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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 1

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Oct 25Nov 1Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 360▲ 88 vs year ago 175 · +50.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 40▲ 13 vs year ago 37 · +35.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 38▼ 24 vs year ago 37 · −64.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 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 $137.69/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$137.69

56 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$12.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	140.50	725	16thin
Medium and Large 2	485	138.44	671	33
Medium and Large 3	502	127.71	641	7thin

One grade step is worth $12.79/cwt here — about $84 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 sale56 hd

137.69

—

AL average14 barns · 1,363 hd

133.22

+4.47

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	—	Low	1,853	84.00	1,556	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	59.36	721	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,625	58.69	954	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	157.31/cwt	156.00–159.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	146.14/cwt	146.00–147.00	789	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	142.24/cwt	140.00–143.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	813	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	132.12/cwt	132.00–133.00	830	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	143.31/cwt	142.00–146.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	501	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	138.35/cwt	137.00–139.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	127.51/cwt	127.00–128.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	126.81/cwt	125.00–129.00	605	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	123.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	643	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	526	115.60/cwt	114.00–117.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	116.31/cwt	115.00–118.00	655	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	726	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	109.49/cwt	108.00–112.00	682	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	166.59/cwt	165.00–168.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	154.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	145.32/cwt	142.00–148.00	628	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	136.76/cwt	134.00–139.00	651	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	144.31/cwt	143.00–146.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	511	132.03/cwt	128.00–135.00	675	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	134.51/cwt	133.00–137.00	752	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	728	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	577	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,324	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,801	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	58.65/cwt	56.00–62.00	710	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	816	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	54.53/cwt	54.00–55.00	860	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,152	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	937.50/cwt	925.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 360Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 38Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	120.00–125.00	123.02
3	—	440	130.00–135.00	132.00
2	—	358	138.00–142.00	140.01
4	—	623	108.00–112.00	109.49
3	—	563	115.00–118.00	116.31
16	—	477	125.00–129.00	126.81
3	—	317	142.00–146.00	143.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
5	—	526	114.00–117.00	115.60
2	—	435	127.00–128.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	412	137.00–139.00	138.35
2	—	588	123.00–124.00	123.51
2	—	513	127.00–132.00	129.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	140.00–143.00	142.24
1	—	430	161.00	161.00
8	—	628	132.00–133.00	132.12
7	—	540	146.00–147.00	146.14
3	—	457	156.00–159.00	157.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
8	—	561	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	176.00	176.00
3	—	523	137.00–138.00	137.67
1	—	700	119.00	119.00
1	—	620	128.00	128.00
6	—	559	133.00–137.00	134.51
3	—	478	143.00–146.00	144.31
1	—	305	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
3	—	577	117.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
1	—	290	172.00	172.00
2	—	573	124.00–130.00	127.01
2	—	325	165.00–168.00	166.59
7	—	432	142.00–148.00	145.32
2	—	700	114.00	114.00
2	—	608	120.00–122.00	120.99
7	—	476	134.00–139.00	136.76
6	—	511	128.00–135.00	132.03
3	—	372	152.00–157.00	154.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,210	56.00–62.00	58.65
1	—	1,255	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	54.00–55.00	54.53
1	—	1,720	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	81.00	81.00
1	—	2,070	87.00	87.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–950.00	937.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00

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.