Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-03-28

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 28
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▲ 193 vs last sale 131▲ 141 vs year ago 183 · +77.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 44▲ 9 vs year ago 18 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 27▼ 8 vs year ago 14 · −57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.53/cwt on 54 head.
Average price
$147.53
54 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$5.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.24
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521148.8977624
Medium and Large 2463147.9768521
Medium and Large 3456142.906519thin
One grade step is worth $5.99/cwt here — about $125 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 sale54 hd
147.53
—
AL average14 barns · 1,208 hd
145.29
+2.24
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—Average1,682109.671,8443thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50586.001,2941thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13182.1993012
CowsLean 85-90%Average93067.146243thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1415193.00/cwt193.00–193.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1513171.02/cwt170.00–172.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 2526165.68/cwt164.00–166.008716
Steers—Medium and Large 2580157.53/cwt156.00–159.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 1585167.00/cwt166.00–168.009772
Steers—Medium and Large 2620156.00/cwt156.00–156.009671
Steers—Medium and Large 2690147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379159.15/cwt157.00–162.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418153.70/cwt151.00–156.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420146.78/cwt145.00–148.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430159.95/cwt158.00–164.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477155.59/cwt150.00–159.0074213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478140.99/cwt140.00–142.006744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479146.72/cwt144.00–149.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529137.73/cwt137.00–139.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530144.00/cwt144.00–144.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573141.42/cwt139.00–144.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575134.00/cwt132.00–136.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610137.02/cwt136.00–138.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635127.00/cwt127.00–127.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675124.99/cwt124.00–126.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313198.36/cwt195.00–202.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368178.97/cwt178.00–180.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424172.56/cwt170.00–176.007327
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445166.00/cwt166.00–166.007391
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475156.00/cwt156.00–156.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483161.95/cwt160.00–164.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505154.69/cwt150.00–157.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525164.61/cwt162.00–167.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533147.00/cwt146.00–148.007842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553157.35/cwt156.00–160.008703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575143.37/cwt140.00–144.0082413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625144.49/cwt143.00–149.009034
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,7172
Bulls——1,835115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,1101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93067.14/cwt66.00–69.006243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01375.05/cwt73.00–77.007604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18687.53/cwt86.00–88.001,0384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19584.00/cwt83.00–85.001,0044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1—1,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—970.00/cwt970.00–970.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.00/cwt870.00–870.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—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.