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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 12

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jun 5Jun 12Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 262▲ 14 vs year ago 273 · +5.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 41▼ 12 vs year ago 48 · −25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 24▲ 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.81/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$212.81

78 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.44

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	220.99	1,054	42
Medium and Large 2	477	209.41	999	28
Medium and Large 3	579	181.75	1,052	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.24/cwt here — about $2 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

212.81

—

AL average12 barns · 1,189 hd

217.25

−4.44

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,877	118.31	2,221	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	106.32	1,489	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	102.20	1,163	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	86.24	800	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,283	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin

Every lot

69 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	230	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,034	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	996	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	272.07/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,124	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,051	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	236.25/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,148	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,266	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,338	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,430	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	652	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	247.41/cwt	240.00–250.00	764	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	234.25/cwt	230.00–238.00	764	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	238.68/cwt	236.00–240.00	909	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	232.03/cwt	230.00–234.00	986	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	223.87/cwt	218.00–228.00	951	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	214.94/cwt	212.00–218.00	999	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	229.92/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,092	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,000	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	186.00/cwt	184.00–188.00	967	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	206.61/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,099	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	192.71/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,025	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	191.23/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,109	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	200.66/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,180	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,015	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	198.34/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,222	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,181	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	179.00/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,196	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	191.98/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,292	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,154	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	235	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	326	242.54/cwt	240.00–244.00	791	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	261.95/cwt	258.00–264.00	859	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	873	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	242.01/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,012	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	215.92/cwt	214.00–218.00	913	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	427	230.08/cwt	226.00–232.00	982	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	465	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	986	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	213.31/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,103	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,061	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	538	221.00/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,189	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	216.85/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,223	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	585	210.69/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,233	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	212.62/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,318	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	116.41/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,221	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	713	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	810	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	86.47/cwt	86.00–87.00	839	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	95.18/cwt	93.00–97.00	997	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	104.66/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,198	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	110.07/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,429	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	102.04/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,398	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	109.18/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,550	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150.00/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ashville Stockyard - Ashville, AL

Mon Jun 12, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 262Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 24Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	616	194.00–204.00	198.34
6	—	532	204.00–214.00	206.61
2	—	475	226.00–234.00	229.92
2	—	265	246.00	246.00
4	—	673	190.00–198.00	191.98
3	—	588	196.00–204.00	200.66
4	—	309	240.00–250.00	247.41
9	—	381	236.00–240.00	238.68
6	—	425	230.00–234.00	232.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	178.00–180.00	179.00
8	—	326	230.00–238.00	234.25
3	—	532	190.00–196.00	192.71
2	—	735	170.00	170.00
3	—	425	218.00–228.00	223.87
4	—	580	189.00–192.00	191.23
2	—	630	185.00–190.00	187.48
2	—	465	212.00–218.00	214.94
2	—	280	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	208.00	208.00
1	—	490	204.00	204.00
3	—	695	166.00	166.00
2	—	520	184.00–188.00	186.00
1	—	590	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	212.00	212.00
2	—	413	268.00–276.00	272.07
4	—	668	214.00	214.00
1	—	380	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	226.00	226.00
1	—	305	250.00	250.00
1	—	535	220.00	220.00
1	—	365	244.00	244.00
1	—	230	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	224.00	224.00
1	—	290	276.00	276.00
1	—	625	214.00	214.00
1	—	380	262.00	262.00
8	—	486	236.00–238.00	236.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	250.00	250.00
2	—	418	240.00–244.00	242.01
3	—	620	208.00–216.00	212.62
7	—	564	214.00–222.00	216.85
4	—	538	218.00–224.00	221.00
1	—	285	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	210.00–216.00	213.31
3	—	585	208.00–212.00	210.69
4	—	328	258.00–264.00	261.95
3	—	625	200.00	200.00
3	—	427	226.00–232.00	230.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	236.00	236.00
1	—	270	252.00	252.00
4	—	326	240.00–244.00	242.54
4	—	465	212.00	212.00
1	—	525	202.00	202.00
2	—	423	214.00–218.00	215.92
1	—	235	258.00	258.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	108.00–112.00	110.07
5	—	1,145	103.00–106.00	104.66
4	—	1,048	93.00–97.00	95.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	86.00–87.00	86.47
1	—	880	81.00	81.00
1	—	890	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	101.00–103.00	102.04
3	—	1,420	107.00–112.00	109.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,908	115.00–118.00	116.41
1	—	1,785	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.