Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2021-02-22

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 22
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 179▼ 232 vs year ago 446 · −52.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 16▲ 12 vs year ago 18 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 13▲ 56 vs year ago 22 · +254.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle market lightly tested, however a weaker undertone was noted. trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.21/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$123.21
33 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$557
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1464129.6460111thin
Medium and Large 2450120.2954117thin
Medium and Large 3434119.025175thin
One grade step is worth $10.62/cwt here — about $85 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 sale33 hd
123.21
—
AL average9 barns · 359 hd
121.70
+1.51
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—High1,73292.041,59410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31666.9588116

Every lot

45 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1342191.14/cwt190.00–196.006545
Steers—Medium and Large 1355183.33/cwt182.00–184.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 2415158.00/cwt158.00–158.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263146.00/cwt146.00–146.003842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305146.00/cwt146.00–146.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350136.00/cwt136.00–136.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419121.02/cwt118.00–122.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435126.59/cwt125.00–130.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471115.87/cwt113.00–120.005467
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495111.00/cwt111.00–111.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511125.00/cwt125.00–125.006397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517108.35/cwt108.00–109.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620101.00/cwt101.00–101.006261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260201.50/cwt201.00–202.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310174.00/cwt172.00–176.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325182.03/cwt180.00–184.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358155.98/cwt154.00–158.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360166.99/cwt166.00–168.006012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385178.00/cwt178.00–178.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436148.82/cwt146.00–150.006496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533131.68/cwt131.00–132.007023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540126.00/cwt126.00–126.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560118.00/cwt118.00–118.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615115.98/cwt114.00–118.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619123.72/cwt121.00–126.007664
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50582.95/cwt80.00–85.001,2483
Bulls——1,71893.15/cwt90.00–95.001,6004
Bulls——1,97799.65/cwt99.00–100.001,9703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27564.67/cwt62.00–68.0082510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35772.70/cwt70.00–76.009875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52561.00/cwt61.00–61.009301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,170.00/cwt1,160.00–1,180.0012,8704
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,331.00/cwt1,295.00–1,390.0014,70810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1421,068.00/cwt1,040.00–1,110.0012,19710
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,002923.33/cwt900.00–960.009,2523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0011,0771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048877.50/cwt840.00–900.009,1964

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.