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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 5

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jul 22Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 322▲ 141 vs year ago 127 · +111.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 52▲ 12 vs year ago 18 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 44▲ 11 vs year ago 25 · +44.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $251.83/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −119.98 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$251.83

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$39.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.78

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	272.00	1,414	8thin
Medium and Large 2	547	246.00	1,344	11thin
Medium and Large 3	574	232.40	1,334	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.60/cwt here — about $80 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 sale24 hd

251.83

—

AL average5 barns · 124 hd

240.05

+11.78

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−119.98

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,415	157.71	2,232	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,362	133.52	1,819	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	130.95	1,432	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	113.90	1,136	6thin

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)	—	$1,663	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,583	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,306	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,495	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,463	4thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,126	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	326.95/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,220	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,232	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,324	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	312.98/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,355	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,484	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,401	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,493	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,295	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	285.78/cwt	282.00–290.00	906	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	298.79/cwt	298.00–300.00	965	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,110	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,108	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	242.18/cwt	238.00–248.00	1,136	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	235.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,214	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,342	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	222.76/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,187	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,288	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	581	214.02/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,243	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,367	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	204.92/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,389	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,537	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,436	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,465	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	869	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	338.78/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,064	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	323.97/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,095	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	296.42/cwt	296.00–298.00	1,109	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,193	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	303.51/cwt	302.00–308.00	1,187	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,247	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	297.04/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,251	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	288.79/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,265	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	263.49/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,220	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	273.43/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,280	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,362	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	253.97/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,310	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,414	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	241.99/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,314	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	239.35/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,369	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,345	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	223.51/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,404	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,372	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	210.01/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,418	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	743	193.01/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,434	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,448	155.06/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,245	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	116.08/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,146	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	111.71/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,126	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	124.94/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,354	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	136.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,509	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	131.69/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,782	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,932	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,825.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583.33/head	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,581.25/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,306.25/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,306	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050.00/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,916.67/head	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,917	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,862.50/head	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,863	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,462.50/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,463	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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 322Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 52Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 44Year ago 25

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	336.00	336.00
2	350–400	373	326.00–328.00	326.95
2	400–450	433	312.00–314.00	312.98
2	450–500	485	306.00	306.00
2	500–550	545	274.00	274.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	312.00	312.00
1	400–450	430	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	490	286.00	286.00
1	600–650	605	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	328.00	328.00
2	300–350	338	320.00–328.00	323.97
4	350–400	391	302.00–308.00	303.51
4	400–450	421	296.00–300.00	297.04
11	450–500	468	272.00–274.00	273.43
5	500–550	516	252.00–258.00	253.97
6	550–600	572	236.00–240.00	239.35
8	600–650	628	220.00–226.00	223.51
2	650–700	675	208.00–212.00	210.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	374	296.00–298.00	296.42
5	400–450	438	288.00–290.00	288.79
4	450–500	463	262.00–264.00	263.49
2	500–550	543	240.00–244.00	241.99
3	550–600	595	226.00	226.00
1	600–650	635	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	743	190.00–196.00	193.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	314	338.00–340.00	338.78
1	350–400	380	314.00	314.00
4	400–450	405	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	490	278.00	278.00
8	500–550	520	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	298.00–300.00	298.79
3	350–400	390	284.00	284.00
9	500–550	515	230.00–240.00	235.77
1	550–600	570	226.00	226.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	282.00–290.00	285.78
3	350–400	360	270.00	270.00
21	450–500	469	238.00–248.00	242.18
5	500–550	533	220.00–228.00	222.76
5	550–600	581	212.00–220.00	214.02
1	600–650	645	212.00	212.00
2	650–700	678	202.00–208.00	204.92
1	700–750	725	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	755	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	296.00	296.00
2	500–550	520	258.00	258.00
1	650–700	680	226.00	226.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,108	135.00–138.00	136.20
5	—	1,084	123.00–129.00	124.94
1	—	1,080	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	110.00–113.00	111.71
3	—	987	114.00–119.00	116.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	130.00–133.00	131.69
1	—	1,390	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	153.00–157.00	155.06
1	—	1,350	163.00	163.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,306.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00

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	—	—	1,500.00–1,725.00	1,583.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,581.25

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)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,462.50

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	6	—	—	2,650.00–3,100.00	2,916.67

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	—	—	1,775.00–1,950.00	1,862.50

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.