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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 12

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Aug 29Sep 12Sep 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

251 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 322▼ 78 vs year ago 329 · −23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 42▼ 4 vs year ago 50 · −8.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 13▼ 36 vs year ago 52 · −69.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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 $143.28/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$143.28

94 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$13.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	151.27	749	28
Medium and Large 2	490	141.79	694	35
Medium and Large 3	485	137.75	668	31

One grade step is worth $13.51/cwt here — about $81 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 sale94 hd

143.28

—

AL average16 barns · 2,238 hd

151.53

−8.25

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	1,584	121.04	1,917	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,091	85.40	932	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	81.07	1,204	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	62.04	582	4thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$955	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$750	2thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	186.95/cwt	186.00–188.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	152.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	183.51/cwt	183.00–184.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	164.63/cwt	162.00–170.00	843	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	154.28/cwt	151.00–156.00	824	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	152.51/cwt	149.00–156.00	874	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,105	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	322	155.35/cwt	154.00–156.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	162.72/cwt	160.00–164.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	169.25/cwt	166.00–176.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	155.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	161.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	144.88/cwt	142.00–148.00	551	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	151.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	646	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	140.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	142.79/cwt	140.00–146.00	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	483	137.38/cwt	135.00–139.00	664	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	143.84/cwt	141.00–148.00	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	135.13/cwt	131.00–140.00	713	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	131.18/cwt	123.00–136.00	746	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	142.38/cwt	139.00–147.00	830	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	609	127.50/cwt	126.00–130.00	776	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	143.33/cwt	143.00–144.00	914	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	905	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	186.98/cwt	186.00–188.00	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	653	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	175.03/cwt	174.00–176.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	164.27/cwt	164.00–165.00	764	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	152.86/cwt	151.00–154.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	149.34/cwt	147.00–154.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	564	145.41/cwt	140.00–149.00	820	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	141.51/cwt	139.00–144.00	882	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	133.80/cwt	131.00–135.00	834	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	860	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	135.01/cwt	133.00–136.00	921	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	124.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,964	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	491	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	64.72/cwt	63.00–67.00	613	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	87.25/cwt	84.00–89.00	927	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	78.18/cwt	76.00–81.00	850	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	94.88/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,113	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	83.61/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,242	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,129	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955.00/head	850.00–1,025.00	955	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 322Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 42Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 52

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	139.00–147.00	142.38
7	—	380	160.00–164.00	161.99
4	—	345	166.00–176.00	169.25
5	—	526	141.00–148.00	143.84
3	—	638	143.00–144.00	143.33
1	—	405	158.00	158.00
2	—	688	130.00–133.00	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
6	—	609	126.00–130.00	127.50
6	—	443	140.00–143.00	140.99
1	—	740	118.00	118.00
3	—	322	154.00–156.00	155.35
10	—	483	135.00–139.00	137.38
4	—	380	142.00–148.00	144.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	131.00–140.00	135.13
2	—	635	134.00	134.00
2	—	425	150.00–154.00	151.93
9	—	474	140.00–146.00	142.79
8	—	569	123.00–136.00	131.18
4	—	376	150.00–158.00	155.57
3	—	333	160.00–164.00	162.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	186.00–188.00	186.95
4	—	573	149.00–156.00	152.51
4	—	534	151.00–156.00	154.28
1	—	470	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	150.00–155.00	152.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	183.00–184.00	183.51
3	—	512	162.00–170.00	164.63
2	—	695	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	202.00	202.00
2	—	590	152.00	152.00
1	—	355	184.00	184.00
1	—	320	192.00	192.00
1	—	725	139.00	139.00
1	—	505	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	186.00–188.00	186.98
7	—	564	140.00–149.00	145.41
4	—	623	139.00–144.00	141.51
5	—	522	147.00–154.00	149.34
3	—	682	133.00–136.00	135.01
2	—	375	174.00–176.00	175.03
4	—	465	164.00–165.00	164.27
2	—	730	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	151.00–154.00	152.86
2	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
10	—	525	140.00–145.00	141.71
5	—	623	131.00–135.00	133.80
2	—	680	125.00–128.00	126.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	82.00–85.00	83.61
1	—	1,485	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,063	84.00–89.00	87.25
3	—	1,173	93.00–96.00	94.88
6	—	1,087	76.00–81.00	78.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	54.00	54.00
3	—	947	63.00–67.00	64.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	122.00–127.00	124.72
1	—	1,785	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	955.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00

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)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

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	2	—	—	750.00	750.00

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	2	—	—	950.00	950.00

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.