Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-01-23

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 23
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 398 vs last sale 724▲ 97 vs year ago 229 · +42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 62▲ 7 vs year ago 18 · +38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 59▼ 1 vs year ago 16 · −6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $150.62/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$150.62
50 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$700
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.81
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438165.4772511thin
Medium and Large 2482149.3971921
Medium and Large 3461142.9965918thin
One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about $66 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 sale50 hd
150.62
—
AL average13 barns · 1,254 hd
154.43
−3.81
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—Low1,79083.001,4861thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32072.009501thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06271.047547thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10052.965833thin

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)—$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7833thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5503thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335198.00/cwt198.00–198.006632
Steers—Medium and Large 3365178.00/cwt178.00–178.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1420194.00/cwt194.00–194.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 3433175.02/cwt172.00–176.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 2435184.00/cwt184.00–184.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 3455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2475182.00/cwt182.00–182.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 2515168.00/cwt168.00–168.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 1520177.73/cwt173.00–179.0092411
Steers—Medium and Large 3523159.34/cwt158.00–160.008333
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305166.00/cwt166.00–166.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324162.76/cwt159.00–164.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335152.91/cwt150.00–156.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371149.18/cwt148.00–150.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378158.66/cwt158.00–160.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418156.68/cwt154.00–158.006553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435167.00/cwt167.00–167.007266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463166.07/cwt164.00–170.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471142.52/cwt142.00–144.006714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485151.00/cwt151.00–151.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515154.00/cwt154.00–154.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526143.26/cwt142.00–146.007544
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565142.00/cwt142.00–142.008022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570133.02/cwt132.00–134.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645134.00/cwt134.00–134.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680133.00/cwt133.00–133.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325186.00/cwt186.00–186.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325182.00/cwt182.00–182.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3362169.31/cwt168.00–170.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366188.19/cwt186.00–190.006898
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388181.06/cwt178.00–182.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412178.62/cwt176.00–180.007363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430182.99/cwt182.00–184.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481180.49/cwt180.00–182.008684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511168.50/cwt166.00–172.008614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3512146.67/cwt146.00–148.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545154.00/cwt154.00–154.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615155.00/cwt155.00–155.009531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723132.00/cwt130.00–135.009543
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,79083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,4861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04366.91/cwt66.00–68.006984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04575.32/cwt73.00–78.007872
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10052.96/cwt50.00–55.005833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17079.00/cwt79.00–79.009241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32072.00/cwt72.00–72.009501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—550.00/head525.00–575.005503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—725.00/head700.00–750.007252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—675.00/head675.00–675.006751

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.