Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-05-22

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, May 22
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 335▼ 23 vs year ago 229 · −10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 57▲ 7 vs year ago 20 · +35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 64▲ 20 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 sold 8.00 lower , feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $201.74/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$201.74
75 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.87
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465217.091,01016thin
Medium and Large 2473201.5095429
Medium and Large 3453193.7787830
One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about $132 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 sale75 hd
201.74
—
AL average15 barns · 1,429 hd
200.86
+0.87
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—Low1,490102.261,5243thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58594.001,4901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14589.971,03011
CowsLean 85-90%Low91179.767264thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0173thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9252thin

Every lot

57 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 1285256.00/cwt256.00–256.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 3370212.00/cwt212.00–212.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 3405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 2423217.53/cwt216.00–220.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 1435233.06/cwt228.00–238.001,0142
Steers—Medium and Large 3475202.91/cwt200.00–206.009642
Steers—Medium and Large 1745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322208.37/cwt206.00–210.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335216.91/cwt214.00–220.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343228.03/cwt224.00–232.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368201.21/cwt200.00–202.007405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388213.20/cwt210.00–216.008275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420221.41/cwt218.00–228.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420208.46/cwt202.00–212.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435199.35/cwt198.00–200.008676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470221.28/cwt216.00–224.001,0406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475205.15/cwt198.00–212.009742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475193.68/cwt190.00–196.009205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515186.98/cwt186.00–188.009634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518210.88/cwt206.00–216.001,0924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527197.22/cwt190.00–200.001,0398
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575174.98/cwt173.00–176.001,0063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628172.69/cwt170.00–176.001,0843
Heifers—Medium and Large 3683163.96/cwt162.00–166.001,1202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323234.95/cwt234.00–236.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323222.37/cwt218.00–224.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345248.00/cwt248.00–248.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375210.00/cwt208.00–212.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377215.55/cwt214.00–218.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445212.00/cwt212.00–212.009433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468199.72/cwt192.00–202.009356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510206.03/cwt204.00–210.001,0515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523192.00/cwt188.00–198.001,0043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583197.00/cwt196.00–198.001,1492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1593211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,2512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730178.03/cwt176.00–180.001,3002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363100.39/cwt99.00–102.001,3682
Bulls——1,745106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,8501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90884.49/cwt84.00–85.007672
Cows—Lean 85-90%91375.02/cwt73.00–77.006852
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11592.02/cwt90.00–95.001,0263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15285.93/cwt85.00–88.009906
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—968.75/head900.00–1,050.009694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—962.50/head925.00–1,000.009632
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—925.00/head925.00–925.009252

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.