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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 10

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jun 26Jul 10Jul 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 312▲ 108 vs year ago 245 · +44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 75▲ 3 vs year ago 78 · +3.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 56▲ 17 vs year ago 37 · +45.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 too 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher.

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 $231.05/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$231.05

70 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$42.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	369	251.86	930	33
Medium and Large 3	427	215.88	922	18thin
Medium and Large 2	532	209.26	1,114	19thin

One grade step is worth $42.60/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale70 hd

231.05

—

AL average5 barns · 486 hd

220.55

+10.50

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	—	High	1,725	117.99	2,035	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	100.71	1,086	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	99.02	1,391	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	80.57	749	6thin

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)	—	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,120	40
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$925	4thin

Every lot

66 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	215	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	844	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	255.12/cwt	252.00–258.00	944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	236.97/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,125	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	239.37/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,250	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,401	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	224.96/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,415	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	317	237.35/cwt	236.00–238.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	235.47/cwt	234.00–240.00	902	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	862	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	938	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	233.00/cwt	228.00–238.00	979	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	442	216.66/cwt	216.00–218.00	958	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	205.35/cwt	204.00–208.00	971	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	219.50/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,043	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,071	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,143	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	198.98/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,025	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	195.96/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,117	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	215.00/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,232	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	206.97/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,190	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	208.84/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,305	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,238	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	175.99/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,271	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,220	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	230.53/cwt	228.00–232.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	393	221.02/cwt	218.00–224.00	869	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	212.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	886	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	995	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	211.31/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,004	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	220.00/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,155	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	199.31/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,046	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	536	212.81/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,141	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	186.41/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,245	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	111.80/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,761	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	2,071	5
Bulls	—	—	1,823	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	2,234	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	86.03/cwt	85.00–87.00	757	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	77.84/cwt	76.00–79.00	743	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	999	96.53/cwt	94.00–99.00	964	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	102.91/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,161	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	106.78/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,259	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	100.03/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,405	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,335	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	850.00–1,000.00	925	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,276.67/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,277	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,650	10

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 Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 312Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 75Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 56Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	226.00	226.00
3	—	317	236.00–238.00	237.35
1	—	510	210.00	210.00
4	—	475	218.00–220.00	219.50
4	—	575	206.00–210.00	206.97
3	—	722	172.00–178.00	175.99
3	—	625	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	224.00	224.00
6	—	275	240.00	240.00
3	—	473	204.00–208.00	205.35
3	—	442	216.00–218.00	216.66
2	—	570	192.00–200.00	195.96
2	—	515	198.00–200.00	198.98
1	—	735	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	295	280.00	280.00
8	—	383	234.00–240.00	235.47
5	—	245	262.00	262.00
2	—	420	228.00–238.00	233.00
2	—	573	214.00–216.00	215.00
1	—	515	222.00	222.00
2	—	625	204.00–214.00	208.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	242.00	242.00
4	—	629	220.00–232.00	224.96
3	—	522	234.00–242.00	239.37
1	—	690	222.00	222.00
2	—	370	252.00–258.00	255.12
9	—	315	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	264.00	264.00
2	—	430	234.00–240.00	236.97
1	—	625	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	262.00	262.00
2	—	540	254.00	254.00
2	—	265	280.00	280.00
1	—	565	248.00	248.00
2	—	355	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	182.00–190.00	186.41
5	—	536	210.00–216.00	212.81
1	—	590	200.00	200.00
4	—	380	228.00–232.00	230.53
2	—	608	198.00–200.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	218.00	218.00
2	—	525	218.00–222.00	220.00
1	—	625	216.00	216.00
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
1	—	425	234.00	234.00
1	—	365	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	210.00–216.00	212.03
3	—	475	210.00–214.00	211.31
3	—	525	196.00–204.00	199.31
6	—	393	218.00–224.00	221.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	76.00–79.00	77.84
2	—	880	85.00–87.00	86.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,405	99.00–101.00	100.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,128	100.00–105.00	102.91
10	—	999	94.00–99.00	96.53
4	—	1,179	106.00–108.00	106.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,823	122.00–123.00	122.52
5	—	1,745	117.00–120.00	118.66
2	—	1,575	111.00–113.00	111.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	925.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,125.00	1,025.00

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	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00

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	10	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,276.67

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.