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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 3

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

494 head

▲ 162 vs last sale 332▲ 322 vs year ago 172 · +187.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 22▲ 58 vs year ago 34 · +170.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 17▲ 12 vs year ago 25 · +48.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 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 $123.96/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$123.96

71 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$1.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.09

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	125.00	806	1thin
Medium and Large 2	505	124.93	631	33
Medium and Large 3	471	123.07	579	37

One grade step is worth $1.93/cwt here — about $227 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 sale71 hd

123.96

—

AL average15 barns · 1,739 hd

140.04

−16.09

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	—	Low	1,802	98.82	1,780	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	70.00	1,054	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	68.48	790	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	50.90	483	13

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$944	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$758	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$775	3thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	161.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	681	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	677	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	492	145.75/cwt	145.00–150.00	717	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	753	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	534	139.15/cwt	138.00–140.00	743	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	853	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	134.81/cwt	133.00–136.00	462	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	132.25/cwt	130.00–135.00	491	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	123.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	124.36/cwt	123.00–127.00	583	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	122.85/cwt	120.00–125.00	641	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	116.67/cwt	116.00–118.00	615	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	115.01/cwt	114.00–116.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	122.77/cwt	122.00–124.00	705	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	623	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	116.75/cwt	116.00–117.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	657	108.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	714	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	372	143.87/cwt	140.00–148.00	535	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	517	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	667	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	718	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	586	124.26/cwt	122.00–125.00	728	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	131.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	777	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	628	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	789	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	127.76/cwt	123.00–133.00	804	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	665	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	808	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	129.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	880	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	718	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	836	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,396	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	101.23/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,984	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	48.72/cwt	47.00–50.00	439	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	53.45/cwt	51.00–56.00	538	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	66.85/cwt	64.00–69.00	766	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	71.90/cwt	70.00–75.00	842	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,505	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,054	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944.44/head	850.00–1,100.00	944	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	825.00/head	775.00–850.00	825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	758.33/head	700.00–800.00	758	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775.00/head	750.00–800.00	775	3

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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 332Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 22Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 17Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	512	147.00	147.00
1	—	645	136.00	136.00
14	—	492	145.00–150.00	145.75
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
8	—	422	160.00–164.00	161.27
1	—	680	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	138.00–141.00	139.50
14	—	565	150.00–152.00	151.01
1	—	655	136.00	136.00
1	—	525	153.00	153.00
1	—	455	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
7	—	534	138.00–140.00	139.15
4	—	373	158.00–159.00	158.48
3	—	470	142.00–145.00	143.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	122.00–125.00	124.26
3	—	628	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	665	121.00–122.00	121.49
2	—	718	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	475	135.00–137.00	136.03
3	—	517	127.00–130.00	128.99
6	—	372	140.00–148.00	143.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
7	—	629	123.00–133.00	127.76
2	—	680	127.00–132.00	129.48
6	—	528	134.00–138.00	136.01
3	—	590	130.00–134.00	131.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	122.00–124.00	122.77
4	—	628	116.00–117.00	116.75
8	—	469	123.00–127.00	124.36
8	—	522	120.00–125.00	122.85
8	—	420	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	111.00–113.00	111.98
5	—	343	133.00–136.00	134.81
3	—	527	116.00–118.00	116.67
3	—	657	108.00–110.00	108.67
8	—	490	122.00	122.00
4	—	565	114.00–116.00	115.01
7	—	371	130.00–135.00	132.25
5	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,146	64.00–69.00	66.85
10	—	1,171	70.00–75.00	71.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	901	47.00–50.00	48.72
6	—	1,006	51.00–56.00	53.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,960	99.00–104.00	101.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–850.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	758.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,100.00	944.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00

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.