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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 14

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Feb 28Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 120▼ 25 vs year ago 235 · −10.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 5▼ 10 vs year ago 32 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle too few to trend.

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 $135.07/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$135.07

31 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$5.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.79

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	136.60	769	5thin
Medium and Large 2	498	136.45	680	18thin
Medium and Large 3	473	131.00	620	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about $149 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 sale31 hd

135.07

—

AL average14 barns · 1,505 hd

143.86

−8.79

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	76.46	882	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	71.53	683	2thin

Every lot

28 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 · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	134.66/cwt	134.00–135.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	144.41/cwt	141.00–147.00	631	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	137.24/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	134.42/cwt	131.00–137.00	688	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	126.68/cwt	126.00–128.00	668	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	129.69/cwt	127.00–131.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	305	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	355	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	170.98/cwt	170.00–172.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	411	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	670	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	458	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	712	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	159.99/cwt	159.00–161.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	125.54/cwt	123.00–128.00	829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	71.53/cwt	71.00–72.00	683	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	867	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	69.73/cwt	67.00–72.00	753	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	77.84/cwt	76.00–80.00	938	5

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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 120Year ago 235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 5Year ago 32

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle too few to trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	170.00–172.00	170.98
2	—	465	166.00	166.00
2	—	515	159.00–161.00	159.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	123.00–128.00	125.54
4	—	411	160.00–166.00	162.97
1	—	325	181.00	181.00
1	—	355	171.00	171.00
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
2	—	458	155.00–156.00	155.49
2	—	515	153.00–154.00	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	141.00–147.00	144.41
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
4	—	471	135.00–140.00	137.24
5	—	512	131.00–137.00	134.42
3	—	570	127.00–131.00	129.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	134.00–135.00	134.66
3	—	527	126.00–128.00	126.68
2	—	455	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	131.00	131.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
1	—	585	136.00	136.00
1	—	465	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	76.00–80.00	77.84
1	—	1,045	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,080	67.00–72.00	69.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	71.00–72.00	71.53

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.