Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-01-30

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 30
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 326▼ 181 vs year ago 420 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 25▼ 16 vs year ago 48 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 15▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $157.30/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$157.30
74 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.50
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463162.2575126
Medium and Large 2474155.6873829
Medium and Large 3419153.0064219thin
One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $110 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 sale74 hd
157.30
—
AL average16 barns · 1,312 hd
157.80
−0.50
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—High1,593100.651,6043thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44379.931,1532thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13776.2486710
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03559.496158thin

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)—$98221
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7789
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,20714
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$6444thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1340222.00/cwt222.00–222.007551
Steers—Medium and Large 2345192.00/cwt192.00–192.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1355218.00/cwt218.00–218.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1422199.19/cwt194.00–202.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 3425182.00/cwt182.00–182.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 2430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008172
Steers—Medium and Large 1490192.00/cwt192.00–192.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 3490178.00/cwt178.00–178.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 3520166.00/cwt166.00–166.008632
Steers—Medium and Large 1525188.00/cwt188.00–188.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 2565163.00/cwt163.00–163.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 3580151.54/cwt149.00–154.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 1593169.51/cwt168.00–171.001,0052
Steers—Medium and Large 3605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1730149.49/cwt149.00–150.001,0912
Steers—Medium and Large 2755144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270168.00/cwt168.00–168.004541
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319166.82/cwt166.00–168.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335171.37/cwt170.00–172.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342181.39/cwt176.00–184.006203
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379174.33/cwt172.00–180.006615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385168.43/cwt166.00–170.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423173.03/cwt170.00–178.007324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433167.26/cwt165.00–169.007247
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440157.00/cwt157.00–157.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476161.98/cwt161.00–165.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484158.02/cwt152.00–160.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488146.49/cwt145.00–148.007152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528151.91/cwt150.00–156.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528133.99/cwt132.00–136.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530141.94/cwt139.00–145.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567140.99/cwt140.00–142.007993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578134.31/cwt133.00–135.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623136.98/cwt136.00–138.008532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628131.00/cwt130.00–132.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655122.00/cwt122.00–122.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745123.00/cwt123.00–123.009161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220218.00/cwt218.00–218.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220206.00/cwt206.00–206.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285216.00/cwt216.00–216.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327217.39/cwt212.00–220.007113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345192.00/cwt192.00–192.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373213.23/cwt208.00–218.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380177.00/cwt174.00–180.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405201.00/cwt196.00–206.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417178.00/cwt178.00–178.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431185.57/cwt180.00–188.008004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465193.00/cwt193.00–193.008971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478181.24/cwt179.00–186.008664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523172.90/cwt170.00–176.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525184.54/cwt178.00–188.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560164.00/cwt164.00–164.009184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590141.00/cwt141.00–141.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615139.00/cwt139.00–139.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620144.00/cwt144.00–144.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678134.49/cwt133.00–136.009122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723132.50/cwt132.00–133.009582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52598.48/cwt98.00–99.001,5022
Bulls——1,730105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,8171
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98861.63/cwt59.00–63.006095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08582.68/cwt82.00–83.008973
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11255.92/cwt53.00–58.006223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11370.08/cwt69.00–71.007803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19376.04/cwt75.00–77.009074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44379.93/cwt78.00–82.001,1532
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—643.75/head575.00–700.006444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,009.21/head950.00–1,050.001,00919
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—845.83/head800.00–950.008466
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—725.00/head700.00–750.007252
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—641.67/head625.00–650.006423
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,207.14/head1,000.00–1,300.001,20714

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.