Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-02-13

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 324▼ 71 vs year ago 245 · −29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 31▼ 25 vs year ago 52 · −48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 37▲ 1 vs year ago 14 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $168.00/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$168.00
78 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$708
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.00
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1414175.8072727
Medium and Large 2443165.1073133
Medium and Large 3395161.6263918thin
One grade step is worth $14.18/cwt here — about $88 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 sale78 hd
168.00
—
AL average14 barns · 1,564 hd
165.00
+3.00
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—Low1,41399.501,4052thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15188.621,02010
CowsLean 85-90%Average93076.007071thin

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)—$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8046

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1375203.00/cwt203.00–203.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 3390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1410192.00/cwt192.00–192.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2423186.39/cwt185.00–189.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 1455189.00/cwt189.00–189.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 2485186.00/cwt186.00–186.009022
Steers—Medium and Large 3495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 2505173.00/cwt173.00–173.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1513182.99/cwt181.00–185.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1371
Steers—Medium and Large 2623159.32/cwt158.00–160.009933
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265184.00/cwt184.00–184.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3293174.70/cwt168.00–178.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328184.98/cwt182.00–192.006079
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329165.22/cwt164.00–166.005445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338177.99/cwt172.00–180.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367176.99/cwt175.00–178.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376169.99/cwt166.00–174.006396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380164.00/cwt164.00–164.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420163.69/cwt160.00–166.006877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433173.89/cwt172.00–177.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472162.24/cwt156.00–166.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483152.68/cwt150.00–154.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525164.00/cwt164.00–164.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525149.00/cwt149.00–149.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535157.01/cwt156.00–158.008404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565162.00/cwt162.00–162.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575147.00/cwt147.00–147.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0223
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285222.00/cwt222.00–222.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310220.00/cwt220.00–220.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 3319194.25/cwt190.00–196.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327204.00/cwt202.00–206.006677
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376191.76/cwt191.00–192.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377197.63/cwt196.00–199.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428171.51/cwt169.00–174.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434187.21/cwt186.00–190.008124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485176.00/cwt176.00–176.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489186.77/cwt185.00–188.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 3493159.50/cwt159.00–160.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515159.00/cwt159.00–159.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540174.00/cwt174.00–174.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560172.00/cwt172.00–172.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3768138.51/cwt138.00–139.001,0642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4491
Bulls——1,44594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93076.00/cwt76.00–76.007071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12188.79/cwt87.00–91.009955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15380.49/cwt80.00–81.009282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19893.76/cwt93.00–95.001,1233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—804.17/head725.00–925.008046

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.