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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 14

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

655 head

▲ 353 vs last sale 302▲ 141 vs year ago 514 · +27.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 43▲ 48 vs year ago 49 · +98.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 39▼ 3 vs year ago 63 · −4.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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 $140.10/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$140.10

63 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$20.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.57

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	145.34	746	44
Medium and Large 2	562	130.43	733	11thin
Medium and Large 3	527	124.62	656	8thin

One grade step is worth $20.72/cwt here — about $90 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 sale63 hd

140.10

—

AL average12 barns · 1,454 hd

141.67

−1.57

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	1,686	89.58	1,510	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	67.60	994	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	65.47	737	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	53.24	534	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)	—	$933	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$928	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$808	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,103	18
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$550	4thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	178.33/cwt	175.00–183.00	847	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	157.44/cwt	156.00–158.00	883	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	152.47/cwt	147.00–158.00	927	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	142.52/cwt	141.00–144.00	902	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	790	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	980	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,216	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	144.44/cwt	141.00–148.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	153.33/cwt	153.00–154.00	675	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	151.33/cwt	150.00–152.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	126.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	775	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	781	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	132.71/cwt	131.00–133.00	817	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	112.99/cwt	112.00–114.00	830	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	411	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	624	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	703	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	128.40/cwt	128.00–129.00	734	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	126.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	817	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	788	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.00	948	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	788	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	906	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,493	85.04/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,270	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	92.98/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,702	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	549	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	48.06/cwt	45.00–50.00	471	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	553	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	66.10/cwt	64.00–69.00	719	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	61.26/cwt	59.00–63.00	680	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	71.68/cwt	70.00–75.00	882	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	68.62/cwt	67.00–72.00	957	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	64.31/cwt	62.00–66.00	976	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,272	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010.00/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,010	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927.78/head	850.00–1,050.00	928	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	808.00/head	750.00–874.00	808	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102.78/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,103	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550.00/head	500.00–600.00	550	4

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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 302Year ago 514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 43Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 39Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	126.00–130.00	126.99
2	—	405	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	119.00–124.00	121.48
2	—	735	112.00–114.00	112.99
2	—	538	132.00–136.00	133.99
4	—	428	141.00–148.00	144.44
1	—	685	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	150.00–152.00	151.33
19	—	538	144.00	144.00
7	—	616	131.00–133.00	132.71
3	—	325	160.00	160.00
2	—	395	158.00	158.00
6	—	440	153.00–154.00	153.33
4	—	558	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	117.00	117.00
8	—	383	162.00–164.00	162.99
5	—	572	128.00–129.00	128.40
2	—	788	114.00–116.00	115.00
2	—	545	134.00	134.00
2	—	445	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	126.00	126.00
2	—	475	151.00	151.00
3	—	788	119.00–122.00	120.32
3	—	643	125.00–131.00	126.99
2	—	745	121.00	121.00
2	—	510	142.00	142.00
2	—	395	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
2	—	260	158.00	158.00
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	124.00	124.00
3	—	465	162.00	162.00
4	—	633	141.00–144.00	142.52
1	—	435	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	135.00	135.00
2	—	655	126.00	126.00
2	—	405	164.00	164.00
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
2	—	455	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	182.00	182.00
1	—	655	148.00	148.00
5	—	535	165.00	165.00
10	—	608	147.00–158.00	152.47
4	—	875	139.00	139.00
7	—	475	175.00–183.00	178.33
7	—	561	156.00–158.00	157.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,395	67.00–72.00	68.62
5	—	1,517	62.00–66.00	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,087	64.00–69.00	66.10
16	—	1,110	59.00–63.00	61.26
9	—	1,231	70.00–75.00	71.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	53.00–54.00	53.50
3	—	980	45.00–50.00	48.06
2	—	915	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	84.00–86.00	85.04
4	—	1,830	92.00–94.00	92.98

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00

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)	5	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	927.78

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)	3	—	—	750.00–874.00	808.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00

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	18	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,102.78

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	4	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00

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.