Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-06-05

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 5
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
262 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 206▲ 34 vs year ago 228 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 27▲ 9 vs year ago 32 · +28.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 20▼ 1 vs year ago 25 · −4.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $204.44/cwt on 55 head.
Average price
$204.44
55 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,079
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$217
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$5.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.91
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3448207.6493112thin
Medium and Large 2515205.561,05814thin
Medium and Large 1567202.571,14829
One grade step is worth $5.07/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale55 hd
204.44
—
AL average11 barns · 1,045 hd
213.34
−8.91
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—Average1,140111.421,2703thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,284105.661,3563thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,149100.021,15021
CowsLean 85-90%Low86881.567088thin

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)—$1,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$8753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6002thin

Every lot

64 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 3280244.00/cwt244.00–244.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 3378233.97/cwt230.00–238.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 3405232.00/cwt232.00–232.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1425274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 2440244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1495244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 3505205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1510234.97/cwt232.00–238.001,1982
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4152
Steers—Medium and Large 1635218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3843
Steers—Medium and Large 2665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Steers—Medium and Large 1685215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4735
Steers—Medium and Large 2790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5011
Steers—Medium and Large 1815197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6067
Steers—Medium and Large 1890194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,7272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335222.63/cwt220.00–224.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340242.00/cwt242.00–242.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383223.97/cwt220.00–228.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405232.00/cwt232.00–232.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420212.96/cwt212.00–214.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471218.67/cwt216.00–222.001,0306
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472207.17/cwt206.00–210.009785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475229.41/cwt226.00–234.001,0904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525196.89/cwt194.00–200.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528210.46/cwt208.00–218.001,1114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530186.00/cwt186.00–186.009861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608190.76/cwt188.00–191.001,16013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627182.71/cwt180.00–186.001,1463
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688187.02/cwt185.00–188.001,2873
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3264252.34/cwt246.00–256.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280274.00/cwt274.00–274.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329264.26/cwt264.00–265.008694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy340296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368266.98/cwt264.00–270.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375228.00/cwt228.00–228.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433238.95/cwt236.00–242.001,0352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435224.00/cwt224.00–224.009741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468219.03/cwt218.00–220.001,0252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478214.99/cwt214.00–216.001,0282
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525209.38/cwt208.00–212.001,0996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added725204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4795
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,140111.42/cwt110.00–114.001,2703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81177.50/cwt76.00–80.006295
Cows—Lean 85-90%95390.00/cwt90.00–90.008582
Cows—Lean 85-90%98585.00/cwt85.00–85.008371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09697.26/cwt95.00–100.001,06613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236104.50/cwt103.00–107.001,2928
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,238109.49/cwt107.00–112.001,3552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—966.67/head850.00–1,050.009673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/head825.00–900.008753
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002

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.