Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-09-26

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 26
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 213▼ 153 vs year ago 485 · −31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 31▼ 34 vs year ago 56 · −60.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 34▼ 52 vs year ago 69 · −75.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.44/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$133.44
77 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$656
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.74
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543139.5675821
Medium and Large 2484136.8266317thin
Medium and Large 3466128.6660039
One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $158 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 sale77 hd
133.44
—
AL average13 barns · 1,625 hd
142.17
−8.74
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—Average1,869109.792,0524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39085.001,1821thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17076.648975thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average90459.585394thin

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)—$1,1216
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0252thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5503thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 3388162.05/cwt159.00–163.006297
Steers—Medium and Large 3420156.00/cwt156.00–156.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 2435165.00/cwt165.00–165.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 3470150.02/cwt149.00–152.007053
Steers—Medium and Large 1505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 3520136.71/cwt134.00–140.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 2525143.00/cwt142.00–144.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 2562140.72/cwt140.00–143.007917
Steers—Medium and Large 3580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 2633135.60/cwt134.00–143.008589
Steers—Medium and Large 3639127.59/cwt124.00–132.0081512
Steers—Medium and Large 2655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 2773125.00/cwt124.00–126.009663
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313138.07/cwt135.00–141.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338145.50/cwt145.00–146.004924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358154.32/cwt153.00–155.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370143.51/cwt143.00–144.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375135.64/cwt134.00–138.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420133.19/cwt131.00–138.005595
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467129.80/cwt128.00–133.0060617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473140.51/cwt139.00–142.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520122.54/cwt120.00–125.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522132.03/cwt129.00–134.006893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530140.81/cwt137.00–145.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560120.50/cwt120.00–121.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583129.63/cwt127.00–133.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584135.82/cwt135.00–141.0079312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627130.31/cwt126.00–133.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675134.00/cwt134.00–134.009051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310164.00/cwt164.00–164.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375161.05/cwt160.00–162.006042
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385154.28/cwt152.00–155.005944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415159.00/cwt159.00–159.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420149.32/cwt148.00–150.006273
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480141.99/cwt140.00–144.006824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521137.76/cwt137.00–140.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3567136.61/cwt136.00–139.007755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613132.00/cwt131.00–133.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615129.00/cwt129.00–129.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3723116.49/cwt114.00–119.008422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,675109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8261
Bulls——1,883115.58/cwt114.00–117.002,1762
Bulls——2,03599.00/cwt99.00–99.002,0151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86258.10/cwt57.00–59.005013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03064.00/cwt64.00–64.006591
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06072.66/cwt72.00–73.007703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33582.60/cwt82.00–83.001,1032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,156.25/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—550.00/head500.00–600.005503

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.