Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2021-05-10

Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, May 10

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← May 3May 10May 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

145 head

▼ 83 vs last sale 228▼ 107 vs year ago 252 · −42.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 36▲ 14 vs year ago 32 · +43.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 22▼ 24 vs year ago 59 · −40.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade moderate 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 $129.25/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$129.25

29 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$4.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	130.85	721	6thin
Medium and Large 2	516	130.36	673	14thin
Medium and Large 3	484	126.45	612	9thin

One grade step is worth $4.40/cwt here — about $109 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 sale29 hd

129.25

—

AL average14 barns · 1,059 hd

127.39

+1.86

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	1,820	96.00	1,747	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	69.72	1,057	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	68.30	795	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	60.80	607	5thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	123.25/cwt	122.00–125.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	119.48/cwt	116.00–124.00	554	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	111.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	118.07/cwt	115.00–121.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	102.20/cwt	100.00–105.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	652	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	136.75/cwt	130.00–139.00	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	128.04/cwt	127.00–129.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	128.35/cwt	128.00–129.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	124.68/cwt	123.00–126.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	112.98/cwt	110.00–116.00	774	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	624	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	60.80/cwt	58.00–63.00	607	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	67.84/cwt	63.00–70.00	794	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	72.80/cwt	71.00–74.00	861	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	67.62/cwt	67.00–68.00	997	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,246	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	—	6

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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 228Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 36Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 22Year ago 59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	63.00	63.00
18	—	1,170	63.00–70.00	67.84
3	—	1,183	71.00–74.00	72.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	67.00–68.00	67.62
1	—	1,640	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	998	58.00–63.00	60.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	96.00	96.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	109.00–115.00	111.03
1	—	665	98.00	98.00
5	—	605	100.00–105.00	102.20
4	—	464	116.00–124.00	119.48
4	—	403	122.00–125.00	123.25
1	—	390	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	115.00–121.00	118.07
1	—	460	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	112.00	112.00
1	—	425	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	124.00–128.00	126.02
3	—	560	128.00–129.00	128.35
1	—	410	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	140.00–142.00	140.67
2	—	520	127.00–129.00	128.04
2	—	685	110.00–116.00	112.98
4	—	455	130.00–139.00	136.75
3	—	575	123.00–126.00	124.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	118.00	118.00
2	—	473	125.00–128.00	126.51
3	—	413	133.00–134.00	133.67
2	—	525	122.00–126.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	139.00	139.00

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	6	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.