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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

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

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jul 11Jul 18Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 245▲ 203 vs year ago 295 · +68.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 78▲ 30 vs year ago 46 · +65.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 37▲ 56 vs year ago 22 · +254.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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 $153.31/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$153.31

76 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$6.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.86

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	155.79	778	40
Medium and Large 2	483	150.71	728	32
Medium and Large 3	445	149.25	664	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.54/cwt here — about $114 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 sale76 hd

153.31

—

AL average16 barns · 1,624 hd

147.45

+5.86

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	—	High	1,691	96.03	1,623	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	77.35	1,150	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	75.15	936	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	69.52	770	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$935	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,163	4thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	598	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	173.25/cwt	173.00–174.00	705	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	955	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,056	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	258	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	258	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	161.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	154.63/cwt	152.00–156.00	571	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	652	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	150.39/cwt	148.00–152.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	152.68/cwt	152.00–153.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	142.91/cwt	141.00–146.00	682	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	136.42/cwt	134.00–138.00	715	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	130.78/cwt	125.00–138.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	137.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	200	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	388	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	255	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	313	171.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	538	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	164.98/cwt	162.00–168.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	177.27/cwt	172.00–182.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	171.48/cwt	167.00–174.00	720	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	161.17/cwt	158.00–164.00	691	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	456	164.37/cwt	162.00–166.00	750	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	491	154.40/cwt	152.00–156.00	758	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	151.36/cwt	150.00–152.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	142.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	756	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	139.57/cwt	139.00–141.00	800	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	133.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	770	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	132.33/cwt	131.00–133.00	805	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	708	116.99/cwt	115.00–119.00	828	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	717	126.07/cwt	120.00–129.00	904	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	101.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,696	4
Bulls	—	—	1,711	90.53/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,549	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	69.52/cwt	69.00–70.00	770	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	74.81/cwt	72.00–78.00	922	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	79.35/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,018	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	980	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	74.92/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,090	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,243	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	935.00/head	930.00–940.00	935	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,350	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,162.50/head	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,163	4

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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 245Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 78Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 37Year ago 22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	69.00–70.00	69.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	81.00	81.00
3	—	1,455	73.00–76.00	74.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,283	79.00–80.00	79.35
22	—	1,233	72.00–78.00	74.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,670	100.00–105.00	101.53
4	—	1,711	90.00–91.00	90.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	930.00–940.00	935.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,162.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	140.00–146.00	142.40
5	—	491	152.00–156.00	154.40
4	—	363	162.00–168.00	164.98
3	—	575	130.00–136.00	133.97
2	—	313	170.00–174.00	171.92
2	—	630	127.00	127.00
7	—	429	158.00–164.00	161.17
2	—	708	115.00–119.00	116.99
1	—	200	194.00	194.00
1	—	670	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	139.00–141.00	139.57
13	—	456	162.00–166.00	164.37
1	—	255	194.00	194.00
1	—	320	182.00	182.00
3	—	608	131.00–133.00	132.33
3	—	717	120.00–129.00	126.07
6	—	420	167.00–174.00	171.48
3	—	520	150.00–152.00	151.36
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
2	—	375	172.00–182.00	177.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
1	—	355	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
2	—	613	123.00–125.00	123.98
8	—	477	141.00–146.00	142.91
3	—	308	160.00–165.00	161.76
6	—	424	148.00–152.00	150.39
7	—	524	134.00–138.00	136.42
2	—	258	168.00	168.00
4	—	568	125.00–138.00	130.78
8	—	369	152.00–156.00	154.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	146.00	146.00
3	—	382	143.00	143.00
4	—	531	129.00	129.00
2	—	338	154.00–156.00	155.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	135.00–138.00	137.05
5	—	414	155.00–160.00	157.39
2	—	258	170.00–172.00	171.01
2	—	513	142.00–144.00	142.98
3	—	468	152.00–153.00	152.68
2	—	310	168.00–170.00	168.98
2	—	360	159.00–160.00	159.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
5	—	313	191.00	191.00
1	—	360	188.00	188.00
4	—	407	173.00–174.00	173.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	654	146.00	146.00
1	—	570	158.00	158.00
7	—	771	137.00	137.00

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.