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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 29

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

326 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 196▲ 87 vs year ago 239 · +36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 22▲ 3 vs year ago 32 · +9.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 9▼ 41 vs year ago 59 · −69.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $263.68/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$263.68

86 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$57

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$43.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.58

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	272.26	1,333	31
Medium and Large 1	538	271.29	1,461	39
Medium and Large 3	609	228.51	1,390	16thin

One grade step is worth $43.75/cwt here — about −$57 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 sale86 hd

263.68

—

AL average16 barns · 1,232 hd

252.10

+11.58

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	1,752	115.69	2,027	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	104.88	1,207	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	103.76	1,379	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	87.00	842	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,288	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,048	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	8

Every lot

72 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,001	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	318.07/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,059	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,122	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,140	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	287.03/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,085	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,368	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	297.32/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,362	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,274	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	279.97/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,366	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	268.03/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,399	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	254.89/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,351	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	234.97/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,339	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,462	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	263.88/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,538	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	224.03/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,411	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,538	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,468	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,404	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	725	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,436	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	265	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	918	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	260.03/cwt	254.00–264.00	993	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	248.03/cwt	246.00–250.00	955	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	243.36/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,042	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	255.25/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,103	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	233.02/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,014	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	466	221.75/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,033	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	249.02/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,190	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	234.50/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,123	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	221.02/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,138	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	237.20/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,269	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	205.96/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,102	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	567	200.02/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,134	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	218.41/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,369	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,421	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,537	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	225	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	686	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	958	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	393	270.01/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,061	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	297.54/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	261.07/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,110	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	281.45/cwt	278.00–286.00	1,210	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,290	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	545	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,210	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	238.02/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,376	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,388	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,733	117.54/cwt	117.00–118.00	2,037	2
Bulls	—	—	1,790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,005	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	743	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	89.67/cwt	89.00–90.00	912	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	96.25/cwt	94.00–99.00	994	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	106.77/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,218	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,432	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,297	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,489	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,490	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295.00/head	1,295.00–1,295.00	1,295	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287.50/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	925.00/head	900.00–950.00	925	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,308.33/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,308	6

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 Jan 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 326Last week 196Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 22Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	248.00–250.00	249.02
2	—	295	282.00	282.00
9	—	382	254.00–264.00	260.03
6	—	432	254.00–258.00	255.25
5	—	627	218.00–220.00	218.41
1	—	725	212.00	212.00
12	—	535	234.00–238.00	237.20
3	—	345	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	206.00	206.00
7	—	428	240.00–248.00	243.36
2	—	385	246.00–250.00	248.03
4	—	515	220.00–222.00	221.02
4	—	479	234.00–236.00	234.50
3	—	265	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	220.00–226.00	221.75
3	—	567	198.00–202.00	200.02
2	—	435	232.00–234.00	233.02
2	—	535	204.00–208.00	205.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	660	233.00	233.00
5	—	333	316.00–326.00	318.07
4	—	440	311.00	311.00
5	—	765	210.00	210.00
3	—	522	264.00–270.00	268.03
1	—	615	248.00	248.00
3	—	458	296.00–300.00	297.32
3	—	355	316.00	316.00
10	—	583	260.00–270.00	263.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	202.00	202.00
6	—	630	220.00–228.00	224.03
4	—	725	198.00	198.00
1	—	465	274.00	274.00
2	—	570	232.00–238.00	234.97
2	—	378	286.00–288.00	287.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	252.00	252.00
2	—	683	210.00–220.00	214.98
5	—	530	250.00–258.00	254.89
2	—	280	312.00	312.00
11	—	488	276.00–286.00	279.97
3	—	325	308.00	308.00
1	—	610	240.00	240.00
2	—	375	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	268.00–272.00	270.01
2	—	475	254.00	254.00
2	—	425	258.00–264.00	261.07
1	—	545	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	290.00	290.00
4	—	430	278.00–286.00	281.45
1	—	625	222.00	222.00
1	—	225	305.00	305.00
1	—	485	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	278.00	278.00
1	—	315	304.00	304.00
2	—	578	234.00–242.00	238.02
1	—	685	230.00	230.00
1	—	275	314.00	314.00
4	—	423	290.00–300.00	297.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	111.00–113.00	111.99
7	—	1,141	104.00–109.00	106.77
4	—	1,033	94.00–99.00	96.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	83.00	83.00
3	—	1,017	89.00–90.00	89.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,323	97.00–99.00	98.01
1	—	1,290	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,733	117.00–118.00	117.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	—	1,295.00	1,295.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,287.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00

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	2	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,308.33

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.