Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-02-06

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 6
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 239▲ 186 vs year ago 138 · +134.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 32▲ 11 vs year ago 20 · +55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 59▼ 5 vs year ago 42 · −11.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $163.55/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$163.55
64 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.77
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1454176.0579919thin
Medium and Large 2494160.9879529
Medium and Large 3460153.3770616thin
One grade step is worth $22.68/cwt here — about $93 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 sale64 hd
163.55
—
AL average14 barns · 1,240 hd
161.78
+1.77
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—Average1,748103.531,8105thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48586.001,2772thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19283.789999thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90560.035433thin

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)—$1,0253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,04020
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$5833thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321221.53/cwt218.00–226.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 2345209.33/cwt208.00–210.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1375214.57/cwt211.00–222.008053
Steers—Medium and Large 2385203.00/cwt203.00–203.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 3405186.00/cwt186.00–186.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 1464204.33/cwt203.00–206.009487
Steers—Medium and Large 2464184.90/cwt184.00–188.008587
Steers—Medium and Large 3475176.69/cwt174.00–178.008393
Steers—Medium and Large 3525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 2527175.05/cwt170.00–179.009233
Steers—Medium and Large 1541181.28/cwt181.00–182.009817
Steers—Medium and Large 2575164.00/cwt164.00–164.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1595181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0771
Steers—Medium and Large 1625172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 2655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225172.00/cwt172.00–172.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310179.54/cwt177.00–182.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320192.00/cwt192.00–192.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380184.88/cwt182.00–188.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383166.33/cwt166.00–167.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395175.00/cwt173.00–178.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408155.32/cwt154.00–156.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429170.22/cwt169.00–172.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436176.01/cwt174.00–182.0076710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455154.00/cwt154.00–154.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477161.33/cwt160.00–162.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530170.51/cwt163.00–172.009046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531155.89/cwt152.00–159.008287
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540149.00/cwt149.00–149.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 3559140.49/cwt139.00–141.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570148.00/cwt148.00–148.008441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635147.00/cwt147.00–147.009334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665136.00/cwt136.00–136.009042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265198.00/cwt198.00–198.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280228.00/cwt228.00–228.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3285188.00/cwt186.00–190.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328186.99/cwt186.00–188.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335191.66/cwt191.00–192.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365222.00/cwt222.00–222.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371190.77/cwt188.00–192.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371181.58/cwt180.00–186.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437183.32/cwt180.00–186.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490166.00/cwt166.00–166.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540159.00/cwt159.00–159.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565158.00/cwt158.00–158.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,605103.32/cwt100.00–106.001,6582
Bulls——1,72098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6862
Bulls——2,090115.00/cwt115.00–115.002,4041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90560.03/cwt59.00–61.005433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06775.05/cwt72.00–78.008013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21884.29/cwt83.00–86.001,0273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29292.00/cwt91.00–93.001,1893
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2772
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—583.33/head575.00–600.005833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head825.00–975.008754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,040.00/head1,025.00–1,150.001,04020

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.