Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2021-03-29

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 29
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
183 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 204▲ 183 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 25▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 19▲ 14 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher, market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.06/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$148.06
49 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.41
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507154.9478523
Medium and Large 2502145.7573220
Medium and Large 3539129.346976thin
One grade step is worth $25.61/cwt here — about $88 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 sale49 hd
148.06
—
AL average15 barns · 1,110 hd
138.64
+9.41
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,87089.511,6742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27063.858114thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13552.355943thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1445173.00/cwt172.00–174.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1453166.49/cwt165.00–168.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 2490163.00/cwt163.00–163.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 1505163.47/cwt160.00–167.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 2520151.00/cwt151.00–151.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 1605144.00/cwt144.00–144.008711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285158.00/cwt158.00–158.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3353132.98/cwt130.00–136.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390144.00/cwt144.00–144.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420147.00/cwt147.00–147.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428137.50/cwt137.00–138.005892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430133.00/cwt133.00–133.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472141.00/cwt140.00–143.006665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495134.00/cwt134.00–134.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510122.50/cwt122.00–123.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514127.51/cwt127.00–128.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560124.00/cwt123.00–126.006944
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573118.49/cwt118.00–119.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621124.38/cwt122.00–128.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625114.99/cwt114.00–117.007194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668122.69/cwt120.00–124.008203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385172.03/cwt170.00–174.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395168.00/cwt168.00–168.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400146.00/cwt146.00–146.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420168.20/cwt164.00–175.007066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431155.18/cwt152.00–158.006695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478155.65/cwt152.00–162.007444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486146.22/cwt143.00–149.007115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528131.00/cwt128.00–135.006923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538142.54/cwt138.00–148.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568134.70/cwt133.00–138.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573149.02/cwt148.00–150.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613135.50/cwt135.00–136.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625118.51/cwt118.00–119.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645131.00/cwt131.00–131.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672133.26/cwt129.00–136.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780118.00/cwt118.00–118.009201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,87089.51/cwt89.00–90.001,6742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13552.35/cwt52.00–53.005943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22563.13/cwt62.00–64.007733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40566.00/cwt66.00–66.009271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—710.00/cwt710.00–710.00—1

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.