Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2024-07-22

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 22
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
322 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 308▲ 58 vs year ago 264 · +22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 98▼ 3 vs year ago 55 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 37▼ 66 vs year ago 110 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.99/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −119.89 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.
Average price
$243.99
42 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$8
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.20
vs AL average
−20.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505260.001,3134thin
Medium and Large 2547246.231,34825
Medium and Large 3556234.761,30513thin
One grade step is worth $25.24/cwt here — about $8 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 sale42 hd
243.99
—
AL average15 barns · 648 hd
253.19
−9.20
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−20.64
This barn, trailing median22 sales
363.88
−119.89
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
433388342297median 363.8803/0205/0407/2009/2111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,688163.992,7674thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,169136.531,59619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458134.011,9544thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low936114.861,0759thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,50714
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2886
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,86414
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,06010

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325355.88/cwt354.00–360.001,1573
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385331.97/cwt330.00–334.001,2786
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2643
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409324.51/cwt320.00–326.001,3274
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,4111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,5582
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492307.31/cwt300.00–308.001,51211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5974
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4732
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563267.35/cwt266.00–270.001,5056
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,4843
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5744
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7553
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3795222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290322.00/cwt322.00–322.009342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324312.45/cwt308.00–314.001,0124
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333304.23/cwt302.00–305.001,0134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,1244
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,0703
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435273.95/cwt270.00–276.001,1923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438280.95/cwt280.00–284.001,2318
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1455284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,2543
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479269.90/cwt268.00–274.001,2937
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1505260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3134
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533246.47/cwt246.00–248.001,31413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533239.98/cwt234.00–242.001,2795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563245.98/cwt240.00–248.001,38512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570231.50/cwt228.00–234.001,3208
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638231.01/cwt230.00–236.001,4746
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285340.00/cwt340.00–340.009692
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,0433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,0361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2411305.91/cwt300.00–310.001,2575
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3442
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438290.66/cwt290.00–292.001,2736
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495274.00/cwt274.00–274.001,3563
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521258.44/cwt256.00–262.001,3465
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4183
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,5143
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3636224.25/cwt222.00–225.001,4264
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,470159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,3371
Bulls——1,750170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9751
Bulls——1,765163.48/cwt163.00–164.002,8852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%881111.15/cwt110.00–112.009795
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004119.50/cwt118.00–120.001,2004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090142.48/cwt141.00–144.001,5532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,119131.26/cwt128.00–133.001,4695
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203137.74/cwt135.00–140.001,65712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,458134.01/cwt132.00–136.001,9544
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,233.33/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,825.00/head1,775.00–1,875.001,8254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,350.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,766.67/head1,675.00–1,900.001,7673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,683.33/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,462.50/head1,325.00–1,600.001,4636
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,256.25/head1,025.00–1,475.001,2564
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,112.50/head1,100.00–1,125.001,1132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,060.00/head1,025.00–1,100.001,06010

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.