Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-11-28

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 28
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▼ 298 vs last sale 655▼ 50 vs year ago 407 · −12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 97▲ 44 vs year ago 32 · +137.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 60▲ 167 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle 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 $145.43/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$145.43
42 head · 455 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.27
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456149.0568019thin
Medium and Large 2454142.9565021
Medium and Large 3455137.006232thin
One grade step is worth $12.05/cwt here — about $56 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 sale42 hd
145.43
—
AL average5 barns · 434 hd
143.15
+2.27
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—Average1,69486.331,4629thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18268.1680621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43066.5395211
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09365.267134thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9626
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8352thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0675

Every lot

51 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2460169.00/cwt169.00–169.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 1520173.00/cwt173.00–173.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 2535156.00/cwt156.00–156.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300164.50/cwt164.00–165.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310168.00/cwt168.00–168.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378161.37/cwt160.00–162.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385165.03/cwt164.00–166.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408157.98/cwt156.00–160.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435149.60/cwt148.00–152.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460137.35/cwt133.00–140.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461151.61/cwt146.00–156.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509132.73/cwt131.00–135.006764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520128.69/cwt126.00–130.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570124.01/cwt123.00–125.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355178.00/cwt178.00–178.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365172.00/cwt172.00–172.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418157.32/cwt156.00–158.006583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437164.19/cwt162.00–165.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463165.32/cwt164.00–166.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473156.03/cwt154.00–158.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510153.98/cwt152.00–156.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515148.24/cwt145.00–150.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560153.51/cwt152.00–155.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575142.54/cwt140.00–145.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620135.52/cwt133.00–138.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48083.02/cwt81.00–85.001,2294
Bulls——1,86093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,7301
Bulls——1,86687.97/cwt87.00–89.001,6424
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09365.26/cwt64.00–67.007134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11064.00/cwt64.00–64.007102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13872.94/cwt72.00–74.008302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19668.09/cwt65.00–71.0081417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41568.42/cwt65.00–70.009684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43071.52/cwt71.00–72.001,0232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44363.02/cwt62.00–64.009095
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,067.00/head1,025.00–1,185.001,0675
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,010.00/head960.00–1,060.001,0103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—961.67/head910.00–1,000.009626
Bred Cows—Large 1-2—960.00/head960.00–960.009602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—875.00/head850.00–900.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—840.00/head790.00–890.008402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—835.00/head780.00–890.008352

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.