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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, May 16

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

241 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 224▲ 241 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 55▲ 16 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 4.00 to 5.00 higher, market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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 $136.16/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$136.16

34 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$3.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	136.76	654	27
Medium and Large 3	435	136.05	592	2thin
Medium and Large 1	603	132.99	802	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.77/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale34 hd

136.16

—

AL average15 barns · 1,490 hd

139.44

−3.27

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	1,445	96.04	1,388	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	80.64	1,051	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	78.00	1,131	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	68.76	753	3thin

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	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,053	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,098	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	141.76/cwt	140.00–144.00	600	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	136.05/cwt	134.00–138.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	136.35/cwt	134.00–139.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	735	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	819	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	122.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	183.09/cwt	180.00–186.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	631	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	175.97/cwt	174.00–178.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	146.83/cwt	144.00–151.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	140.68/cwt	138.00–142.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	133.24/cwt	131.00–134.00	823	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	850	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	658	134.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	886	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	900	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	96.04/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,388	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	68.76/cwt	66.00–70.00	753	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	79.50/cwt	79.00–80.00	960	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	85.09/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,147	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,405	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,131	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 241Last week 224Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	194.00	194.00
1	—	410	168.00	168.00
1	—	525	147.00	147.00
2	—	700	127.00–130.00	128.50
3	—	622	136.00–138.00	136.67
3	—	658	132.00–137.00	134.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	131.00–134.00	133.24
5	—	470	144.00–151.00	146.83
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	320	180.00–186.00	183.09
2	—	370	174.00–178.00	175.97
3	—	422	160.00–164.00	162.02
3	—	520	138.00–142.00	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	172.00	172.00
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	128.00–130.00	128.97
3	—	520	130.00–132.00	131.33
5	—	423	140.00–144.00	141.76
5	—	638	121.00–126.00	122.01
5	—	473	134.00–139.00	136.35
6	—	369	146.00–150.00	148.00
1	—	330	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	135.00–136.00	135.49
2	—	618	132.00–133.00	132.49
1	—	665	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	134.00–138.00	136.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	684	154.00	154.00
7	—	768	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	94.00–99.00	96.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	79.00–80.00	79.50
2	—	1,348	84.00–86.00	85.09
1	—	1,405	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	66.00–70.00	68.76

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.