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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 27

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jan 13Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 180▲ 104 vs year ago 326 · +31.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 17▲ 5 vs year ago 35 · +14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 15▲ 60 vs year ago 18 · +333.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 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 $293.31/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −78.50 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$293.31

9 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$6.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	296.46	1,608	4thin
Medium and Large 3	540	292.00	1,577	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	290.00	1,552	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.46/cwt here — about $57 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 sale9 hd

293.31

—

AL average10 barns · 133 hd

295.70

−2.39

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−78.50

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	1,870	157.33	2,942	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	136.27	1,999	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	128.97	1,483	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,014	109.79	1,113	4thin

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)	—	$2,115	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,995	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,517	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,461	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,548	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	315.13/cwt	314.00–316.00	1,673	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,714	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,808	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,759	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,685	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	830	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	874	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,027	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,080	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,219	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,132	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,214	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,093	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	304.48/cwt	302.00–306.00	1,294	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	309.37/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,340	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,297	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	293.42/cwt	292.00–294.00	1,397	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,357	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	233.96/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,352	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	224.00/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,400	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	272	376.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,025	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,172	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,246	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,249	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,394	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,338	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	364.05/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,387	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	361.26/cwt	358.00–364.00	1,517	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,496	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	321.80/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,493	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	314.01/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,470	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	334.71/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,613	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,602	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,577	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,610	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,553	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,625	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,615	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	230.99/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,578	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	214.08/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,552	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,676	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	154.11/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,717	3
Bulls	—	—	2,190	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,657	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	106.52/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,047	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	113.07/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,182	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	123.81/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,384	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	129.96/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,501	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	135.91/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,628	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	142.32/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,992	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	128.47/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,869	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,133	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,775.00/head	2,725.00–2,825.00	2,775	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,432.14/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,432	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,300	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,913.64/head	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,914	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,738	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,560.00/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,560	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,480.00/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,480	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 Jan 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 180Year ago 326

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 17Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 15Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	381	362.00–368.00	364.05
2	400–450	425	352.00	352.00
8	450–500	464	320.00–326.00	321.80
2	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	575	270.00	270.00
6	600–650	645	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	670	241.00	241.00
2	750–800	755	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	370.00–380.00	376.87
2	300–350	345	362.00	362.00
2	350–400	380	352.00	352.00
2	450–500	468	312.00–316.00	314.01
2	500–550	540	292.00	292.00
4	650–700	683	228.00–232.00	230.99
2	700–750	725	210.00–218.00	214.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	404.00	404.00
1	300–350	310	402.00	402.00
2	350–400	365	382.00	382.00
3	400–450	420	358.00–364.00	361.26
3	450–500	482	332.00–336.00	334.71
2	500–550	520	308.00	308.00
2	550–600	565	280.00–290.00	284.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	290	354.00	354.00
2	300–350	305	354.00	354.00
4	400–450	425	302.00–306.00	304.48
7	450–500	476	292.00–294.00	293.42
4	550–600	578	232.00–236.00	233.96
3	600–650	625	222.00–226.00	224.00
1	700–750	735	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	335	364.00	364.00
1	350–400	355	342.00	342.00
3	400–450	433	308.00–310.00	309.37
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	515	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	328.00	328.00
1	350–400	355	308.00	308.00
5	450–500	460	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	530	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	415	352.00	352.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	531	314.00–316.00	315.13
2	550–600	560	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	690	262.00	262.00
1	700–750	715	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	316.00	316.00
1	700–750	720	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	135.00–137.00	135.91
12	—	1,155	128.00–133.00	129.96
5	—	1,118	121.00–126.00	123.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	112.00–114.00	113.07
2	—	983	106.00–107.00	106.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	128.00–129.00	128.47
3	—	1,400	141.00–143.00	142.32
2	—	1,580	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,763	152.00–157.00	154.11
1	—	2,190	167.00	167.00

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	—	—	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,737.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,825.00–2,025.00	1,913.64

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)	7	—	—	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,432.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,725.00–2,825.00	2,775.00

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	2	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	10	—	—	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,480.00

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.