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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 14

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 107 vs last sale 138▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 20▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 42▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $170.84/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$170.84

53 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	176.29	815	15thin
Medium and Large 2	423	172.36	728	30
Medium and Large 3	493	154.88	764	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $51 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

170.84

—

AL average13 barns · 966 hd

163.49

+7.35

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	1,764	103.38	1,824	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	76.33	1,117	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	71.56	861	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	64.08	674	3thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	996	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	154.54/cwt	153.00–156.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	406	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	146.38/cwt	145.00–148.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	503	141.67/cwt	140.00–143.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	136.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	712	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	138.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	769	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	230	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	483	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	186.27/cwt	180.00–190.00	587	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	179.57/cwt	177.00–182.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	412	171.02/cwt	168.00–174.00	705	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	180.35/cwt	177.00–182.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	172.65/cwt	170.00–176.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	166.48/cwt	160.00–174.00	801	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	156.69/cwt	154.00–162.00	802	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	150.00/cwt	146.00–152.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	161.39/cwt	156.00–164.00	920	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	588	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	888	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,426	2
Bulls	—	—	1,789	109.25/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,954	4
Bulls	—	—	1,855	102.71/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,905	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	64.08/cwt	63.00–65.00	674	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	67.39/cwt	67.00–68.00	786	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	71.30/cwt	69.00–74.00	851	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	75.51/cwt	75.00–76.00	952	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	940	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	77.77/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,180	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	—	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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 138Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	202.00	202.00
1	—	230	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	146.00	146.00
6	—	412	168.00–174.00	171.02
4	—	481	160.00–174.00	166.48
2	—	365	177.00–182.00	179.57
6	—	315	180.00–190.00	186.27
6	—	512	154.00–162.00	156.69
2	—	588	150.00–152.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	210.00	210.00
3	—	462	170.00–176.00	172.65
3	—	413	177.00–182.00	180.35
1	—	320	197.00	197.00
6	—	570	156.00–164.00	161.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	164.00	164.00
3	—	520	146.00–152.00	150.00
2	—	495	154.00	154.00
1	—	335	177.00	177.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	146.00	146.00
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
4	—	555	135.00–140.00	138.48
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
3	—	503	140.00–143.00	141.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
4	—	459	140.00–143.00	141.53
3	—	523	133.00–140.00	136.06
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
5	—	422	145.00–148.00	146.38
2	—	365	153.00–156.00	154.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
5	—	406	140.00–142.00	140.79
2	—	460	134.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	395	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	570	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	197.00	197.00
1	—	600	166.00	166.00
1	—	300	202.00	202.00
1	—	460	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,517	75.00–80.00	77.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	67.00–68.00	67.39
4	—	1,261	75.00–76.00	75.51
13	—	1,194	69.00–74.00	71.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	63.00–65.00	64.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	108.00–110.00	109.25
4	—	1,855	100.00–105.00	102.71
2	—	1,533	93.00	93.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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.