Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-03-06

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 6
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
318 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 192▲ 318 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 43▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 22▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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 $192.52/cwt on 52 head.
Average price
$192.52
52 head · 448 lb average
Value per head Derived
$862
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.67
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463201.3993315thin
Medium and Large 2435195.0784816thin
Medium and Large 3446184.2482221
One grade step is worth $17.15/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 sale52 hd
192.52
—
AL average14 barns · 1,731 hd
184.85
+7.67
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—Average1,535104.431,6034thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13491.261,0359thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96271.436875thin

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)—$1,1004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0636
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1004thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330262.95/cwt262.00–266.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 2335247.00/cwt247.00–247.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1365244.00/cwt244.00–244.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 3365214.00/cwt214.00–214.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1425234.00/cwt234.00–234.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 2445216.00/cwt216.00–216.009613
Steers—Medium and Large 2455206.00/cwt206.00–206.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 1460228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0491
Steers—Medium and Large 2535176.00/cwt176.00–176.009421
Steers—Medium and Large 3560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1630192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2101
Steers—Medium and Large 2775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2403
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278204.05/cwt202.00–206.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323208.99/cwt208.00–210.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332202.69/cwt200.00–204.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365212.04/cwt210.00–214.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380198.68/cwt198.00–200.007553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395226.00/cwt226.00–226.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2408199.99/cwt198.00–202.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425213.33/cwt212.00–216.009073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459181.68/cwt176.00–183.008347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465186.68/cwt186.00–188.008686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468196.44/cwt194.00–202.009199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525184.00/cwt184.00–184.009662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533193.44/cwt189.00–198.001,0312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0021
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576163.02/cwt161.00–164.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3735143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225230.00/cwt230.00–230.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230234.00/cwt234.00–234.005381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327233.37/cwt232.00–234.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328222.96/cwt222.00–224.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342258.02/cwt256.00–262.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355254.00/cwt254.00–254.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3358208.98/cwt206.00–210.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428210.59/cwt206.00–214.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465207.00/cwt204.00–210.009632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505190.00/cwt190.00–190.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49598.33/cwt95.00–101.001,4702
Bulls——1,575110.53/cwt110.00–111.001,7412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88373.27/cwt72.00–76.006473
Cows—Boner 80-85%98887.03/cwt86.00–88.008604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08068.67/cwt67.00–70.007422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24093.02/cwt92.00–94.001,1533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26897.08/cwt96.00–98.001,2312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,062.50/head975.00–1,225.001,0636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—862.50/head825.00–900.008632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1004

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.