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Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 12

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

256 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 300▼ 98 vs year ago 354 · −27.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 23 vs year ago 31 · −74.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 49▲ 70 vs year ago 46 · +152.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.75/cwt on 42 head, down $11.03 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −35.52 against this barn's trailing median of $374.27.

Average price

$338.75

▼ 11.03 vs prior sale

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$33.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

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	352.32	1,951	15thin
Medium and Large 2	538	336.60	1,810	19thin
Medium and Large 3	539	318.43	1,717	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.89/cwt here — about $234 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

338.75

—

AL average16 barns · 543 hd

340.42

−1.67

This barn, trailing median22 sales

374.27

−35.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $316.09, median $374.27 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,715	169.00	2,898	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	137.00	2,298	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	125.31	1,469	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)	—	$3,060	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,962	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,333	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,183	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,988	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,880	10
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,235	13

Every lot, as filed

70 lots · USDA AMS · Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	381.60/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,022	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	361.60/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,916	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	351.65/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,994	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,947	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	681	300.02/cwt	296.00–302.00	2,043	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,298	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,521	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	347.49/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,539	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	316.55/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,494	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	324.26/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,728	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	309.59/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,656	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,626	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	304.82/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,719	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,860	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,746	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	298.32/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,841	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	287.06/cwt	284.00–290.00	1,918	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,796	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,877	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,860	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	470.14/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,740	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,697	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	392.09/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,655	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	379.26/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,612	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,721	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	352.61/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,675	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	381.96/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,849	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	337.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,761	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	315.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,649	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	355.77/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,900	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	322.72/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,833	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	349.30/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,995	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,916	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,839	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	308.99/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,925	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,832	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,993	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,898	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	125.31/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,469	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,214	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,383	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,060.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,060	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,863.33/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,863	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,333.33/head	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,333	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,183.33/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,183	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,290.00/head	4,100.00–4,450.00	4,290	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,771.43/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,771	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,880.00/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,880	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,683.33/head	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,683	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,850	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 300Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 49Year ago 46

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,183.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,333.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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)	15	—	—	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,863.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,060.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,771.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	4,100.00–4,450.00	4,290.00

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	10	—	—	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,683.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	125.00–126.00	125.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,690	141.00	141.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	705	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
9	400–450	425	375.00–385.00	379.26
6	450–500	475	350.00–355.00	352.61
5	500–550	522	310.00–320.00	315.86
3	550–600	568	318.00–325.00	322.72
1	600–650	645	284.00	284.00
2	700–750	730	250.00–255.00	252.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	435.00	435.00
5	400–450	422	390.00–395.00	392.09
6	450–500	465	365.00–375.00	370.07
13	500–550	522	330.00–340.00	337.37
6	550–600	572	330.00–340.00	334.93
2	600–650	605	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	465.00–480.00	470.14
5	450–500	484	380.00–385.00	381.96
7	500–550	534	350.00–360.00	355.77
8	550–600	571	345.00–355.00	349.30
4	600–650	623	308.00–310.00	308.99
1	650–700	660	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
15	450–500	472	312.00–322.00	316.55
1	500–550	535	304.00	304.00
1	550–600	590	296.00	296.00
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
4	650–700	670	268.00	268.00
1	700–750	710	262.00	262.00
1	750–800	755	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	443	345.00–350.00	347.49
6	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
10	500–550	535	308.00–315.00	309.59
7	550–600	564	302.00–310.00	304.82
3	600–650	617	295.00–300.00	298.32
1	650–700	675	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	390	390.00	390.00
10	500–550	533	320.00–326.00	324.26
1	550–600	585	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	668	284.00–290.00	287.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	530	360.00–365.00	361.60
6	550–600	590	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	681	296.00–302.00	300.02
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	530	375.00–385.00	381.60
3	550–600	567	345.00–355.00	351.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	333.00	333.00

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.