Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2020-07-20

Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 20

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jun 22Jul 20Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 0▲ 181 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.98/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$126.98

32 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	471	140.00	659	5thin
Medium and Large 3	434	129.80	564	5thin
Medium and Large 2	534	123.38	659	22

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $0 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 sale32 hd

126.98

—

AL average11 barns · 1,103 hd

122.56

+4.41

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	1,670	90.00	1,503	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	62.00	828	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	61.03	736	5thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	786	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	253	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	125.93/cwt	120.00–129.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	121.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	672	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	147.12/cwt	144.00–150.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	541	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	130.46/cwt	129.00–132.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	124.85/cwt	123.00–128.00	658	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	120.35/cwt	119.00–122.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	112.59/cwt	110.00–116.00	689	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	109.02/cwt	107.00–111.00	714	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,748	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	550	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	66.05/cwt	65.00–67.00	826	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	59.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	747	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	828	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,589	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,055	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 Jul 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends available

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	965	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	—	1,005	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	—	1,335	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	57.00–61.00	59.02
2	—	1,250	65.00–67.00	66.05
1	—	1,000	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,500	85.00	85.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	123.00	123.00
2	—	558	116.00–118.00	117.00
2	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	120.00–122.00	121.34
3	—	410	120.00–129.00	125.93
2	—	253	148.00–152.00	150.02
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
1	—	390	132.00	132.00
4	—	524	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	146.00	146.00
3	—	560	113.00–115.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	132.00–136.00	133.99
2	—	375	144.00–150.00	147.12
6	—	527	123.00–128.00	124.85
5	—	612	110.00–116.00	112.59
3	—	568	119.00–122.00	120.35
2	—	655	107.00–111.00	109.02
2	—	478	129.00–132.00	130.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
3	—	417	129.00–130.00	129.67
1	—	540	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	133.00–134.00	133.50
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
1	—	360	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	133.00	133.00
3	—	617	126.00–128.00	127.32

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.