Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-08-22

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 22
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▲ 182 vs last sale 157▼ 46 vs year ago 385 · −11.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 34▲ 25 vs year ago 46 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 0▼ 10 vs year ago 23 · −43.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 10.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 100.00 cwt, and high dressing bulls sold up to 125.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. 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 $165.50/cwt on 38 head.
Average price
$165.50
38 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.91
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479174.4683514thin
Medium and Large 2476162.2277221
Medium and Large 3505146.677413thin
One grade step is worth $27.79/cwt here — about $94 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 sale38 hd
165.50
—
AL average16 barns · 1,575 hd
159.59
+5.91
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—Average1,792112.382,0145thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35191.301,23332
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44986.021,2464thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03777.007983thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9801thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1455180.00/cwt180.00–180.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 2485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1585172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 2730143.53/cwt142.00–145.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 1760145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375158.00/cwt158.00–158.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410162.00/cwt162.00–162.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420155.00/cwt152.00–158.006514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455155.00/cwt155.00–155.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480147.60/cwt144.00–150.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515133.01/cwt132.00–134.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525140.07/cwt136.00–142.007354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560132.66/cwt130.00–136.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618139.00/cwt138.00–140.008592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683126.49/cwt124.00–129.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338211.07/cwt208.00–214.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377202.69/cwt200.00–208.007643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384188.04/cwt184.00–194.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415166.00/cwt166.00–166.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424174.08/cwt170.00–176.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425184.09/cwt180.00–188.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2454156.26/cwt152.00–158.007094
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523156.00/cwt156.00–156.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530151.55/cwt146.00–154.008034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550151.33/cwt150.00–154.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565145.40/cwt141.00–148.008225
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673139.03/cwt138.00–140.009362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,690118.51/cwt117.00–120.002,0032
Bulls——1,720114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9611
Bulls——1,930105.43/cwt105.00–106.002,0352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03777.00/cwt75.00–81.007983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12981.45/cwt80.00–83.009204
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34688.25/cwt86.00–90.001,18811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40695.60/cwt91.00–98.001,34417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47788.02/cwt87.00–89.001,3003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
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.