Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2024-01-22

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 22
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 315▼ 130 vs year ago 326 · −39.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 81▼ 3 vs year ago 25 · −12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 41▼ 6 vs year ago 15 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher, slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $241.94/cwt on 91 head.
Average price
$241.94
91 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444249.591,10738
Medium and Large 2449239.281,07541
Medium and Large 3470226.811,06612thin
One grade step is worth $22.78/cwt here — about $41 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 sale91 hd
241.94
—
AL average10 barns · 647 hd
228.41
+13.54
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—Average1,353120.001,6232thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,485102.651,5253thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,126100.501,1325thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05888.889402thin

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)—$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9884thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2265282.00/cwt282.00–282.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 1290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008703
Steers—Medium and Large 1315288.00/cwt288.00–288.009071
Steers—Medium and Large 2390276.70/cwt274.00–278.001,0793
Steers—Medium and Large 3425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Steers—Medium and Large 2428267.09/cwt264.00–270.001,1432
Steers—Medium and Large 2510264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3461
Steers—Medium and Large 3690206.51/cwt205.00–208.001,4252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290274.00/cwt274.00–274.007952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320256.00/cwt256.00–256.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325248.00/cwt248.00–248.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331262.20/cwt260.00–264.008688
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365238.00/cwt238.00–238.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371261.98/cwt258.00–264.009726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376252.38/cwt252.00–254.009495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425241.94/cwt239.00–246.001,02818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435252.93/cwt250.00–256.001,1002
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469248.98/cwt246.00–250.001,1684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473237.65/cwt234.00–242.001,12412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479225.49/cwt224.00–230.001,0804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519239.30/cwt236.00–244.001,2429
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520220.76/cwt218.00–222.001,1485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569230.22/cwt225.00–238.001,3107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590214.49/cwt214.00–216.001,2654
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275296.00/cwt296.00–296.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380290.42/cwt288.00–296.001,1045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,0432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422273.50/cwt270.00–280.001,1547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432262.03/cwt256.00–266.001,1323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470257.05/cwt252.00–262.001,2082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478271.97/cwt270.00–274.001,3003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3486241.95/cwt240.00–248.001,1764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512269.34/cwt268.00–272.001,3796
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530240.99/cwt240.00–242.001,2772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533253.46/cwt246.00–256.001,3517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1591243.17/cwt242.00–248.001,4375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620215.02/cwt212.00–218.001,3332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4021
Bulls——1,475126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05888.88/cwt86.00–91.009402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135102.38/cwt100.00–104.001,1624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47399.48/cwt99.00–100.001,4652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,6461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—987.50/head900.00–1,075.009884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
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.