Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2025-02-10

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 10
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
267 head
▼ 194 vs last sale 461▼ 204 vs year ago 471 · −43.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 38▲ 8 vs year ago 27 · +29.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 25▲ 48 vs year ago 6 · +800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $273.78/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −98.03 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.
Average price
$273.78
9 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,450
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505290.001,4652thin
Medium and Large 2540270.001,4586thin
Medium and Large 3515264.001,3601thin
One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $105 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 sale9 hd
273.78
—
AL average15 barns · 278 hd
280.71
−6.94
This barn, trailing median23 sales
371.81
−98.03
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
474417360302median 371.8103/0204/1307/2009/2111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,646158.852,6156thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,320138.001,8221thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,146133.181,52613
CowsLean 85-90%Average934121.481,1355thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,11210
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,70211
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,5755
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4086
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,9586
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1905

Every lot

61 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2312405.30/cwt400.00–408.001,2653
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3795222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268333.98/cwt332.00–336.008952
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313345.98/cwt344.00–348.001,0832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375318.00/cwt318.00–318.001,1931
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378327.02/cwt326.00–328.001,2362
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1390342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,3341
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420317.98/cwt316.00–320.001,3362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430304.09/cwt300.00–308.001,3082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483308.38/cwt305.00–310.001,4893
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2538266.83/cwt266.00–274.001,4369
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,2431
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3451
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,5011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722206.68/cwt204.00–208.001,4923
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3742193.61/cwt192.00–194.001,4375
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310416.00/cwt416.00–416.001,2901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1663
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3372328.38/cwt326.00–330.001,2225
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374344.27/cwt338.00–348.001,2886
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3702
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,5095
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1505290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4652
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,3601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4586
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3611239.21/cwt238.00–240.001,4625
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5073
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1690250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7252
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7342
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780235.30/cwt230.00–238.001,8353
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363155.47/cwt155.00–156.002,1192
Bulls——1,788160.54/cwt160.00–162.002,8704
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%934121.48/cwt120.00–124.001,1355
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,095128.92/cwt126.00–130.001,4124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,152133.26/cwt131.00–136.001,5356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200138.68/cwt138.00–139.001,6643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,8221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,550.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,283.33/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,880.00/head1,775.00–2,000.001,8805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,575.00/head1,400.00–1,650.001,5755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,412.50/head1,350.00–1,525.001,4134
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,358.33/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3583
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,408.33/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,958.33/head1,925.00–1,975.001,9586
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,190.00/head1,150.00–1,275.001,1905

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.