Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-01-17

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 17
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▲ 325 vs last sale 71▼ 32 vs year ago 428 · −7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 13▼ 10 vs year ago 36 · −27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 46 · +28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.55/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$135.55
53 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$748
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.46
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2493136.2067116thin
Medium and Large 1596136.0381131
Medium and Large 3483131.336346thin
One grade step is worth $4.87/cwt here — about $37 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 sale53 hd
135.55
—
AL average13 barns · 1,739 hd
143.01
−7.46
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—High1,74587.001,5182thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18566.7479111
CowsLean 85-90%Average95555.005251thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2491168.00/cwt168.00–168.008255
Steers—Medium and Large 2500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 2565158.00/cwt158.00–158.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1709145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0285
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360148.50/cwt148.00–149.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427142.96/cwt140.00–145.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470138.45/cwt137.00–140.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490132.67/cwt130.00–134.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507144.35/cwt141.00–145.0073216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3508127.49/cwt126.00–129.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515134.74/cwt130.00–138.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629132.70/cwt127.00–135.008356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675117.00/cwt117.00–117.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732123.45/cwt119.00–124.009049
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355164.00/cwt164.00–164.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360186.00/cwt186.00–186.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362172.89/cwt168.00–179.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410178.26/cwt175.00–182.007313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424153.25/cwt142.00–170.006509
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428151.30/cwt137.00–157.006484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450158.67/cwt158.00–159.007143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467153.38/cwt150.00–157.007167
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527156.64/cwt154.00–159.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565143.03/cwt141.00–145.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570134.02/cwt133.00–135.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614128.50/cwt127.00–130.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655127.02/cwt125.00–129.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2961
Bulls——1,91092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,7571
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95555.00/cwt55.00–55.005251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15567.74/cwt67.00–69.007826
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22070.31/cwt70.00–71.008583
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22058.38/cwt57.00–60.007122
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,171.25/cwt1,125.00–1,210.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—985.00/cwt985.00–985.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—806.67/cwt800.00–820.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,291.67/cwt1,250.00–1,325.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,158.33/cwt1,125.00–1,175.00—6

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.