Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-07-24

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 24
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 272▲ 264 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 74▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 8▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $223.51/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$223.51
47 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$982
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$32
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.74
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1406236.4295918thin
Medium and Large 2456217.7499418thin
Medium and Large 3468211.8299111thin
One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale47 hd
223.51
—
AL average14 barns · 1,468 hd
220.76
+2.74
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—Average1,637120.161,9677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,535103.441,5882thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,184100.811,19416
CowsLean 85-90%Low91186.2378512

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)—$1,3289
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,29028
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,85948
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$9003thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 3435246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 3475228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,0833
Steers—Medium and Large 2480258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2381
Steers—Medium and Large 1515260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3391
Steers—Medium and Large 3590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Steers—Medium and Large 1645228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265234.00/cwt234.00–234.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290238.00/cwt238.00–238.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315228.00/cwt228.00–228.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318246.93/cwt244.00–250.007852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320233.42/cwt232.00–236.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382237.98/cwt236.00–240.009096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424234.27/cwt230.00–238.009937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430226.02/cwt224.00–228.009724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468231.28/cwt228.00–236.001,0823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471223.49/cwt220.00–226.001,0534
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,0364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525205.50/cwt205.00–206.001,0792
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530191.01/cwt190.00–192.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560197.01/cwt196.00–198.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,1612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265258.00/cwt258.00–258.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325248.00/cwt248.00–248.008063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338264.03/cwt260.00–268.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370232.00/cwt232.00–232.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378225.99/cwt224.00–228.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1388242.01/cwt240.00–244.009392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420238.99/cwt238.00–240.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422228.13/cwt224.00–232.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471226.96/cwt224.00–234.001,0698
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478201.04/cwt200.00–202.009612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507224.00/cwt220.00–228.001,1363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583193.99/cwt192.00–196.001,1312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628197.98/cwt194.00–200.001,2433
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,490113.06/cwt112.00–114.001,6853
Bulls——1,748125.48/cwt125.00–127.002,1934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88880.75/cwt78.00–82.007173
Cows—Lean 85-90%91684.90/cwt83.00–88.007786
Cows—Lean 85-90%92294.36/cwt93.00–96.008703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10895.19/cwt93.00–98.001,0555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204102.90/cwt100.00–105.001,23910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,535103.44/cwt102.00–105.001,5882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,060.00/head1,775.00–2,400.002,06030
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,655.00/head1,500.00–1,750.001,65510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,362.50/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3638
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head850.00–975.009003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,425.00/head1,300.00–1,525.001,4257
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,389.06/head1,325.00–1,500.001,38916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/head1,075.00–1,275.001,20010
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—987.50/head950.00–1,025.009882
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009002

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.