Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-07-17

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 17
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
272 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 353▼ 226 vs year ago 498 · −45.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 81▼ 2 vs year ago 76 · −2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 54▼ 70 vs year ago 78 · −89.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $222.62/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$222.62
67 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.06
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476229.751,09333
Medium and Large 2438221.6997019thin
Medium and Large 3488208.131,01615thin
One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $77 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 sale67 hd
222.62
—
AL average14 barns · 1,705 hd
216.56
+6.06
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—Average1,345113.441,5262thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49299.741,48816
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14599.641,14024
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02188.0189917

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)—$1,1756
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0751thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335276.00/cwt276.00–276.009252
Steers—Medium and Large 1385272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 3428240.03/cwt238.00–242.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 1455268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,2196
Steers—Medium and Large 3490237.98/cwt236.00–240.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 2495256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,2672
Steers—Medium and Large 1520258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,3422
Steers—Medium and Large 3520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1565244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3792
Steers—Medium and Large 2595229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,36325
Steers—Medium and Large 2673211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,4202
Steers—Medium and Large 1685222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332232.05/cwt230.00–234.007705
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380226.00/cwt226.00–226.008591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385230.99/cwt230.00–232.008894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395246.00/cwt246.00–246.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422227.33/cwt226.00–228.009593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437235.45/cwt234.00–244.001,02915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3439219.32/cwt216.00–222.009636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474212.49/cwt210.00–214.001,0074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514221.15/cwt216.00–222.001,1377
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570214.97/cwt212.00–216.001,2254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572186.02/cwt182.00–190.001,0643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574203.59/cwt202.00–208.001,1695
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1951
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305236.00/cwt236.00–236.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345272.00/cwt272.00–272.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383217.02/cwt216.00–218.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395235.00/cwt235.00–235.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428241.96/cwt234.00–244.001,0368
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436225.02/cwt220.00–230.009814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483218.03/cwt212.00–220.001,0536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,0961
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485205.00/cwt205.00–205.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528222.99/cwt222.00–224.001,1772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529212.79/cwt210.00–218.001,12611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572206.30/cwt204.00–208.001,1807
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620210.99/cwt210.00–212.001,3082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640205.01/cwt204.00–206.001,3122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688188.97/cwt186.00–192.001,3002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4481
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,345113.44/cwt113.00–114.001,5262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00289.89/cwt86.00–91.009018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03383.19/cwt80.00–85.008596
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05092.66/cwt92.00–94.009733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12497.00/cwt94.00–99.001,09011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162101.87/cwt100.00–104.001,18413
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,360103.74/cwt103.00–105.001,4114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53199.38/cwt98.00–101.001,5228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54696.44/cwt95.00–97.001,4914
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,158.33/head1,075.00–1,200.001,1583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.