Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-03-13

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
161 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 318▼ 49 vs year ago 210 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 32▲ 2 vs year ago 22 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 38▲ 115 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $214.07/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$214.07
43 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$991
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$12
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.69
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429226.0897023
Medium and Large 2496205.021,01812thin
Medium and Large 3509193.149838thin
One grade step is worth $32.94/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale43 hd
214.07
—
AL average14 barns · 792 hd
198.39
+15.69
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—Low1,600109.501,7522thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35796.361,3073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09291.811,0037thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92069.306383thin

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)—$1,4318
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$95869
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,36226
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$7555

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2318241.07/cwt238.00–244.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1345262.00/cwt262.00–262.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1475236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1568211.01/cwt208.00–214.001,1992
Steers—Medium and Large 2570204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 2680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Steers—Medium and Large 3695181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,2581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275212.04/cwt210.00–214.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330225.92/cwt222.00–232.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338204.64/cwt202.00–206.006923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2339217.51/cwt216.00–218.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372222.32/cwt220.00–230.008275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380216.48/cwt214.00–218.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407214.66/cwt214.00–220.008749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420186.00/cwt186.00–186.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483205.49/cwt205.00–206.009932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523173.54/cwt171.00–176.009082
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560172.00/cwt172.00–172.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325242.40/cwt240.00–246.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325218.06/cwt214.00–222.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370225.97/cwt224.00–228.008364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375220.00/cwt220.00–220.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430223.99/cwt220.00–230.009635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435212.00/cwt212.00–212.009221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478211.98/cwt208.00–216.001,0134
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480198.99/cwt198.00–200.009552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488221.99/cwt220.00–224.001,0835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510200.57/cwt198.00–208.001,0234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1540217.33/cwt214.00–222.001,1743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3795150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4111
Bulls——1,775120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,1301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91866.95/cwt66.00–68.006152
Cows—Lean 85-90%92574.00/cwt74.00–74.006851
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00084.52/cwt83.00–86.008452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07392.26/cwt90.00–95.009903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21398.42/cwt97.00–100.001,1942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40091.54/cwt90.00–93.001,2822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,091.67/head925.00–1,275.001,0926
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—979.24/head850.00–1,025.0097959
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—766.67/head700.00–850.007679
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,487.50/head1,425.00–1,625.001,48812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,253.57/head1,100.00–1,375.001,25414
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—755.00/head650.00–825.007555

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.