Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2020-09-14

Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 14

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Aug 31Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

379 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 307▼ 150 vs year ago 529 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 32▲ 17 vs year ago 40 · +42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 22▼ 19 vs year ago 55 · −34.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $125.53/cwt on 22 head.

Average price

$125.53

22 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	138.00	628	1thin
Medium and Large 2	531	125.37	665	18thin
Medium and Large 3	505	122.32	618	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $10 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 sale22 hd

125.53

—

AL average11 barns · 1,073 hd

123.07

+2.45

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	1,768	87.47	1,546	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	59.09	727	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	55.00	525	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	115.32/cwt	114.00–116.00	479	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	113.24/cwt	112.00–115.00	539	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	482	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	523	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	656	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	119.95/cwt	115.00–127.00	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,768	87.47/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,546	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	525	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	54.59/cwt	52.00–56.00	645	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	59.48/cwt	57.00–63.00	722	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	66.00/cwt	64.00–69.00	898	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,799	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	795.00/cwt	790.00–800.00	8,149	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	885.00/cwt	830.00–940.00	9,293	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,665	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 307Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 32Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	146.00	146.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
2	—	430	132.00–138.00	134.97
3	—	563	120.00–122.00	121.02
4	—	531	122.00–125.00	123.48
5	—	612	115.00–127.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
2	—	523	120.00–121.00	120.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	96.00–98.00	97.00
3	—	415	114.00–116.00	115.32
2	—	573	100.00–108.00	103.88
3	—	520	107.00–109.00	108.02
4	—	476	112.00–115.00	113.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	134.00	134.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	830.00–940.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	790.00–800.00	795.00

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	—	950	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	995	800.00	800.00

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	—	1,205	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	64.00–69.00	66.00
7	—	1,181	52.00–56.00	54.59
10	—	1,214	57.00–63.00	59.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,768	86.00–91.00	87.47

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.