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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 1

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 233▼ 34 vs year ago 162 · −21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 101▼ 19 vs year ago 53 · −35.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 41▼ 19 vs year ago 37 · −51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.45/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −120.44 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$243.45

14 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.00

vs AL average

−27.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	526	251.54	1,323	8thin
Medium and Large 3	541	232.66	1,259	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $64 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale14 hd

243.45

—

AL average13 barns · 514 hd

257.45

−14.00

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−27.14

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−120.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $419.27, low $310.72, median $363.88 across 22 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,727	144.97	2,503	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,287	132.03	1,699	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	129.41	1,516	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	108.15	1,048	7thin

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)	—	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,463	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,308	6

Every lot

52 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	810	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,342	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,434	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	311.33/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,479	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,450	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,533	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	935	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	935	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,014	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	310.06/cwt	308.00–314.00	1,172	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	393	299.99/cwt	298.00–302.00	1,179	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,303	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	302.02/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,293	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	287.98/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,238	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	289.06/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,344	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	266.55/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,285	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	240.97/cwt	238.00–244.00	1,253	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	251.54/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,323	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	216.04/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,260	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,275	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,396	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	959	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,271	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	321.47/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,353	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,386	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	272.97/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,428	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	261.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,495	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,587	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,654	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	147.96/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,915	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	104.87/cwt	104.00–106.00	954	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	928	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	116.12/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,198	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	124.82/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,383	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	131.35/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,525	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,747	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	132.05/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,690	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,676	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,854	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,412.50/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,137.50/head	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,138	4

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 233Year ago 162

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 101Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 41Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	316.00–326.00	321.47
7	550–600	572	260.00–270.00	261.39
1	600–650	645	246.00	246.00
1	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
1	700–750	745	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	465	298.00	298.00
2	500–550	523	272.00–274.00	272.97
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	605	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	376.00	376.00
1	350–400	360	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	328.00	328.00
9	350–400	378	308.00–314.00	310.06
2	400–450	428	298.00–306.00	302.02
2	450–500	465	286.00–292.00	289.06
8	500–550	526	250.00–260.00	251.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	298.00–302.00	299.99
2	400–450	430	286.00–290.00	287.98
7	450–500	482	266.00–270.00	266.55
4	500–550	520	238.00–244.00	240.97
2	550–600	583	214.00–218.00	216.04
1	600–650	625	204.00	204.00
1	700–750	705	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	334.00	334.00
1	300–350	315	322.00	322.00
1	400–450	415	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	368.00	368.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	475	310.00–318.00	311.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	326.00	326.00
1	450–500	490	296.00	296.00
1	500–550	525	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	378.00	378.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	129.00–134.00	131.35
5	—	1,108	123.00–128.00	124.82
2	—	1,353	136.00–138.00	137.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,032	114.00–117.00	116.12
2	—	910	104.00–106.00	104.87
2	—	933	99.00–100.00	99.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,320	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,280	131.00–134.00	132.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,970	147.00–149.00	147.96

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,412.50

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)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	4	—	—	2,125.00–2,150.00	2,137.50

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.