Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2021-04-19

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 19
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▲ 166 vs last sale 310▲ 476 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 27▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 41▲ 45 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 steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.43/cwt on 46 head.
Average price
$125.43
46 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.01
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548127.4669821
Medium and Large 2504124.6462820
Medium and Large 3507120.006085thin
One grade step is worth $7.46/cwt here — about $90 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 sale46 hd
125.43
—
AL average15 barns · 2,224 hd
131.44
−6.01
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—Average1,63890.961,4902thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16667.2078325
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00362.006222thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355138.00/cwt138.00–138.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2404132.23/cwt130.00–135.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405138.99/cwt138.00–140.005634
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430128.00/cwt128.00–128.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469127.03/cwt126.00–129.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470123.00/cwt123.00–123.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475134.96/cwt134.00–136.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512131.65/cwt131.00–132.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520118.01/cwt117.00–119.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530122.97/cwt120.00–126.006524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569125.79/cwt125.00–127.007165
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569119.19/cwt117.00–120.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595113.00/cwt113.00–113.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629122.26/cwt120.00–124.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633115.00/cwt115.00–115.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670113.47/cwt112.00–115.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700111.00/cwt111.00–111.007771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385157.03/cwt155.00–159.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417144.64/cwt144.00–146.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426152.56/cwt150.00–156.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438158.99/cwt158.00–160.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462143.89/cwt140.00–148.006658
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472152.80/cwt150.00–154.007215
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482137.31/cwt136.00–139.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528138.32/cwt137.00–139.007303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540132.00/cwt132.00–132.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563129.50/cwt129.00–130.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615131.00/cwt131.00–131.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,63890.96/cwt90.00–92.001,4902
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00362.00/cwt62.00–62.006222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12372.93/cwt72.00–74.008192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16467.30/cwt65.00–70.0078320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20562.75/cwt61.00–64.007563
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/cwt1,100.00–1,250.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,080.00/cwt1,080.00–1,080.00—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.