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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 3

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Dec 13Jan 3Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 257▼ 216 vs year ago 287 · −75.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 27▼ 25 vs year ago 38 · −65.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 71▼ 17 vs year ago 32 · −53.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.53/cwt on 13 head.

Average price

$148.53

13 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$11.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.29

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	154.20	686	5thin
Medium and Large 2	436	145.65	635	6thin
Medium and Large 3	425	143.00	608	2thin

One grade step is worth $11.20/cwt here — about $79 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 sale13 hd

148.53

—

AL average5 barns · 274 hd

138.24

+10.29

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	1,742	83.51	1,454	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,179	55.77	658	6thin

Every lot

20 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 · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	154.99/cwt	153.00–157.00	702	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	138.94/cwt	133.00–145.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	771	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	601	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	503	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	734	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	81.26/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,308	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,764	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	54.52/cwt	52.00–58.00	641	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	744	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	—	1

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 257Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 27Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 71Year ago 32

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,175	52.00–58.00	54.52
1	—	1,200	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,610	79.00–83.00	81.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	840.00	840.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	158.00–159.00	158.51
2	—	480	133.00–145.00	138.94
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	153.00–157.00	154.99
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
1	—	555	139.00	139.00
1	—	355	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	152.00	152.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	161.00	161.00
1	—	330	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	146.00	146.00
2	—	463	169.00	169.00

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.