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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Apr 4Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 310▼ 342 vs year ago 476 · −71.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 41▼ 7 vs year ago 45 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 26▼ 25 vs year ago 45 · −55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter bulls sold steady and slaughter cows sold 3.00 - 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 - 5.00 lower and feeder heifers sold 3.00 - 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly 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 $159.31/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$159.31

28 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$12.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.78

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	167.28	765	10thin
Medium and Large 2	455	154.88	705	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.41/cwt here — about $60 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 sale28 hd

159.31

—

AL average14 barns · 829 hd

150.52

+8.78

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	1,583	92.20	1,460	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	81.67	1,225	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	80.93	919	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	56.26	532	9thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	148.50/cwt	144.00–150.00	780	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	144.11/cwt	142.00–146.00	458	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	139.93/cwt	138.00–142.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	606	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	431	135.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	582	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	709	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	255	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	454	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	644	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	169.18/cwt	166.00–172.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	175.61/cwt	173.00–178.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	156.02/cwt	155.00–158.00	660	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	149.52/cwt	148.00–152.00	707	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	157.00/cwt	156.00–159.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	92.20/cwt	92.00–92.50	1,460	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	841	53.14/cwt	50.00–55.50	447	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	60.16/cwt	58.00–62.00	647	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	78.60/cwt	75.00–80.00	869	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,125	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	855	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	85.60/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,025	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,426	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/cwt	680.00–870.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	630.00/cwt	610.00–650.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558.00/cwt	510.00–700.00	—	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 Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 310Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 26Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	167.00	167.00
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
2	—	350	184.00	184.00
3	—	417	173.00–178.00	175.61
3	—	505	156.00–159.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	148.00–152.00	149.52
2	—	508	140.00–148.00	143.94
1	—	255	178.00	178.00
2	—	640	140.00	140.00
3	—	423	155.00–158.00	156.02
4	—	384	166.00–172.00	169.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	142.00–146.00	144.11
2	—	378	138.00–142.00	139.93
5	—	431	134.00–137.00	135.01
1	—	495	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	141.00	141.00
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	415	145.00–147.00	146.00
3	—	613	115.00–117.00	115.68
1	—	505	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	179.00	179.00
4	—	525	144.00–150.00	148.50
1	—	370	173.00	173.00

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,058.75

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	—	—	680.00–870.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	760.00	760.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	680.00	680.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–650.00	630.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	510.00–700.00	558.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	92.00–92.50	92.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,105	75.00–80.00	78.60
3	—	1,198	84.00–88.00	85.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	84.00–85.00	84.50
1	—	1,125	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	841	50.00–55.50	53.14
4	—	1,076	58.00–62.00	60.16

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.