Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-07-11

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 11
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 249▼ 72 vs year ago 317 · −22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 63▲ 23 vs year ago 55 · +41.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 40▼ 5 vs year ago 42 · −11.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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 $150.15/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$150.15
44 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$758
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.59
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511155.5979417thin
Medium and Large 2505148.4974921
Medium and Large 3489140.516876thin
One grade step is worth $15.08/cwt here — about $107 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 sale44 hd
150.15
—
AL average5 barns · 407 hd
148.56
+1.59
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—High1,740116.302,0243thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25784.321,06025
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40883.581,1773thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02574.967682thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0603thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9801thin

Every lot

48 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2470167.45/cwt166.00–169.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1485177.00/cwt177.00–177.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2540165.00/cwt165.00–165.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1575164.00/cwt164.00–164.009431
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362155.67/cwt155.00–156.005643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408153.53/cwt152.00–155.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422143.50/cwt142.00–144.006066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450134.00/cwt134.00–134.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461147.80/cwt145.00–150.006815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477138.70/cwt135.00–142.006626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518135.00/cwt135.00–135.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525129.23/cwt127.00–131.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560123.51/cwt122.00–125.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2602121.66/cwt120.00–125.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615127.00/cwt127.00–127.007811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320187.03/cwt186.00–188.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355172.00/cwt172.00–172.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413163.49/cwt162.00–165.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420147.00/cwt147.00–147.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426156.23/cwt152.00–158.006665
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470141.04/cwt140.00–142.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471153.57/cwt148.00–156.007234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475160.96/cwt160.00–162.007652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515155.50/cwt154.00–157.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520145.31/cwt143.00–149.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525137.99/cwt135.00–140.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563149.67/cwt148.00–152.008433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578141.00/cwt138.00–145.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603135.50/cwt135.00–136.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610143.67/cwt141.00–146.008763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690124.00/cwt123.00–125.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705124.00/cwt124.00–124.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,738114.45/cwt113.00–116.001,9892
Bulls——1,745120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,0941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02574.96/cwt74.00–76.007682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14278.50/cwt77.00–80.008966
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25684.38/cwt82.00–88.001,06014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28578.37/cwt76.00–81.001,0072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39691.15/cwt89.00–94.001,2725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,5561
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,060.00/head1,020.00–1,140.001,0603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—980.00/head980.00–980.009801

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.