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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

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

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 214▼ 86 vs year ago 364 · −23.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 52▼ 27 vs year ago 47 · −57.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 60▲ 6 vs year ago 34 · +17.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.63/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −69.26 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$294.63

38 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$41.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.12

vs AL average

−19.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	316.74	1,630	8thin
Medium and Large 2	561	290.85	1,631	26
Medium and Large 3	571	275.00	1,571	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.74/cwt here — about $59 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 sale38 hd

294.63

—

AL average14 barns · 346 hd

292.51

+2.12

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−19.95

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−69.26

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	—	Low	1,350	153.00	2,066	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	139.93	1,516	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	137.53	2,198	2thin

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)	—	$2,070	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,997	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,663	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,444	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,763	4thin

Every lot

60 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 2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	389.22/cwt	386.00–390.00	1,643	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,647	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,618	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,775	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,777	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,781	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,888	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	289.98/cwt	288.00–292.00	1,856	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,228	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	342.12/cwt	334.00–344.00	1,331	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	416	326.02/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,356	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,618	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,492	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	318.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,612	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	301.31/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,591	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	289.48/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,636	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,748	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	257.89/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,594	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	247.94/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,545	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	251.97/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,814	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	345.93/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,636	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	338.74/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,656	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	340.24/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,739	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,760	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,729	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	282.95/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,641	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	283.97/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,789	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,932	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,892	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,066	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	141.85/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,516	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	135.75/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,477	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,669	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	137.53/cwt	137.00–138.00	2,198	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,462.50/head	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,463	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,241.67/head	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,242	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,662.50/head	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,663	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,581.25/head	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,581	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,262.50/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,263	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 214Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 52Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 60Year ago 34

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	489	338.00–340.00	338.74
4	500–550	540	326.00	326.00
1	550–600	565	306.00	306.00
2	600–650	630	280.00–288.00	283.97
1	700–750	745	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	580	280.00–286.00	282.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	473	342.00–348.00	345.93
6	500–550	511	332.00–342.00	340.24
1	700–750	705	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
10	350–400	389	334.00–344.00	342.12
23	400–450	416	322.00–328.00	326.02
6	450–500	475	314.00	314.00
3	500–550	528	300.00–302.00	301.31
23	550–600	565	286.00–294.00	289.48
4	600–650	618	252.00–262.00	257.89
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	332.00	332.00
4	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	623	246.00–250.00	247.94
1	650–700	665	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	765	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	465	348.00	348.00
7	500–550	506	315.00–320.00	318.56
1	550–600	575	304.00	304.00
2	700–750	720	250.00–254.00	251.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	465	348.00	348.00
3	500–550	525	338.00	338.00
1	550–600	560	318.00	318.00
1	600–650	625	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	545	326.00	326.00
2	600–650	640	288.00–292.00	289.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	386.00–390.00	389.22
1	450–500	460	358.00	358.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	137.00–138.00	137.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	133.00–138.00	135.75
1	—	1,120	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,069	140.00–144.00	141.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	153.00	153.00

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)	4	—	—	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,581.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262.50

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)	6	—	—	1,625.00–1,700.00	1,662.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,025.00–2,350.00	2,241.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,475.00	2,462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	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 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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	2	—	—	2,575.00	2,575.00

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.