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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 25

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

341 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 345▲ 9 vs year ago 332 · +2.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 45▲ 53 vs year ago 22 · +240.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 46▲ 31 vs year ago 17 · +182.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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 $210.57/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$210.57

71 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$21.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	611	220.23	1,345	23
Medium and Large 2	536	210.75	1,130	28
Medium and Large 3	536	199.22	1,067	20

One grade step is worth $21.01/cwt here — about $278 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 sale71 hd

210.57

—

AL average16 barns · 2,285 hd

218.62

−8.05

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	—	Low	1,744	123.73	2,158	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,448	96.08	1,391	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	92.13	1,107	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	80.16	816	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)	—	$1,361	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,361	14

Every lot

67 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	986	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,222	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,218	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,373	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,300	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,434	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	223.00/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,594	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	230.01/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,817	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	229.54/cwt	226.00–232.00	877	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	918	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	880	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,021	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	988	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,092	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	524	202.66/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,062	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	208.83/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,192	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	226.89/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,314	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	595	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,307	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	198.54/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,251	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	637	186.86/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,190	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,267	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	665	184.68/cwt	184.00–186.00	1,228	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,373	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	805	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,594	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	266.31/cwt	262.00–268.00	892	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	241.49/cwt	240.00–242.00	913	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	217.61/cwt	216.00–218.00	938	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,060	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,004	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	473	209.65/cwt	208.00–212.00	992	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	541	207.51/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,123	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	567	201.33/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,142	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	581	212.61/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,235	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,308	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	183.01/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,345	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	178.98/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,396	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	785	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,366	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	116.77/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	128.54/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	124.44/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,219	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	75.70/cwt	74.00–78.00	668	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	84.61/cwt	83.00–86.00	977	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	91.63/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,082	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	95.80/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,143	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,257	86.76/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,091	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	94.75/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,360	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,266	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	101.33/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,488	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,490.00/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,490	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360.71/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,361	14

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 Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 345Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 45Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 46Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	200.00–204.00	202.66
2	—	305	220.00	220.00
2	—	475	208.00	208.00
2	—	415	212.00	212.00
3	—	665	184.00–186.00	184.68
5	—	637	182.00–190.00	186.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	192.00	192.00
5	—	571	204.00–212.00	208.83
4	—	630	194.00–200.00	198.54
3	—	660	192.00	192.00
3	—	515	212.00	212.00
3	—	410	224.00	224.00
1	—	775	188.00	188.00
7	—	382	226.00–232.00	229.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	210.00	210.00
2	—	605	216.00	216.00
2	—	785	194.00	194.00
7	—	579	224.00–228.00	226.89
2	—	440	232.00	232.00
3	—	490	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	233.00	233.00
3	—	805	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	232.00	232.00
2	—	525	232.00	232.00
1	—	575	226.00	226.00
4	—	665	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	244.00	244.00
7	—	545	252.00	252.00
4	—	790	228.00–232.00	230.01
4	—	605	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	252.00	252.00
6	—	715	222.00–228.00	223.00
2	—	675	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	216.00	216.00
2	—	780	178.00–180.00	178.98
1	—	635	208.00	208.00
7	—	581	210.00–214.00	212.61
2	—	730	190.00	190.00
5	—	431	216.00–218.00	217.61
4	—	378	240.00–242.00	241.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	228.00	228.00
8	—	611	212.00–216.00	214.01
3	—	580	220.00	220.00
6	—	335	262.00–268.00	266.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	182.00–184.00	183.01
3	—	567	200.00–202.00	201.33
4	—	541	206.00–208.00	207.51
1	—	615	196.00	196.00
1	—	785	174.00	174.00
6	—	473	208.00–212.00	209.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	83.00–86.00	84.61
3	—	882	74.00–78.00	75.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,468	101.00–102.00	101.33
5	—	1,435	92.00–97.00	94.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,257	84.00–88.00	86.76
12	—	1,193	94.00–98.00	95.80
13	—	1,181	89.00–93.00	91.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	115.00–118.00	116.77
2	—	1,765	128.00–129.00	128.54
6	—	1,783	122.00–126.00	124.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,490.00

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	14	—	—	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,360.71

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.