Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2022-12-05

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Dec 5
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
433 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 357▼ 37 vs year ago 470 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 76▲ 13 vs year ago 44 · +29.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 167▲ 10 vs year ago 25 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers market lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.65/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$155.65
62 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.77
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469165.5477715thin
Medium and Large 2489155.2575930
Medium and Large 3489147.6472117thin
One grade step is worth $17.90/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 sale62 hd
155.65
—
AL average14 barns · 1,037 hd
151.88
+3.77
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—Average1,72588.901,5343thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23068.1583810
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45560.008731thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93249.5246110

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)—$8503thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6634thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6583thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 2380182.52/cwt180.00–184.006944
Steers—Medium and Large 3380174.00/cwt174.00–174.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 3425160.93/cwt158.00–164.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 2470166.00/cwt166.00–166.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 3485164.00/cwt164.00–164.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1520162.64/cwt160.00–164.008463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325164.00/cwt164.00–164.005333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330156.06/cwt154.00–158.005154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373164.49/cwt163.00–166.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426146.99/cwt144.00–150.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432154.66/cwt154.00–156.006683
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436135.66/cwt132.00–138.005915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468134.01/cwt133.00–136.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474138.77/cwt138.00–141.006584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480152.97/cwt150.00–156.007344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522119.00/cwt118.00–120.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532125.68/cwt125.00–129.006696
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570116.00/cwt116.00–116.006613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583121.00/cwt120.00–122.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633124.66/cwt124.00–125.007893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315175.50/cwt174.00–178.005534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361173.94/cwt170.00–176.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370181.01/cwt180.00–182.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381165.48/cwt164.00–168.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415160.00/cwt160.00–160.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420172.96/cwt170.00–176.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431165.15/cwt162.00–168.007127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477164.77/cwt162.00–168.007868
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481158.49/cwt156.00–160.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510155.98/cwt154.00–158.007952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578140.00/cwt139.00–141.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580132.50/cwt132.00–133.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 3617127.32/cwt126.00–129.007863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635138.00/cwt138.00–138.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680126.52/cwt124.00–129.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718122.46/cwt119.00–126.008792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775114.00/cwt114.00–114.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780117.47/cwt115.00–120.009162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60385.85/cwt85.00–87.001,3762
Bulls——1,97095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89547.59/cwt45.00–49.004265
Cows—Lean 85-90%96951.44/cwt50.00–53.004985
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18064.09/cwt62.00–65.007564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26370.85/cwt70.00–72.008956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45560.00/cwt60.00–60.008731
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—658.33/head575.00–750.006583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/head750.00–900.008503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—662.50/head625.00–700.006634

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.