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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 10

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

214 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 213▼ 57 vs year ago 271 · −21.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 31▲ 34 vs year ago 18 · +188.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 20▲ 4 vs year ago 56 · +7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $307.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −56.38 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$307.50

4 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.69

vs AL average

−7.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	320.00	1,616	2thin
Medium and Large 2	535	300.00	1,605	1thin
Medium and Large 3	510	290.00	1,479	1thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $137 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 sale4 hd

307.50

—

AL average14 barns · 263 hd

284.81

+22.69

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−7.46

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−56.38

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	1,875	173.00	3,244	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	140.94	1,656	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	138.04	1,933	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	117.48	1,212	13

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)	—	$1,863	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,785	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,904	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,137	19

Every lot

48 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,287	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,103	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,915	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	922	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,251	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,285	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,359	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,607	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,523	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,671	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,326	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,367	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,600	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,699	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,793	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,844	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,870	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,854	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,769	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,213	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,037	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	123.20/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,281	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	116.00/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,216	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	138.58/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,608	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,726	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	133.87/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,605	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,367	142.32/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,946	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	131.62/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,908	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,136.84/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,137	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,887.50/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,888	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,312.50/head	3,300.00–3,325.00	3,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,066.67/head	2,950.00–3,175.00	3,067	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,250	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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 213Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 31Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 20Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,860	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	137.00–142.00	138.58
7	—	1,174	145.00–150.00	147.00
4	—	1,199	133.00–136.00	133.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	130.00–133.00	131.62
3	—	1,367	142.00–143.00	142.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,048	114.00–119.00	116.00
5	—	1,040	122.00–124.00	123.20
2	—	963	105.00–110.00	107.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	314.00	314.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	348.00	348.00
3	400–450	430	316.00	316.00
2	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	690	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	352.00	352.00
2	450–500	470	342.00	342.00
2	500–550	505	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	422.00	422.00
3	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	615	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	395	346.00	346.00
3	450–500	465	344.00	344.00
2	600–650	635	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	665	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	408.00	408.00
2	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	480	354.00	354.00
2	500–550	540	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	580	318.00	318.00
2	600–650	615	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	475	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,136.84

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)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,887.50

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)	2	—	—	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00

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	6	—	—	2,950.00–3,175.00	3,066.67

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	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,325.00	3,312.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,250.00

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.