Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-10-17

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 17
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 300▼ 19 vs year ago 332 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 46▲ 12 vs year ago 53 · +22.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 24▼ 7 vs year ago 31 · −22.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $138.78/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$138.78
65 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$217
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$23.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2443146.7865030
Medium and Large 3476132.1963034
Medium and Large 1705123.008671thin
One grade step is worth $23.78/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale65 hd
138.78
—
AL average15 barns · 1,123 hd
132.75
+6.04
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—Average1,76286.251,5194thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19671.5085516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35865.9489513
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08855.045999thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7814thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7501thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317126.93/cwt124.00–128.004028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380120.46/cwt119.00–122.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423114.60/cwt114.00–115.004855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429118.67/cwt116.00–126.005097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473118.53/cwt116.00–122.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528111.81/cwt110.00–115.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583115.07/cwt112.00–121.006719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678113.24/cwt111.00–114.007684
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2268168.39/cwt164.00–169.004519
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367145.05/cwt140.00–150.0053212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385160.82/cwt158.00–162.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428151.92/cwt150.00–154.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431142.42/cwt138.00–146.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465147.45/cwt145.00–150.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470137.00/cwt135.00–139.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535120.61/cwt120.00–122.006458
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571118.75/cwt116.00–121.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579123.99/cwt123.00–127.007187
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620122.54/cwt121.00–124.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680114.00/cwt114.00–114.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685120.99/cwt120.00–122.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008671
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725106.97/cwt106.00–108.007762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,75383.00/cwt83.00–83.001,4552
Bulls——1,77089.49/cwt89.00–90.001,5842
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08855.04/cwt53.00–56.005999
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18377.11/cwt76.00–79.009124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18972.92/cwt70.00–75.008676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21266.33/cwt64.00–69.008046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33367.70/cwt66.00–71.009029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41361.98/cwt60.00–64.008764
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—962.50/head900.00–1,025.009632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—612.50/head600.00–625.006132
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—600.00/head600.00–600.006002

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.