Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2019-05-20

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, May 20
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 182▲ 340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 27▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 47▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.71/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$127.71
55 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$78
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$4.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.38
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3384130.805025thin
Medium and Large 1469130.2461117thin
Medium and Large 2461125.9558133
One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about −$78 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale55 hd
127.71
—
AL average16 barns · 1,319 hd
126.33
+1.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,60478.051,2528thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12252.3058721
CowsLean 85-90%Average98545.004431thin

Every lot

51 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2618131.49/cwt130.00–133.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 2775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300138.00/cwt138.00–138.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318148.98/cwt148.00–150.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319142.21/cwt140.00–145.004544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366137.49/cwt135.00–140.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385132.00/cwt132.00–132.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1404136.00/cwt135.00–138.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434128.77/cwt125.00–132.005596
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440128.00/cwt128.00–128.005631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458130.00/cwt130.00–130.005952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467122.80/cwt120.00–125.005735
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495118.00/cwt118.00–118.005841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1503126.00/cwt125.00–127.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522119.19/cwt116.00–120.0062210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563120.01/cwt118.00–122.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565115.65/cwt115.00–117.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320153.20/cwt150.00–155.004904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325160.97/cwt160.00–162.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360158.00/cwt158.00–158.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373144.48/cwt140.00–150.005395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413151.32/cwt150.00–154.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424144.04/cwt140.00–147.006115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433136.46/cwt135.00–138.005912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455143.52/cwt142.00–145.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466134.42/cwt132.00–137.006265
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508138.48/cwt137.00–140.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516128.13/cwt125.00–134.006617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535120.98/cwt120.00–122.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560130.99/cwt130.00–132.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568124.51/cwt124.00–125.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618117.48/cwt116.00–119.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623124.52/cwt123.00–126.007762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49879.43/cwt77.00–82.001,1905
Bulls——1,73585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,4751
Bulls——1,80371.11/cwt70.00–73.001,2822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98545.00/cwt45.00–45.004431
Cows—Boner 80-85%99946.75/cwt45.00–48.004678
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09152.39/cwt49.00–54.005727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32259.58/cwt56.00–62.007886
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050750.00/cwt730.00–770.007,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100825.00/cwt800.00–850.009,0752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1421,035.00/cwt1,025.00–1,050.0011,8203
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,120.00/cwt1,075.00–1,160.0013,0934

This sale against other markets

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.