Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2024-07-08

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 8
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
222 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 250▼ 131 vs year ago 353 · −37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 102▼ 35 vs year ago 81 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 70▼ 26 vs year ago 54 · −48.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $260.47/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −111.34 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.
Average price
$260.47
20 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,386
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.85
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505275.001,3892thin
Medium and Large 2538263.531,4199thin
Medium and Large 3531254.191,3519thin
One grade step is worth $20.81/cwt here — about $38 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 sale20 hd
260.47
—
AL average5 barns · 81 hd
267.32
−6.85
This barn, trailing median23 sales
371.81
−111.34
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—Average1,661159.832,6555thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,425144.002,0522thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,211134.671,6318thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,042113.481,18211

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,04716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6634thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3315333.05/cwt330.00–336.001,0492
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,1582
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375358.00/cwt358.00–358.001,3431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,4281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434318.99/cwt314.00–324.001,3844
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471322.02/cwt320.00–328.001,5174
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3487297.98/cwt296.00–300.001,4513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515319.96/cwt316.00–324.001,6482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532291.34/cwt288.00–296.001,5503
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585264.02/cwt262.00–266.001,5452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3590252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5253
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,6351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,7861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295348.00/cwt348.00–348.001,0271
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2341314.79/cwt310.00–316.001,0735
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378283.96/cwt282.00–286.001,0732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383270.68/cwt270.00–272.001,0373
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420279.60/cwt274.00–284.001,17410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1091
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,2971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473258.95/cwt256.00–262.001,2252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479270.51/cwt270.00–272.001,2964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520254.04/cwt250.00–260.001,3213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520241.01/cwt240.00–242.001,2532
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567255.22/cwt250.00–258.001,4473
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570263.05/cwt260.00–266.001,4992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677228.00/cwt226.00–230.001,5443
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735222.03/cwt220.00–224.001,6322
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285338.00/cwt338.00–338.009632
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,0501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323320.60/cwt318.00–322.001,0363
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,1902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3363312.94/cwt310.00–316.001,1364
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382329.31/cwt328.00–330.001,2583
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,2711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410323.04/cwt320.00–326.001,3242
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423315.46/cwt310.00–318.001,3344
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,3381
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,4291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478290.92/cwt288.00–294.001,3912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481275.30/cwt272.00–278.001,3249
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505275.00/cwt274.00–276.001,3892
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3521257.67/cwt256.00–260.001,3427
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530266.53/cwt264.00–272.001,4137
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568253.01/cwt250.00–256.001,4372
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568242.03/cwt240.00–244.001,3752
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628226.98/cwt226.00–228.001,4252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3991
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4551
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,661159.83/cwt159.00–162.002,6555
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007106.33/cwt106.00–107.001,0713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046112.99/cwt111.00–115.001,1824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063119.34/cwt118.00–122.001,2694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6782
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212130.35/cwt130.00–131.001,5803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225134.76/cwt132.00–137.001,6513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,305139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,3021
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,300.00/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,895.00/head1,750.00–2,050.001,89510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,662.50/head1,600.00–1,725.001,6634

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.