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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 18

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

603 head

▲ 279 vs last sale 324▲ 603 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 28▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 42▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.79/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −136.10 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$227.79

22 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$27.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs AL average

−39.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	237.17	1,239	12thin
Medium and Large 2	559	219.62	1,229	7thin
Medium and Large 3	568	209.35	1,189	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.82/cwt here — about $50 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 sale22 hd

227.79

—

AL average16 barns · 661 hd

232.92

−5.13

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−39.26

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−136.10

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	1,780	141.00	2,510	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	107.24	1,266	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	97.44	1,613	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	95.20	1,061	5thin

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)	—	$1,625	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,432	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,392	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,438	4thin

Every lot

63 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,314	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,401	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,459	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	213.36/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,455	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	204.99/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,615	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	745	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	944	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	958	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,037	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,006	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	491	220.40/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,082	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	237.80/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,225	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	223.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,187	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,310	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	209.35/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,189	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	216.95/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,258	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	202.11/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,285	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,370	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,362	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	200.45/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,359	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	735	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,573	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	780	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,373	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	194.01/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,523	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,011	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	287.99/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,089	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	260.26/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,270	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	494	242.99/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,200	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	252.60/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,324	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	227.33/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,300	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	211.32/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,215	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	234.02/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,362	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,234	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,373	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	189.38/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,373	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,514	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,535	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,622	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,510	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	996	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	109.35/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,259	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	103.86/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,275	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,342	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	97.44/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,613	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,613.89/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,614	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,606.25/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,606	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,587.50/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,588	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,135.00/head	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,135	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,437.50/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,438	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 Nov 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 603Last week 324Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	302.00	302.00
3	450–500	490	286.00	286.00
6	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	788	202.00–208.00	204.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	232.00	232.00
2	600–650	640	228.00	228.00
3	650–700	682	212.00–214.00	213.36
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	565	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	316.00	316.00
7	450–500	488	256.00–266.00	260.26
4	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	572	226.00–228.00	227.33
3	600–650	630	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	735	206.00	206.00
4	750–800	775	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	286.00–290.00	287.99
4	450–500	494	242.00–246.00	242.99
3	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
3	550–600	575	210.00–212.00	211.32
1	600–650	605	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	725	185.00–194.00	189.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	524	250.00–256.00	252.60
6	550–600	582	232.00–236.00	234.02
2	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	780	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	255	292.00	292.00
2	350–400	380	252.00	252.00
3	500–550	532	220.00–230.00	223.17
4	550–600	580	214.00–220.00	216.95
9	600–650	636	201.00–207.00	202.11
4	650–700	678	198.00–204.00	200.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	234.00	234.00
5	450–500	491	220.00–222.00	220.40
3	550–600	568	208.00–210.00	209.35
2	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	675	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	780	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	286.00	286.00
3	350–400	390	266.00	266.00
10	500–550	515	236.00–238.00	237.80
2	550–600	560	234.00	234.00
1	600–650	640	214.00	214.00
2	650–700	655	208.00	208.00
2	750–800	785	192.00–196.00	194.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	214.00	214.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,228	102.00–106.00	103.86
8	—	1,151	107.00–112.00	109.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,290	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	96.00–99.00	97.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	141.00	141.00

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)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,135.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00

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)	9	—	—	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,613.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,606.25

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	—	—	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.50

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	2	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.