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Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

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

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Apr 15Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 317▼ 76 vs year ago 392 · −19.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 59▲ 20 vs year ago 63 · +31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 28▲ 6 vs year ago 34 · +17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. No trends available for feeder cattle.

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 $255.10/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −108.78 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$255.10

25 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$50.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.17

vs AL average

−13.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	275.45	1,419	11thin
Medium and Large 2	560	243.06	1,361	11thin
Medium and Large 3	582	224.68	1,308	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.77/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale25 hd

255.10

—

AL average14 barns · 394 hd

248.93

+6.17

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−13.28

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−108.78

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	1,601	143.42	2,297	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	119.03	1,631	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,056	118.47	1,251	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	102.50	1,020	14

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)	—	$1,379	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,230	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,156	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,622	20

Every lot

71 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	340.70/cwt	336.00–344.00	1,421	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,393	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,451	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	305.01/cwt	304.00–306.00	1,458	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,622	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	263.02/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,683	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	233.02/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,724	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	869	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	328.70/cwt	328.00–330.00	910	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	322	304.04/cwt	300.00–306.00	979	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	326.66/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,055	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	287.96/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,103	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	309.24/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,191	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	296.57/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,160	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	302.19/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,239	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	285.95/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,227	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,354	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	275.78/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,296	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	275.45/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,419	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	256.98/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,375	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	235.10/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,349	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	224.68/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,308	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	231.79/cwt	228.00–234.00	1,456	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,380	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	338.06/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,133	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,231	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,262	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	329.34/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,357	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	306.36/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,278	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,358	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	298.81/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,395	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	271.02/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,423	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,487	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,395	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,541	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	587	249.33/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,464	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,537	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	637	236.80/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,508	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,554	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	242.98/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,652	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,562	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,702	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	138.17/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	146.04/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,443	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	98.70/cwt	97.00–101.00	961	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,005	112.82/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,134	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,017	106.30/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,081	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,077	119.31/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,285	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	124.94/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,362	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,651	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,636	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,408	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,612	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416.67/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,417	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,379.17/head	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,379	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312.50/head	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	975.00–1,025.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	950.00/head	850.00–1,050.00	950	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,708.33/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,708	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,291.67/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,292	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 Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 317Year ago 392

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 59Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 28Year ago 34

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. No trends available for feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	334.00–340.00	338.06
2	350–400	380	332.00	332.00
5	400–450	417	304.00–310.00	306.36
5	450–500	467	298.00–300.00	298.81
2	500–550	525	270.00–272.00	271.02
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
5	600–650	637	234.00–238.00	236.80
1	650–700	670	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	465	292.00	292.00
5	500–550	545	256.00	256.00
3	550–600	587	248.00–250.00	249.33
1	650–700	685	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	342.00	342.00
6	400–450	412	328.00–332.00	329.34
2	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	535	278.00	278.00
3	550–600	575	268.00	268.00
1	600–650	605	254.00	254.00
2	650–700	680	240.00–246.00	242.98
1	700–750	715	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	328.00–330.00	328.70
3	300–350	323	320.00–336.00	326.66
5	350–400	385	306.00–310.00	309.24
11	400–450	410	298.00–306.00	302.19
2	450–500	470	288.00	288.00
11	500–550	515	270.00–280.00	275.45
4	650–700	660	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	391	296.00–300.00	296.57
4	400–450	429	282.00–292.00	285.95
8	450–500	470	274.00–280.00	275.78
4	500–550	535	256.00–258.00	256.98
7	550–600	574	232.00–238.00	235.10
8	600–650	628	228.00–234.00	231.79
1	650–700	665	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	316.00	316.00
3	300–350	322	300.00–306.00	304.04
2	350–400	383	286.00–290.00	287.96
6	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
3	550–600	582	222.00–226.00	224.68
1	600–650	645	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	336.00–344.00	340.70
2	450–500	465	312.00	312.00
2	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	740	230.00–236.00	233.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	324.00	324.00
2	450–500	478	304.00–306.00	305.01
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	282.00	282.00
2	600–650	640	260.00–266.00	263.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,017	105.00–108.00	106.30
7	—	974	97.00–101.00	98.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	114.00–115.00	114.52
1	—	1,310	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,363	118.00–122.00	120.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,090	124.00–128.00	124.94
14	—	1,005	111.00–116.00	112.82
17	—	1,077	117.00–122.00	119.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	136.00–141.00	138.17
4	—	1,673	144.00–148.00	146.04

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,025.00	1,000.00

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)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,379.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,291.67

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,708.33

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.