Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2021-04-26

Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 26

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Apr 19Apr 26May 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

240 head

▼ 236 vs last sale 476▼ 208 vs year ago 448 · −46.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 45▼ 10 vs year ago 35 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 45▼ 82 vs year ago 113 · −72.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle market lightly tested, however a sharply lower undertone was noted. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.28/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$117.28

18 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	501	117.50	589	14thin
Medium and Large 1	562	116.67	655	3thin
Medium and Large 3	455	116.00	528	1thin

One grade step is worth $1.50/cwt here — about $61 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 sale18 hd

117.28

—

AL average16 barns · 1,540 hd

125.01

−7.73

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	—	High	2,050	94.00	1,927	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	70.00	1,068	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	65.00	650	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,236	65.00	804	10

Every lot

27 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 1	892	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,026	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	115.66/cwt	114.00–117.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	113.06/cwt	111.00–115.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	135.03/cwt	134.00–136.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	145.31/cwt	144.00–147.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	123.65/cwt	122.00–125.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,050	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,927	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	650	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	69.29/cwt	68.00–71.00	836	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	63.16/cwt	62.00–67.00	789	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	938	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,205	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	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 Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 476Year ago 448

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 45Year ago 113

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,207	68.00–71.00	69.29
7	—	1,249	62.00–67.00	63.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,650	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,050	94.00	94.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
2	—	430	122.00–123.00	122.49
2	—	488	118.00	118.00
6	—	518	114.00–117.00	115.66
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	111.00–115.00	113.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	134.00–135.00	134.51
1	—	610	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	119.00	119.00
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
3	—	520	122.00–125.00	123.65
3	—	427	144.00–147.00	145.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	134.00–136.00	135.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	892	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.