Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2019-06-24

Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 24

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

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Feeder Cattle receipts

405 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 343▲ 405 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 21▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 34▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with light demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.73/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$118.73

86 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$6.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	426	120.14	512	42
Medium and Large 1	526	117.75	619	40
Medium and Large 3	445	113.75	506	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $6 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 sale86 hd

118.73

—

AL average12 barns · 1,339 hd

119.02

−0.29

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	1,429	80.66	1,153	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	56.87	676	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	53.00	583	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	603	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	599	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	743	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	472	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	119.25/cwt	119.00–124.00	525	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	526	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	560	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	682	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	548	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	132.72/cwt	128.00–136.00	569	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	126.81/cwt	124.00–129.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	636	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	79.51/cwt	79.00–80.00	962	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,061	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,455	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	50.50/cwt	50.00–51.00	537	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	583	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	55.53/cwt	52.00–58.00	645	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	60.41/cwt	59.00–64.00	761	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,790	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,150	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	9,430	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	13,160	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Mon Jun 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 343Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with light demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle 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	—	600	95.00	95.00
1	—	505	112.00	112.00
2	—	475	117.00–119.00	117.98
15	—	381	124.00	124.00
23	—	440	119.00–124.00	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	505	119.00	119.00
9	—	598	114.00	114.00
1	—	660	104.00	104.00
1	—	455	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	116.00	116.00
1	—	470	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	120.00–125.00	123.19
5	—	465	124.00–129.00	126.81
4	—	429	128.00–136.00	132.72
2	—	600	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	575	115.00–119.00	116.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	130.00–132.00	131.30
2	—	523	127.00–130.00	128.49
1	—	400	137.00	137.00
1	—	275	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	158.00	158.00
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
34	—	510	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
2	—	300	152.00	152.00
2	—	510	126.00–131.00	128.48
13	—	428	141.00	141.00
13	—	599	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	820.00	820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	890.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,120.00	1,120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	79.00–80.00	79.51
2	—	1,425	74.00–75.00	74.48
2	—	1,653	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	50.00–51.00	50.50
10	—	1,260	59.00–64.00	60.41
17	—	1,161	52.00–58.00	55.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	53.00	53.00

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.