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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, May 2

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 122 vs last sale 262▼ 88 vs year ago 228 · −38.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 54▲ 11 vs year ago 36 · +30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 73▲ 4 vs year ago 22 · +18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 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 $148.77/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$148.77

26 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$132

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

$13.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	463	152.50	705	2thin
Medium and Large 2	497	151.49	753	18thin
Medium and Large 1	601	139.36	837	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.15/cwt here — about −$132 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 sale26 hd

148.77

—

AL average15 barns · 1,061 hd

148.89

−0.12

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	—	Average	1,643	99.00	1,627	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	76.29	1,114	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	74.69	884	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	62.77	640	5thin

Every lot

35 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 2	385	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	144.70/cwt	143.00–147.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	138.58/cwt	136.00–141.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	134.95/cwt	133.00–138.00	698	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	789	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	130.97/cwt	128.00–134.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	802	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	171.51/cwt	171.00–172.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	161.95/cwt	160.00–164.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	154.97/cwt	153.00–157.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	145.33/cwt	142.00–149.00	767	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	135.71/cwt	134.00–138.00	841	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	867	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,643	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,627	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	62.77/cwt	61.00–65.00	640	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	70.19/cwt	68.00–72.00	767	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	76.00/cwt	73.00–78.00	850	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	73.44/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,071	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,201	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,603	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,314	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Mon May 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 262Year ago 228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 54Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 73Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
3	—	620	134.00–138.00	135.71
1	—	525	151.00	151.00
1	—	565	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	153.00–157.00	154.97
1	—	235	200.00	200.00
2	—	583	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	415	160.00–164.00	161.95
2	—	680	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	375	171.00–172.00	171.51
6	—	528	142.00–149.00	145.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	157.00	157.00
1	—	485	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	128.00–134.00	130.97
3	—	517	133.00–138.00	134.95
4	—	431	143.00–147.00	144.70
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	480	136.00–141.00	138.58
1	—	385	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	149.00–150.00	149.49
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
2	—	610	130.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	550	141.00	141.00
1	—	655	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	73.00–78.00	76.00
2	—	1,603	82.00	82.00
5	—	1,093	68.00–72.00	70.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	72.00–75.00	73.44
1	—	1,465	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,020	61.00–65.00	62.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	99.00	99.00

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.