Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2021-07-19

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 19
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 317▲ 114 vs year ago 181 · +63.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 55▲ 34 vs year ago 12 · +283.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 42▲ 13 vs year ago 9 · +144.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. 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 $132.95/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$132.95
59 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$4.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.05
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522134.1670132
Medium and Large 2489131.5864326
Medium and Large 3425130.005531thin
One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about $148 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 sale59 hd
132.95
—
AL average16 barns · 1,941 hd
131.90
+1.05
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—Low1,73093.601,6206thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22268.5883814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14165.367465thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,29764.728393thin

Every lot

51 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 2490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 2545144.00/cwt144.00–144.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 2570142.00/cwt142.00–142.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1635143.47/cwt140.00–147.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 2635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1755127.00/cwt127.00–127.009591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310156.00/cwt156.00–156.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335147.00/cwt147.00–147.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350150.00/cwt150.00–150.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387140.72/cwt138.00–142.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407142.66/cwt142.00–144.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421136.76/cwt134.00–138.005765
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468135.61/cwt134.00–140.0063510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485130.41/cwt128.00–132.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529127.49/cwt126.00–130.006744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531134.00/cwt132.00–136.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570131.67/cwt128.00–135.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575124.28/cwt122.00–126.007154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625121.50/cwt120.00–123.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630127.69/cwt125.00–130.008043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681123.50/cwt121.00–126.008414
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310174.00/cwt174.00–174.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355165.00/cwt164.00–166.005862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405158.00/cwt158.00–158.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414152.29/cwt150.00–155.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425146.49/cwt144.00–148.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457153.33/cwt152.00–154.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463146.17/cwt144.00–148.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485136.00/cwt136.00–136.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506143.99/cwt142.00–148.007295
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523131.48/cwt131.00–132.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528137.82/cwt134.00–140.007285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550136.00/cwt136.00–136.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555124.00/cwt124.00–124.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566129.69/cwt126.00–132.007346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605124.00/cwt124.00–124.007501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72589.66/cwt88.00–91.001,5472
Bulls——1,73395.57/cwt93.00–97.001,6564
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09574.00/cwt74.00–74.008101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14165.36/cwt63.00–67.007465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22668.92/cwt67.00–72.0084511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24863.58/cwt63.00–64.007932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26564.01/cwt63.00–65.008102
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39567.00/cwt67.00–67.009351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—920.00/cwt920.00–920.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—910.00/cwt880.00–950.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—855.00/cwt850.00–860.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.00—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.