Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-01-16

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 16
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
724 head
▲ 470 vs last sale 254▲ 328 vs year ago 396 · +82.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 63▲ 36 vs year ago 26 · +138.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 86▲ 0 vs year ago 59 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.38/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$143.38
69 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$811
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.14
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536156.0083628
Medium and Large 2581138.4880427
Medium and Large 3595127.5875914thin
One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $77 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 sale69 hd
143.38
—
AL average16 barns · 2,485 hd
156.52
−13.14
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—Low1,54092.311,4224thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52277.161,1745thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14475.1886021
CowsLean 85-90%Low90459.115348thin

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)—$81012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$77818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0384thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$64413

Every lot

46 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305202.00/cwt202.00–202.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 3430172.00/cwt172.00–172.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1455182.00/cwt182.00–182.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 2495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1533175.64/cwt175.00–177.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 2540174.00/cwt174.00–174.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1555175.00/cwt175.00–175.009711
Steers—Medium and Large 1615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 1740147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0884
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485162.34/cwt159.00–164.007879
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511157.19/cwt156.00–160.0080310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527136.02/cwt133.00–139.007176
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534143.82/cwt140.00–145.007686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575134.91/cwt133.00–142.007769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584152.00/cwt152.00–152.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620133.14/cwt130.00–135.008256
Heifers—Medium and Large 3629121.24/cwt121.00–122.007634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678141.00/cwt141.00–141.009563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685133.00/cwt133.00–133.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685121.03/cwt116.00–125.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009002
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475175.00/cwt175.00–175.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3683118.53/cwt116.00–121.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690128.00/cwt128.00–128.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710124.00/cwt123.00–126.008805
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39088.75/cwt88.00–90.001,2343
Bulls——1,990103.00/cwt103.00–103.002,0501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89954.70/cwt53.00–56.004924
Cows—Lean 85-90%90963.51/cwt61.00–66.005774
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10971.98/cwt70.00–74.0079810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15676.78/cwt75.00–81.008889
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27084.03/cwt83.00–85.001,0672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38568.00/cwt68.00–68.009421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63373.89/cwt73.00–75.001,2072
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,037.50/head925.00–1,150.001,0384
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—968.75/head875.00–1,075.009694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—881.25/head850.00–900.008818
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—731.25/head700.00–775.007318
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—695.00/head675.00–725.0069510
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—644.23/head600.00–700.0064413

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.