Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2019-09-16

Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 16

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

529 head

▲ 362 vs last sale 167▲ 529 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 20▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 30▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 $115.80/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$115.80

45 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$3.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	117.40	583	10thin
Medium and Large 2	475	115.74	550	28
Medium and Large 3	463	113.72	526	7thin

One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about $56 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 sale45 hd

115.80

—

AL average15 barns · 1,624 hd

110.33

+5.47

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	—	Low	1,585	75.34	1,194	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,180	53.00	625	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	52.88	678	19

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	475	134.47/cwt	133.00–136.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	119.60/cwt	117.00–121.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	124.67/cwt	124.00–125.00	446	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.00	508	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	118.35/cwt	117.00–119.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	563	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	108.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	112.34/cwt	112.00–113.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	623	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	134.73/cwt	130.00–139.00	562	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	118.95/cwt	118.00–120.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	124.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	536	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	127.49/cwt	127.00–128.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	571	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	125.08/cwt	121.00–129.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	600	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	653	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	73.01/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	562	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,180	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	625	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	672	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	749	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,563	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	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 Sep 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 167Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
2	—	455	127.00–128.00	127.49
3	—	417	130.00–139.00	134.73
3	—	523	121.00–129.00	125.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	605	108.00	108.00
2	—	365	135.00–140.00	137.50
4	—	430	122.00–127.00	124.72
5	—	468	120.00–124.00	121.96
5	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	99.00	99.00
2	—	360	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	118.00–120.00	118.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	107.00	107.00
3	—	457	120.00–122.00	120.66
3	—	567	112.00–113.00	112.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	127.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	605	103.00	103.00
3	—	358	124.00–125.00	124.67
7	—	525	110.00–112.00	110.97
6	—	420	120.00–122.00	120.85
4	—	560	108.00–110.00	108.50
4	—	481	116.00–118.00	117.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	117.00–119.00	118.35
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
1	—	355	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	117.00–121.00	119.60
1	—	435	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	134.00	134.00
2	—	420	144.00	144.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	133.00–136.00	134.47

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,279	50.00–55.00	52.58
3	—	1,337	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,170	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	70.00–75.00	73.01
1	—	1,950	80.00	80.00

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.