Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-08-07

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 7
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 175▼ 30 vs year ago 157 · −19.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 48▼ 16 vs year ago 34 · −47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 6▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $256.57/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$256.57
40 head · 424 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+39.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432263.071,13721
Medium and Large 2398257.521,0258thin
Medium and Large 3426243.471,03811thin
One grade step is worth $19.60/cwt here — about $99 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 sale40 hd
256.57
—
AL average12 barns · 809 hd
217.37
+39.20
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—Low1,535117.271,8004thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,320110.001,4521thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,068106.331,1367thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00186.598664thin

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)—$1,1405
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1314thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9673thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$8254thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305286.00/cwt286.00–286.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 2425264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1466272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2687
Steers—Medium and Large 1505270.50/cwt266.00–272.001,3668
Steers—Medium and Large 2608236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4352
Steers—Medium and Large 3695204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290239.00/cwt236.00–240.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328238.08/cwt234.00–240.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380221.00/cwt220.00–222.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388235.97/cwt232.00–238.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438244.71/cwt242.00–246.001,0729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2442234.03/cwt230.00–236.001,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465206.00/cwt206.00–206.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531222.57/cwt218.00–224.001,1824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580213.05/cwt210.00–216.001,2362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1645218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3288271.34/cwt270.00–272.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325286.77/cwt282.00–292.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325277.09/cwt274.00–280.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3337269.37/cwt268.00–270.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370273.56/cwt270.00–278.001,0129
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,0302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433267.15/cwt264.00–274.001,1576
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673213.96/cwt210.00–218.001,4402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408118.54/cwt118.00–119.001,6692
Bulls——1,520109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6571
Bulls——1,805123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,2201
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97383.10/cwt81.00–85.008092
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02890.07/cwt89.00–91.009262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040112.52/cwt112.00–113.001,1702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06898.08/cwt96.00–101.001,0472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087107.71/cwt106.00–109.001,1713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,140.00/head1,050.00–1,275.001,1405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,131.25/head1,075.00–1,275.001,1314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—966.67/head900.00–1,075.009673
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—825.00/head825.00–825.008254

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.