Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-06-26

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 26
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
312 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 260▲ 63 vs year ago 249 · +25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 117▲ 12 vs year ago 63 · +19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 49▲ 16 vs year ago 40 · +40.0%
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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 sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $220.67/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$220.67
84 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484224.661,08751
Medium and Large 2439215.8894818thin
Medium and Large 3408212.8186915thin
One grade step is worth $11.85/cwt here — about $218 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 sale84 hd
220.67
—
AL average14 barns · 1,680 hd
216.39
+4.28
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—Average1,575117.251,8476thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42299.371,4138thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12498.321,10517
CowsLean 85-90%Average97682.0780118

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)—$1,2753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,48942

Every lot

68 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3378252.99/cwt252.00–254.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 3440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Steers—Medium and Large 2465254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,1811
Steers—Medium and Large 1530254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3464
Steers—Medium and Large 1569248.50/cwt248.00–250.001,4144
Steers—Medium and Large 2578236.97/cwt236.00–238.001,3702
Steers—Medium and Large 3610224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3661
Steers—Medium and Large 2615236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4511
Steers—Medium and Large 1690246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,6974
Steers—Medium and Large 2795188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,4953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280236.69/cwt236.00–238.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 3281229.65/cwt228.00–232.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2309234.37/cwt232.00–236.007245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330239.05/cwt238.00–240.007892
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370237.47/cwt234.00–240.0087912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380224.00/cwt224.00–224.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415234.76/cwt230.00–236.009748
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445222.00/cwt222.00–222.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445216.00/cwt216.00–216.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479204.99/cwt204.00–210.009826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495223.33/cwt222.00–226.001,1053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,15310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523189.00/cwt188.00–190.009882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568196.67/cwt192.00–200.001,1173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618182.99/cwt182.00–184.001,1312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683188.33/cwt188.00–190.001,2866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315244.00/cwt244.00–244.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315238.00/cwt238.00–238.007504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340254.00/cwt254.00–254.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375242.00/cwt242.00–242.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380237.04/cwt236.00–238.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383231.99/cwt230.00–234.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426238.59/cwt238.00–240.001,0167
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440224.00/cwt220.00–228.009862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445235.00/cwt234.00–236.001,0462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477236.06/cwt234.00–238.001,1263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1532229.11/cwt228.00–234.001,2197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533225.01/cwt222.00–226.001,1994
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583218.99/cwt218.00–220.001,2772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,1814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708199.00/cwt198.00–200.001,4092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,295110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4252
Bulls——1,703118.10/cwt116.00–120.002,0112
Bulls——1,728123.65/cwt121.00–126.002,1372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90576.82/cwt75.00–79.006954
Cows—Lean 85-90%97781.61/cwt80.00–84.0079710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03091.89/cwt90.00–94.009462
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04688.46/cwt87.00–90.009254
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11197.07/cwt95.00–100.001,07810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187103.40/cwt102.00–105.001,2275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35898.18/cwt96.00–100.001,3336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613102.94/cwt102.00–104.001,6602
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,721.43/head1,525.00–1,800.001,72114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,420.83/head1,225.00–1,500.001,42124
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,087.50/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,125.00–1,375.001,2753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.