573	327.94	1,879	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.06/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale13 hd

357.03

—

AL average16 barns · 487 hd

368.64

−11.61

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−38.92

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%	Average	1,765	181.00	3,195	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	177.02	2,071	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	155.54	1,579	2thin

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)	—	$2,667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,150	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	555	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	329.02/cwt	328.00–330.00	2,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	320.69/cwt	318.00–322.00	2,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	501.77/cwt	495.00–515.00	2,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	385.82/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	738	303.03/cwt	300.00–306.00	2,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	406.92/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	339.48/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	395.32/cwt	395.00–396.00	1,712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	343.37/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	327.94/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	328.08/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	323.58/cwt	322.00–326.00	2,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	155.54/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,579	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,195	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	180.53/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	368.32/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,937	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	315.16/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,420	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	359.76/cwt	357.00–368.00	2,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	344.99/cwt	344.00–346.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	349.26/cwt	346.00–355.00	2,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	428.62/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,757	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,666.67/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 306Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 17Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 41Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 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
1	200–250	220	540.00	540.00
4	350–400	380	445.00	445.00
7	400–450	410	425.00–435.00	428.62
2	450–500	490	415.00	415.00
5	500–550	526	360.00–375.00	368.32
2	550–600	555	354.00	354.00
2	650–700	673	328.00–330.00	329.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	495.00–515.00	501.77
7	450–500	481	380.00–390.00	385.82
4	550–600	573	326.00–330.00	327.94
3	600–650	640	318.00–322.00	320.69
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	738	300.00–306.00	303.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
4	600–650	614	346.00–355.00	349.26
1	650–700	680	338.00	338.00
1	700–750	720	312.00	312.00
5	750–800	768	310.00–318.00	315.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	433	405.00–410.00	406.92
1	450–500	460	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	515	364.00	364.00
5	550–600	584	357.00–368.00	359.76
1	650–700	690	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	395.00–396.00	395.32
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	520	336.00–342.00	339.48
3	550–600	578	324.00–330.00	328.08
5	600–650	640	322.00–326.00	323.58
1	650–700	675	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	344.00–346.00	344.99
3	550–600	583	340.00–345.00	343.37
1	650–700	675	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	354.00	354.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	155.00–156.00	155.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	181.00	181.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,210	180.00–181.00	180.53

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,800.00	4,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,150.00

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

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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