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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 21

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 245▲ 46 vs year ago 214 · +21.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 52▼ 2 vs year ago 30 · −6.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 14▼ 42 vs year ago 78 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

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 $142.45/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$142.45

42 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$157

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$9.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	428	146.04	625	20
Medium and Large 3	387	143.88	557	8thin
Medium and Large 1	572	136.51	781	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.53/cwt here — about −$157 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 sale42 hd

142.45

—

AL average15 barns · 1,753 hd

148.31

−5.86

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	1,785	105.22	1,878	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	72.00	1,082	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,028	70.20	722	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	64.98	691	2thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	548	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	921	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	979	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	161.89/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,022	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	285	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	467	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	288	167.38/cwt	166.00–170.00	482	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	158.00/cwt	156.00–160.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	142.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	459	138.98/cwt	136.00–143.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	152.52/cwt	149.00–156.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	134.68/cwt	134.00–139.00	745	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	128.36/cwt	126.00–133.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	693	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	922	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	191.02/cwt	190.00–192.00	497	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	175.49/cwt	175.00–176.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	166.05/cwt	164.00–168.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	158.52/cwt	158.00–159.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	131.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	821	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,873	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	111.05/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,116	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	985	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	640	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,010	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	758	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	70.27/cwt	67.00–73.00	729	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	64.98/cwt	63.00–67.00	691	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,082	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,100.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996.67/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	3

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 245Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 52Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 14Year ago 78

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
2	—	720	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	260	190.00–192.00	191.02
1	—	385	173.00	173.00
2	—	415	164.00–168.00	166.05
2	—	505	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	620	129.00–135.00	131.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
2	—	405	175.00–176.00	175.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	158.00–159.00	158.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	164.00	164.00
3	—	412	136.00–138.00	137.00
3	—	370	148.00	148.00
1	—	465	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	132.00–134.00	132.99
5	—	288	166.00–170.00	167.38
2	—	350	156.00–160.00	158.00
3	—	433	140.00–146.00	142.64
4	—	459	136.00–143.00	138.98
3	—	578	126.00–133.00	128.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	128.00	128.00
9	—	553	134.00–139.00	134.68
2	—	483	149.00–156.00	152.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
6	—	583	168.00	168.00
9	—	631	161.00–162.00	161.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	548	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50

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)	2	—	—	1,020.00–1,100.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	996.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,905	110.00–112.00	111.05
2	—	1,818	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	63.00–67.00	64.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,038	67.00–73.00	70.27
1	—	1,010	75.00	75.00
1	—	985	65.00	65.00

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.