Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-02-07

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 7
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 282 vs last sale 420▼ 41 vs year ago 179 · −22.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 48▲ 4 vs year ago 16 · +25.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 0▲ 29 vs year ago 13 · +223.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $159.81/cwt on 34 head.
Average price
$159.81
34 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486163.9679617thin
Medium and Large 3408163.006642thin
Medium and Large 2486154.6875115thin
One grade step is worth $9.27/cwt here — about $45 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 sale34 hd
159.81
—
AL average12 barns · 1,080 hd
153.87
+5.94
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—High1,52794.001,4354thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17469.878207thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16562.487282thin

Every lot

50 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 1465177.00/cwt177.00–177.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 2515157.00/cwt157.00–157.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 2555151.99/cwt151.00–153.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1620156.00/cwt156.00–156.009671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335154.00/cwt154.00–154.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361142.51/cwt142.00–144.005144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413155.94/cwt154.00–158.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430142.02/cwt140.00–144.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435137.00/cwt137.00–137.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465138.00/cwt135.00–142.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520134.73/cwt132.00–137.007014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565135.68/cwt134.00–138.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573126.00/cwt125.00–127.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615127.00/cwt127.00–127.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1250208.00/cwt208.00–208.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2258189.01/cwt188.00–190.004882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323191.12/cwt188.00–194.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360176.03/cwt174.00–178.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363186.00/cwt186.00–186.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385168.00/cwt168.00–168.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413176.45/cwt175.00–178.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430158.00/cwt158.00–158.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433162.57/cwt160.00–165.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475163.52/cwt162.00–165.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480155.05/cwt152.00–158.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515147.43/cwt144.00–151.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523156.10/cwt152.00–160.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560151.96/cwt148.00–156.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668131.47/cwt130.00–133.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668126.00/cwt125.00–127.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745118.00/cwt118.00–118.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750121.00/cwt121.00–121.009081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23388.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0852
Bulls——1,71598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6811
Bulls——1,925102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,9641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12863.04/cwt62.00–64.007112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16562.48/cwt60.00–65.007282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17377.00/cwt77.00–77.009032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20569.66/cwt69.00–70.008393
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,366.00/cwt1,360.00–1,370.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,094.00/cwt1,040.00–1,160.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,026.67/cwt970.00–1,060.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,000.00/cwt970.00–1,030.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—820.00/cwt820.00–820.00—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.