Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2021-06-28

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 28
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
376 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 250▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 39▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 21▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 $130.84/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$130.84
77 head · 526 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.34
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547132.3472439
Medium and Large 2511129.5766234
Medium and Large 3457127.015804thin
One grade step is worth $5.33/cwt here — about $144 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 sale77 hd
130.84
—
AL average14 barns · 1,439 hd
132.18
−1.34
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—Average1,74294.311,6439thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19070.3383720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,28265.508394thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13464.837354thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2360172.00/cwt172.00–172.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 2468151.66/cwt151.00–152.007103
Steers—Medium and Large 2518142.34/cwt142.00–144.007376
Steers—Medium and Large 2587142.64/cwt140.00–143.008378
Steers—Medium and Large 1608143.00/cwt143.00–143.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 1699137.00/cwt137.00–137.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 1755129.00/cwt129.00–129.009741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372147.37/cwt146.00–148.005483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380138.00/cwt138.00–138.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415142.07/cwt140.00–144.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418135.61/cwt134.00–138.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418131.02/cwt130.00–132.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470126.00/cwt126.00–126.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482132.41/cwt129.00–134.006388
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531134.41/cwt134.00–135.0071410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537128.08/cwt125.00–130.0068812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1553130.00/cwt130.00–130.0071913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565125.85/cwt122.00–127.007116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608118.93/cwt113.00–125.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634127.51/cwt127.00–128.008088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670121.49/cwt121.00–122.008142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318167.50/cwt167.00–168.005332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355164.00/cwt164.00–164.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360158.99/cwt158.00–160.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405154.00/cwt154.00–154.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414148.20/cwt145.00–150.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435143.93/cwt140.00–154.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460148.99/cwt148.00–150.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474141.50/cwt138.00–145.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485133.35/cwt132.00–134.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521133.76/cwt131.00–135.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530126.98/cwt126.00–128.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560125.00/cwt125.00–125.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608121.49/cwt121.00–122.007392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,71594.13/cwt92.00–95.001,6145
Bulls——1,75088.56/cwt87.00–90.001,5502
Bulls——1,800100.52/cwt100.00–101.001,8092
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13464.83/cwt63.00–66.007354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14764.67/cwt63.00–66.007423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18769.58/cwt67.00–72.0082612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22175.53/cwt73.00–79.009225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26364.00/cwt64.00–64.008082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30067.00/cwt67.00–67.008712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—920.00/cwt920.00–920.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—860.00/cwt860.00–860.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—820.00/cwt820.00–820.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.00—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.