Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-04-04

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 4
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 324▲ 75 vs year ago 235 · +31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 21 · +95.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 6▲ 26 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 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.87/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$155.87
42 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$92
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492162.7480112thin
Medium and Large 2501153.4376927
Medium and Large 3472150.337093thin
One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $92 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
155.87
—
AL average14 barns · 900 hd
156.15
−0.28
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—High1,666108.921,8155thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17886.571,02012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37878.971,0885thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,23070.008611thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 2680149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1780140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338161.51/cwt161.00–162.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370151.00/cwt151.00–151.005591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1403155.50/cwt155.00–156.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426146.61/cwt145.00–149.006255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462152.65/cwt152.00–154.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468144.02/cwt140.00–146.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517136.64/cwt133.00–140.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523147.70/cwt143.00–152.007723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561130.73/cwt128.00–135.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617124.33/cwt124.00–125.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680121.00/cwt121.00–121.008231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220194.00/cwt194.00–194.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318182.05/cwt180.00–184.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365173.00/cwt173.00–173.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422177.03/cwt174.00–179.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425161.00/cwt161.00–161.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430169.26/cwt167.00–172.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467167.60/cwt165.00–170.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472156.66/cwt154.00–160.007396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522159.68/cwt158.00–162.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525148.94/cwt145.00–152.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557146.66/cwt146.00–148.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573139.45/cwt137.00–142.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603135.50/cwt135.00–136.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665126.52/cwt125.00–128.008412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730123.49/cwt122.00–125.009012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,547106.10/cwt105.00–108.001,6413
Bulls——1,845113.16/cwt112.00–114.002,0882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17580.00/cwt80.00–80.009402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17885.11/cwt83.00–88.001,0035
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18090.65/cwt90.00–92.001,0705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23070.00/cwt70.00–70.008611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37878.97/cwt76.00–81.001,0885
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—970.00/cwt970.00–970.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—916.67/cwt900.00–930.00—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.