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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 7

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 181▼ 81 vs year ago 325 · −24.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 17▼ 45 vs year ago 73 · −61.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 19▼ 30 vs year ago 40 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.82/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −152.07 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$211.82

27 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$29.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.32

vs AL average

−40.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	225.00	1,210	10thin
Medium and Large 2	566	207.43	1,173	12thin
Medium and Large 3	578	195.99	1,133	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.01/cwt here — about $77 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 sale27 hd

211.82

—

AL average15 barns · 447 hd

223.13

−11.32

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−40.86

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−152.07

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,670	150.00	2,505	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	116.79	1,584	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,083	106.99	1,159	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	96.36	986	3thin

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)	—	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,040	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,147	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,258	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,362	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	256.82/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,395	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,427	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	262.04/cwt	258.00–268.00	844	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,030	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	980	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	996	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	223.94/cwt	220.00–226.00	967	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	233.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,022	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,137	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	227.70/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,093	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	211.05/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,019	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	228.50/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,197	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	218.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,158	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	195.99/cwt	192.00–198.00	1,133	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	201.65/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,178	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,251	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,244	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	186.60/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,166	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,339	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	847	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	939	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	302.10/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,130	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	279.97/cwt	276.00–284.00	1,100	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,061	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	293.49/cwt	292.00–298.00	1,200	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	279.73/cwt	274.00–284.00	1,161	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	248.04/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,178	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	272.87/cwt	268.00–278.00	1,304	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	264.98/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,267	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	243.27/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,248	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	215.90/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,129	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,297	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	237.32/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,346	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	221.01/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,273	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	215.16/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,312	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,458	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	217.94/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,482	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	211.97/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,550	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,505	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	96.36/cwt	95.00–97.00	986	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,072	109.35/cwt	109.00–111.00	1,172	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	105.42/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,149	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	117.98/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,569	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,502	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,779	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 181Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 17Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	543	252.00–258.00	256.82
1	550–600	580	246.00	246.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	294.00	294.00
3	400–450	440	286.00	286.00
3	450–500	490	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	306.00	306.00
3	600–650	635	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	275	308.00	308.00
2	350–400	393	276.00–284.00	279.97
7	400–450	415	274.00–284.00	279.73
2	450–500	478	264.00–266.00	264.98
5	500–550	545	238.00	238.00
4	550–600	576	218.00–226.00	221.01
5	600–650	610	210.00–218.00	215.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	308.00	308.00
5	350–400	374	298.00–306.00	302.10
4	400–450	409	292.00–298.00	293.49
2	450–500	478	268.00–278.00	272.87
8	500–550	513	240.00–250.00	243.27
3	550–600	567	232.00–240.00	237.32
3	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
2	650–700	680	214.00–222.00	217.94
4	700–750	731	210.00–218.00	211.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	262.00	262.00
3	450–500	475	246.00–250.00	248.04
2	500–550	523	212.00–220.00	215.90
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	258.00–268.00	262.04
12	400–450	437	230.00–240.00	233.95
5	450–500	480	220.00–230.00	227.70
4	500–550	529	216.00–220.00	218.98
8	550–600	584	200.00–204.00	201.65
1	650–700	690	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	248.00	248.00
6	400–450	432	220.00–226.00	223.94
4	450–500	483	208.00–214.00	211.05
5	550–600	578	192.00–198.00	195.99
3	600–650	625	184.00–190.00	186.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	264.00	264.00
1	400–450	405	246.00	246.00
1	450–500	470	242.00	242.00
8	500–550	524	226.00–230.00	228.50
2	550–600	593	210.00–212.00	211.00
1	600–650	610	204.00	204.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,072	109.00–111.00	109.35
9	—	1,090	104.00–108.00	105.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	95.00–97.00	96.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,390	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,330	117.00–119.00	117.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.