Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2024-06-03

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 3
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
192 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 120▼ 70 vs year ago 262 · −26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 9 vs year ago 41 · −22.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 0 vs year ago 24 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.79/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −105.02 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.
Average price
$266.79
25 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,483
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.34
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545278.201,5159thin
Medium and Large 3520264.001,3731thin
Medium and Large 2565260.131,47015thin
One grade step is worth $18.07/cwt here — about $45 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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
266.79
—
AL average11 barns · 168 hd
272.13
−5.34
This barn, trailing median23 sales
371.81
−105.02
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

23 sales
474417360302median 371.8103/0204/1307/2009/2111/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $460.42, low $316.09, median $371.81 across 23 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,658157.852,6177thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,495138.742,0744thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,130133.091,50415

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4546
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$2,25510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6884thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,0561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,1641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,2501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,3421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3467296.62/cwt292.00–300.001,3853
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,4954
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505288.00/cwt288.00–288.001,4541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3533271.18/cwt270.00–276.001,4455
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,7141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6382
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3635254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663260.74/cwt256.00–264.001,72910
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670244.99/cwt244.00–246.001,6412
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875209.49/cwt206.00–212.001,8337
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280310.00/cwt310.00–310.008681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313348.99/cwt348.00–350.001,0922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,0861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365324.00/cwt324.00–324.001,1831
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419282.76/cwt280.00–284.001,1855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425288.02/cwt286.00–290.001,2243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485275.01/cwt274.00–276.001,3342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3487263.97/cwt258.00–268.001,2863
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489278.66/cwt278.00–282.001,3636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523267.02/cwt266.00–268.001,3972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530250.01/cwt248.00–252.001,3253
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565257.02/cwt256.00–258.001,4522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577238.66/cwt236.00–240.001,3773
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4591
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,48710
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235338.09/cwt336.00–340.007952
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245368.00/cwt368.00–368.009021
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3141
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373344.03/cwt340.00–348.001,2832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380332.05/cwt330.00–334.001,2622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425310.96/cwt308.00–312.001,3224
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,2501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,3471
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3731
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527280.98/cwt278.00–282.001,4816
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533272.99/cwt272.00–274.001,4552
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570258.15/cwt258.00–260.001,47113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580272.64/cwt270.00–274.001,5813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617266.38/cwt260.00–268.001,6445
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625237.02/cwt236.00–240.001,4814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633254.99/cwt254.00–256.001,6142
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2682237.56/cwt236.00–242.001,6205
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,7431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3745224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,578161.72/cwt160.00–165.002,5523
Bulls——1,585151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,3931
Bulls——1,762156.26/cwt154.00–158.002,7533
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104131.86/cwt129.00–135.001,4567
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127136.82/cwt136.00–137.001,5426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233126.23/cwt124.00–128.001,5562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485134.50/cwt133.00–136.001,9972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505142.98/cwt142.00–144.002,1522
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,541.67/head1,375.00–1,650.001,5423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,362.50/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3632
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,162.50/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,433.33/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,687.50/head1,600.00–1,775.001,6884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252

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.