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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Oct 14

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

590 head

▲ 346 vs last sale 244▲ 271 vs year ago 319 · +85.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 28▼ 49 vs year ago 75 · −65.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 10▼ 25 vs year ago 84 · −29.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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 $222.87/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −141.01 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$222.87

28 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

vs AL average

−34.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	234.03	1,364	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	218.41	1,185	20

One grade step is worth $15.62/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale28 hd

222.87

—

AL average14 barns · 539 hd

229.02

−6.14

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−34.94

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−141.01

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	—	Low	1,600	151.69	2,428	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	120.96	1,716	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	116.11	1,414	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	100.50	1,038	2thin

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)	—	$1,967	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,602	25
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,363	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,442	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,713	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,246	6

Every lot

74 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	312.38/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,043	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,170	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,273	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,192	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	254.47/cwt	252.00–256.00	1,300	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	246.47/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,269	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,391	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	245.35/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,533	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	225.20/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,444	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	634	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	281.30/cwt	280.00–282.00	661	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	269.00/cwt	266.00–270.00	780	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	902	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	845	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	258.97/cwt	258.00–262.00	974	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	246.52/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,013	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	220.63/cwt	218.00–224.00	1,057	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	233.99/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,130	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	218.27/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,163	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,270	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	234.03/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,364	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	619	187.68/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,162	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,406	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,264	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,344	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,509	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	216	306.83/cwt	302.00–310.00	663	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	317.36/cwt	314.00–322.00	889	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	301.98/cwt	300.00–304.00	975	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,154	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,159	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	253.01/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,101	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,184	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	255.32/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,238	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	239.35/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,285	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,310	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	225.01/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,312	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,275	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	217.99/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,369	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	207.96/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,377	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	215.04/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,436	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,337	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,566	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	195.49/cwt	194.00–197.00	1,486	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	202.99/cwt	202.00–204.00	1,563	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,479	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,213	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	153.54/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,538	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,071	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,002	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,298	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	118.32/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,526	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,681	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,747	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,593	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	120.60/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,746	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,966.67/head	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,875	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,563.89/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,564	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,362.50/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,262.50/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,587.50/head	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,588	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,712.50/head	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,713	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245.83/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,246	6

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 244Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 28Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 10Year ago 84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	288.00	288.00
4	300–350	320	282.00	282.00
4	400–450	411	246.00–248.00	246.52
8	550–600	583	232.00–236.00	234.03
1	600–650	605	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	710	198.00	198.00
4	750–800	770	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	280.00–282.00	281.30
4	250–300	290	266.00–270.00	269.00
4	350–400	376	258.00–262.00	258.97
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
10	450–500	483	230.00–236.00	233.99
16	500–550	533	214.00–224.00	218.27
4	550–600	580	218.00–220.00	218.98
2	700–750	715	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	256.00	256.00
7	450–500	479	218.00–224.00	220.63
6	600–650	619	184.00–190.00	187.68
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	710	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	302.00–310.00	306.83
2	350–400	390	296.00	296.00
3	400–450	445	266.00	266.00
3	450–500	485	254.00–256.00	255.32
3	500–550	537	238.00–240.00	239.35
4	550–600	583	222.00–226.00	225.01
1	600–650	610	209.00	209.00
3	650–700	662	204.00–210.00	207.96
2	750–800	760	194.00–197.00	195.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	252.00–254.00	253.01
3	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	675	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	795	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	314.00–322.00	317.36
2	300–350	323	300.00–304.00	301.98
1	400–450	420	276.00	276.00
1	550–600	555	236.00	236.00
2	600–650	628	216.00–220.00	217.99
4	650–700	668	213.00–218.00	215.04
1	700–750	735	213.00	213.00
2	750–800	770	202.00–204.00	202.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	310.00–314.00	312.38
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	430	272.00	272.00
5	450–500	475	268.00	268.00
10	500–550	515	244.00–250.00	246.47
5	550–600	570	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	675	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	236.00	236.00
5	600–650	641	225.00–226.00	225.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	511	252.00–256.00	254.47
19	600–650	625	242.00–252.00	245.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,448	119.00–122.00	120.60
1	—	1,385	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,365	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,149	112.00–114.00	113.01
1	—	1,345	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,290	118.00–119.00	118.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,010	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,653	151.00–156.00	153.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362.50

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	—	—	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,563.89

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)	5	—	—	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,875.00

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.50

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	2	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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	4	—	—	2,525.00–2,650.00	2,587.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,245.83

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.