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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 4

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

444 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 424▲ 16 vs year ago 428 · +3.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 53▼ 68 vs year ago 119 · −57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 43▼ 11 vs year ago 49 · −22.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. 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 $230.94/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −140.88 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$230.94

22 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,237

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$11.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	235.01	1,358	2thin
Medium and Large 2	524	234.49	1,229	13thin
Medium and Large 3	546	223.18	1,218	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.83/cwt here — about $140 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale22 hd

230.94

—

AL average12 barns · 272 hd

234.73

−3.80

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−140.88

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	—	Average	1,743	143.81	2,506	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	120.03	1,770	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,117	110.17	1,230	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	100.41	1,040	14

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)	—	$1,520	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,475	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,413	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,210	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,192	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,880	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	281.35/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,027	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	293.10/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,087	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,272	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,197	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	284.02/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,386	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	268.03/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,429	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,439	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,546	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,477	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,554	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	808	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	920	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	830	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	245.97/cwt	244.00–248.00	898	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	235.91/cwt	230.00–242.00	899	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	234.49/cwt	234.00–236.00	910	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	992	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	232.66/cwt	232.00–234.00	973	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	223.51/cwt	220.00–226.00	979	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	209.01/cwt	208.00–212.00	964	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	217.49/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,033	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	211.57/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,098	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,129	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,166	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,296	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	350.93/cwt	348.00–354.00	772	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	727	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	787	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	857	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	847	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	302.64/cwt	300.00–308.00	947	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	289.95/cwt	286.00–292.00	922	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	271.26/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,031	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	280.00/cwt	276.00–286.00	1,089	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	276.63/cwt	270.00–278.00	1,184	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	287.02/cwt	286.00–288.00	1,234	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	263.31/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,151	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	249.32/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,159	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	241.97/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,169	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	236.56/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,218	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	227.24/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,213	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	223.09/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,278	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	213.03/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,225	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	235.01/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,358	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	223.04/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,367	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	206.01/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,267	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	218.98/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,456	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	193.31/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,295	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,421	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,442	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	140.18/cwt	139.00–143.00	2,282	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	149.25/cwt	147.00–152.00	2,858	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	104.56/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,028	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,041	111.87/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,165	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	96.27/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,048	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	120.00/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,404	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	104.34/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,266	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	117.55/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,681	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,956	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520.00/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,520	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,412.50/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391.67/head	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,392	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,237.50/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,191.67/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,192	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	937.50/head	900.00–975.00	938	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,880.00/head	1,880.00–1,880.00	1,880	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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 424Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 53Year ago 119

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 43Year ago 49

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cow sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. 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	200–250	220	348.00–354.00	350.93
1	250–300	255	336.00	336.00
3	300–350	313	300.00–308.00	302.64
3	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	430	286.00–288.00	287.02
2	550–600	578	232.00–238.00	235.01
2	600–650	613	220.00–226.00	223.04
2	650–700	665	216.00–222.00	218.98
1	700–750	740	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	342.00	342.00
1	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
14	350–400	389	276.00–286.00	280.00
6	400–450	428	270.00–278.00	276.63
9	450–500	465	248.00–254.00	249.32
11	500–550	515	236.00–238.00	236.56
2	550–600	573	220.00–226.00	223.09
1	750–800	775	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	323.00	323.00
1	250–300	275	308.00	308.00
5	300–350	318	286.00–292.00	289.95
3	350–400	380	266.00–274.00	271.26
3	400–450	437	262.00–266.00	263.31
2	450–500	483	240.00–244.00	241.97
5	500–550	534	224.00–228.00	227.24
2	550–600	575	212.00–214.00	213.03
3	600–650	615	204.00–208.00	206.01
3	650–700	670	190.00–198.00	193.31
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	305.00	305.00
7	350–400	381	230.00–242.00	235.91
6	400–450	418	232.00–234.00	232.66
4	450–500	475	216.00–220.00	217.49
9	500–550	519	210.00–214.00	211.57
2	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	244.00	244.00
4	350–400	388	234.00–236.00	234.49
4	400–450	438	220.00–226.00	223.51
4	450–500	461	208.00–212.00	209.01
1	550–600	570	198.00	198.00
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	670	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	312.00	312.00
1	300–350	310	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	365	244.00–248.00	245.97
1	400–450	410	242.00	242.00
3	650–700	675	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	371	288.00–300.00	293.10
4	400–450	440	272.00	272.00
3	500–550	545	264.00	264.00
1	700–750	710	208.00	208.00
1	750–800	785	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	365	280.00–282.00	281.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	405	314.00	314.00
6	450–500	488	280.00–288.00	284.02
6	500–550	533	266.00–272.00	268.03
3	650–700	655	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	119.00–121.00	120.00
9	—	1,041	110.00–115.00	111.87
6	—	1,213	103.00–106.00	104.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	116.00–119.00	117.55
1	—	1,565	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	95.00–98.00	96.27
7	—	983	103.00–107.00	104.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	147.00–152.00	149.25
3	—	1,628	139.00–143.00	140.18

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–975.00	937.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,191.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,391.67

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	2	—	—	1,880.00	1,880.00

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	2	—	—	2,525.00	2,525.00

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.