Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $363.36/cwt on 25 head, up $6.33 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −32.59 against this barn's trailing median of $395.95.

Average price

$363.36

▲ 6.33 vs prior sale

25 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$32.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	379.97	2,105	6thin
Medium and Large 2	541	367.90	1,992	10thin
Medium and Large 3	549	347.23	1,906	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.75/cwt here — about $199 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

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 sale25 hd

363.36

—

AL average14 barns · 392 hd

368.05

−4.70

This barn, trailing median21 sales

395.95

−32.59

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	—	Average	1,488	217.69	3,239	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	189.57	3,143	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	175.00	2,236	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,057	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,588	8

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	250–300	280	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	445.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,105	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	333.79/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	372.38/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	413.43/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	388.15/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,042	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	321.71/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	358.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	365.08/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	428.36/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	421.59/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	431.69/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	513.47/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,427	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,995	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,686	187.67/cwt	184.00–192.00	3,164	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,864	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	217.69/cwt	217.00–218.00	3,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	348.36/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	468.89/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	320.96/cwt	318.00–325.00	2,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	429.97/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	400.05/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	356.70/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,219	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,254	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	393.25/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,076	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	366.70/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	323.02/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	471.29/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	415	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	356.26/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	398.51/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	388.35/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	336.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	356.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	410.55/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,110	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,966.67/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	2,967	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,587.50/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,588	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675	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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 123Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 25Year ago 71

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	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	462	410.00–420.00	413.43
8	500–550	528	365.00–380.00	372.38
2	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	425.00–430.00	428.36
3	400–450	420	415.00–425.00	421.59
10	450–500	463	395.00–405.00	398.51
4	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	356.26
5	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
3	600–650	628	320.00–325.00	321.71
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	510.00–515.00	513.47
4	350–400	379	470.00–475.00	471.29
5	400–450	437	465.00–475.00	468.89
3	500–550	528	390.00–400.00	393.25
3	550–600	580	365.00–370.00	366.70
4	650–700	674	345.00–355.00	349.97
3	700–750	712	322.00–325.00	323.02
7	750–800	781	318.00–325.00	320.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	410	460.00	460.00
10	450–500	473	440.00–450.00	445.11
16	500–550	526	385.00–390.00	388.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	425.00–435.00	431.69
3	500–550	545	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	410.00–415.00	410.55
9	600–650	622	350.00–360.00	356.70
3	700–750	720	345.00–350.00	348.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	505.00	505.00
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	388	425.00–435.00	429.97
4	450–500	485	395.00–405.00	400.05
4	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	668	335.00–340.00	337.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	420	385.00–390.00	387.44
2	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	517	355.00–360.00	358.32
4	600–650	638	330.00–335.00	333.79
2	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	790	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	385.00–390.00	388.35
6	400–450	418	360.00–375.00	365.08
5	450–500	466	350.00–360.00	356.07
3	500–550	518	330.00–340.00	336.62
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	201.00	201.00
6	—	1,686	184.00–192.00	187.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,090	171.00	171.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	217.00–218.00	217.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,800.00–3,250.00	2,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,550.00–3,650.00	3,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,587.50

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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How this sale compares

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