Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2021-08-02

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 2
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 262▼ 24 vs year ago 335 · −7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 20▲ 44 vs year ago 13 · +338.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 45▲ 60 vs year ago 8 · +750.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.20/cwt on 66 head.
Average price
$138.20
66 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$65
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.31
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561142.0179726
Medium and Large 3478136.516524thin
Medium and Large 2540135.6373236
One grade step is worth $6.37/cwt here — about $65 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 sale66 hd
138.20
—
AL average16 barns · 1,464 hd
138.51
−0.31
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—Average1,66894.221,5717thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45575.001,0911thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16869.5081224
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09664.887118thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1400172.00/cwt172.00–172.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 2441166.00/cwt166.00–166.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 3465156.00/cwt156.00–156.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 2474161.74/cwt160.00–164.007674
Steers—Medium and Large 2520150.79/cwt150.00–155.0078423
Steers—Medium and Large 2552149.00/cwt149.00–149.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 1585154.00/cwt154.00–154.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1633148.75/cwt148.00–149.009424
Steers—Medium and Large 1690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373145.51/cwt144.00–147.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375153.49/cwt153.00–154.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417139.45/cwt137.00–144.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420146.07/cwt143.00–148.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483135.00/cwt134.00–136.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487138.14/cwt138.00–139.006737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505136.00/cwt136.00–136.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515130.51/cwt129.00–132.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558133.13/cwt132.00–135.007438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565129.14/cwt128.00–132.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611129.25/cwt125.00–132.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613122.55/cwt120.00–125.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy620136.00/cwt136.00–136.008431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655120.49/cwt119.00–122.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290184.00/cwt184.00–184.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325172.00/cwt172.00–172.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365168.00/cwt168.00–168.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413157.03/cwt156.00–158.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414148.54/cwt146.00–150.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469144.82/cwt142.00–146.006796
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470137.51/cwt137.00–138.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505142.00/cwt142.00–142.007171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525131.00/cwt131.00–131.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532133.98/cwt133.00–136.0071312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568137.59/cwt137.00–141.007827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571133.59/cwt130.00–136.007637
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623128.47/cwt126.00–130.008004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1631135.09/cwt133.00–139.0085211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678131.51/cwt130.00–133.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680124.00/cwt124.00–124.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59093.02/cwt92.00–94.001,4792
Bulls——1,66390.15/cwt89.00–91.001,4993
Bulls——1,753101.51/cwt101.00–102.001,7792
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09664.88/cwt63.00–66.007118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12869.01/cwt67.00–72.0077816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16065.29/cwt65.00–66.007573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30073.61/cwt73.00–75.009575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—890.00/cwt890.00–890.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—870.00/cwt800.00–940.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,615.00/cwt1,525.00–1,700.00—20

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.