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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 244▼ 92 vs year ago 249 · −36.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 13▼ 10 vs year ago 44 · −22.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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 $157.72/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$157.72

31 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$13.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	166.53	798	11thin
Medium and Large 2	511	152.88	781	20

One grade step is worth $13.65/cwt here — about $17 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 sale31 hd

157.72

—

AL average14 barns · 1,348 hd

153.92

+3.80

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	1,418	96.70	1,372	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,187	79.15	940	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	78.67	1,087	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	69.38	778	3thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	403	143.52/cwt	141.00–146.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	151.54/cwt	148.00–155.00	621	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	660	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	135.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	690	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	830	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	128.98/cwt	127.00–131.00	784	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	167.42/cwt	164.00–170.00	698	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	156.40/cwt	154.00–161.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	147.35/cwt	146.00–149.00	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	151.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	782	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	822	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	867	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	91.55/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,792	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	69.38/cwt	68.00–70.00	778	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	76.11/cwt	73.00–78.00	871	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	82.69/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,024	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,094	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	76.34/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,079	2

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 Aug 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 244Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 13Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	150.00–154.00	151.34
2	—	558	145.00	145.00
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
1	—	450	164.00	164.00
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
2	—	358	200.00–210.00	204.90
1	—	410	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	164.00–170.00	167.42
1	—	365	188.00	188.00
1	—	330	198.00	198.00
3	—	482	154.00–161.00	156.40
6	—	515	146.00–149.00	147.35
3	—	583	140.00–143.00	140.98
1	—	635	136.00	136.00
2	—	675	128.00–129.00	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	165.00	165.00
2	—	608	127.00–131.00	128.98
2	—	410	148.00–155.00	151.54
4	—	511	132.00–138.00	135.04
2	—	460	142.00–145.00	143.48
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	525	133.00	133.00
2	—	403	141.00–146.00	143.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
2	—	608	135.00–138.00	136.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	161.00	161.00
1	—	510	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	107.00	107.00
2	—	1,290	91.00–92.00	91.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	73.00–78.00	76.11
6	—	1,238	80.00–85.00	82.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,413	75.00–78.00	76.34
2	—	1,350	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	68.00–70.00	69.38

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.