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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 17

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 267▼ 475 vs year ago 555 · −85.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 35▼ 20 vs year ago 44 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 54▼ 63 vs year ago 83 · −75.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bull market lightly tested. 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 $272.30/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −99.51 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$272.30

7 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,511

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	274.52	1,554	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	271.01	1,458	2thin
Medium and Large 3	545	266.00	1,450	1thin

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $104 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 sale7 hd

272.30

—

AL average14 barns · 184 hd

275.21

−2.90

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−99.51

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,067	130.56	1,393	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	112.79	1,128	10

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)	—	$2,413	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,119	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	224.97/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,773	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	986	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,073	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,197	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,269	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,232	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,441	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,473	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,432	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	213.01/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,459	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,714	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	201.51/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,578	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	923	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	376.42/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,193	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,349	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,239	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,478	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,459	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,483	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,458	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,450	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	270.03/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,574	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	250.65/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,579	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	116.77/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,110	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	108.80/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,142	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	126.23/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,328	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	133.80/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,442	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,412.50/head	2,275.00–2,550.00	2,413	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,118.75/head	1,925.00–2,200.00	2,119	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,581.25/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,581	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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 267Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 35Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 54Year ago 83

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bull market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	115.00–119.00	116.77
5	—	1,050	107.00–112.00	108.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	132.00–135.00	133.80
3	—	1,052	124.00–129.00	126.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	370.00–380.00	376.42
1	500–550	515	288.00	288.00
3	550–600	583	268.00–272.00	270.03
3	600–650	630	248.00–252.00	250.65
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	362.00	362.00
2	350–400	390	346.00	346.00
2	400–450	440	336.00	336.00
2	450–500	480	304.00	304.00
2	500–550	538	270.00–272.00	271.01
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	306.00	306.00
1	500–550	545	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	328.00	328.00
2	450–500	490	294.00	294.00
2	650–700	685	212.00–214.00	213.01
1	700–750	715	212.00	212.00
4	750–800	783	200.00–206.00	201.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	316.00	316.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	352.00	352.00
2	300–350	310	346.00	346.00
1	350–400	380	334.00	334.00
1	500–550	530	278.00	278.00
1	550–600	555	258.00	258.00
1	750–800	765	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	788	222.00–228.00	224.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,925.00–2,200.00	2,118.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,581.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,275.00–2,550.00	2,412.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00

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.