Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2023-09-11

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 11
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 311▲ 73 vs year ago 251 · +29.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 35▼ 9 vs year ago 46 · −19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 12▲ 25 vs year ago 16 · +156.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 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 $212.05/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$212.05
144 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,025
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$193
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.92
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511222.951,13934
Medium and Large 2488216.691,05845
Medium and Large 3465203.1494665
One grade step is worth $19.81/cwt here — about $193 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 sale144 hd
212.05
—
AL average12 barns · 1,770 hd
221.98
−9.92
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—High1,581126.832,0065thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13398.431,11611
CowsLean 85-90%Low97187.348489thin

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)—$1,3673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2547
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,46916

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1365298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 2425265.07/cwt262.00–268.001,1272
Steers—Medium and Large 2490261.05/cwt256.00–266.001,2792
Steers—Medium and Large 1522268.63/cwt266.00–270.001,4023
Steers—Medium and Large 3540232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2531
Steers—Medium and Large 3574231.49/cwt230.00–232.001,3294
Steers—Medium and Large 2583237.97/cwt236.00–244.001,3874
Steers—Medium and Large 2631226.75/cwt226.00–227.001,4318
Steers—Medium and Large 2675222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290226.00/cwt226.00–226.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323233.97/cwt232.00–236.007567
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340216.00/cwt216.00–216.007342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375210.52/cwt208.00–212.007898
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379228.03/cwt224.00–232.008647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1393239.99/cwt238.00–242.009434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413235.01/cwt230.00–240.009716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431222.19/cwt216.00–226.009588
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474202.36/cwt202.00–208.0095950
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0483
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528219.56/cwt218.00–220.001,1599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560216.52/cwt214.00–222.001,21312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582207.24/cwt200.00–211.001,20611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621205.19/cwt202.00–208.001,2745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683194.99/cwt194.00–196.001,3322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3743175.99/cwt172.00–180.001,3082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265254.00/cwt254.00–254.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 3324245.51/cwt244.00–246.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333259.32/cwt258.00–260.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376239.50/cwt238.00–240.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385256.00/cwt256.00–256.009862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408234.99/cwt234.00–236.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473223.32/cwt220.00–226.001,0563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520237.96/cwt234.00–242.001,2372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540224.62/cwt222.00–230.001,2133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2651
Bulls—Medium and Large 3571206.00/cwt202.00–208.001,1768
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3768182.72/cwt180.00–186.001,4033
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473128.52/cwt127.00–130.001,8932
Bulls——1,508121.55/cwt121.00–122.001,8332
Bulls——1,945134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,6061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86282.77/cwt81.00–86.007133
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02689.63/cwt87.00–92.009206
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13396.64/cwt95.00–98.001,0959
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135106.51/cwt105.00–108.001,2092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,366.67/head1,225.00–1,450.001,3673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,253.57/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2547
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,085.00/head1,025.00–1,275.001,0855
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,439.29/head1,300.00–1,525.001,43914

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.