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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 26

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

419 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 291▲ 108 vs year ago 311 · +34.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 33▲ 36 vs year ago 35 · +102.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 42▲ 29 vs year ago 12 · +241.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $242.80/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −139.80 against this barn's trailing median of $382.60.

Average price

$242.80

15 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$27.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs AL average

−25.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	250.00	1,338	11thin
Medium and Large 3	565	223.00	1,260	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.00/cwt here — about $78 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 sale15 hd

242.80

—

AL average15 barns · 488 hd

248.35

−5.55

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−25.75

This barn, trailing median11 sales

382.60

−139.80

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $406.32, low $336.70, median $382.60 across 11 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	1,704	169.61	2,890	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,415	137.90	1,951	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	131.24	1,541	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	118.79	1,298	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,554	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,532	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,127	26

Every lot

57 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	964	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	289.71/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,118	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	254.87/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,236	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,260	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,427	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	225.90/cwt	223.00–228.00	1,437	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,554	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	950	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	966	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	968	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	967	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,024	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	221.42/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,058	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	235.20/cwt	228.00–238.00	1,138	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	214.61/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,213	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,482	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,153	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,147	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	291.44/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,230	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	251.29/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,101	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,128	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	236.54/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,251	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	222.65/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,285	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,420	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,454	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,438	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	168.69/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,851	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,854	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	114.25/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,214	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,358	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,339	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	127.70/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,447	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	134.57/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,627	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,979	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	136.69/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,855	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	128.53/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,787	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	142.38/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,079	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,387.50/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,388	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,011.11/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,011	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,633.33/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,479.17/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,479	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,237.50/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 291Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 33Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 42Year ago 12

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	316.00	316.00
7	400–450	422	290.00–294.00	291.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	294.00	294.00
3	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
11	500–550	529	236.00–238.00	236.54
4	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	670	212.00	212.00
1	700–750	720	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	438	250.00–254.00	251.29
3	500–550	515	219.00	219.00
3	550–600	577	216.00–226.00	222.65
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	790	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
4	550–600	565	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
10	600–650	610	234.00	234.00
8	700–750	713	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	292.00	292.00
7	350–400	386	288.00–290.00	289.71
18	450–500	485	250.00–260.00	254.87
7	600–650	636	223.00–228.00	225.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	288.00	288.00
3	350–400	355	272.00	272.00
1	400–450	440	252.00	252.00
3	500–550	545	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	575	224.00	224.00
1	650–700	680	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	258.00	258.00
5	400–450	425	241.00	241.00
10	450–500	484	228.00–238.00	235.20
2	500–550	535	218.00	218.00
3	550–600	565	210.00–218.00	214.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	248.00	248.00
3	450–500	478	218.00–226.00	221.42
4	500–550	545	214.00	214.00
4	550–600	575	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	128.00–129.00	128.53
5	—	1,460	141.00–143.00	142.38
3	—	1,357	135.00–139.00	136.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	118.00–121.00	119.42
3	—	1,095	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,063	113.00–115.00	114.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,133	126.00–131.00	127.70
2	—	1,355	145.00–147.00	146.05
6	—	1,209	132.00–137.00	134.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,710	178.00	178.00
3	—	1,690	167.00–171.00	168.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,387.50

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	18	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,011.11

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	—	—	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,633.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,479.17

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	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50

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)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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.