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Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 31

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 136 vs last sale 286▲ 22 vs year ago 128 · +17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 22▼ 9 vs year ago 34 · −26.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 36▲ 33 vs year ago 18 · +183.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $305.01/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −58.88 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$305.01

19 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$24.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

vs AL average

−16.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	312.39	1,656	13thin
Medium and Large 3	535	292.00	1,562	2thin
Medium and Large 2	562	287.52	1,617	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.87/cwt here — about $39 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 sale19 hd

305.01

—

AL average13 barns · 270 hd

296.81

+8.20

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−16.37

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−58.88

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	—	High	1,764	177.26	3,126	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	138.93	1,539	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	115.47	1,182	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,773	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,336	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,175	4thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	411.06/cwt	408.00–414.00	1,533	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,703	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	373.95/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,544	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	340.54/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,587	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,808	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,214	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,266	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	395.04/cwt	392.00–398.00	1,481	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	358.99/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,465	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	321.24/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,356	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	337.80/cwt	334.00–344.00	1,436	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,538	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	317.92/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,513	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	312.39/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,656	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,562	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	282.03/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,630	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,610	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	276.07/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,698	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	267.93/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,776	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	239.97/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,627	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,823	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,802	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	1,424	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,452	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	353.09/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,494	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	353.96/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,717	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	341.01/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,654	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,668	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,636	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,793	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,769	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	252.06/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,701	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	174.18/cwt	172.00–176.00	3,048	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	184.95/cwt	184.00–186.00	3,325	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	118.93/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,124	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,002	132.63/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,329	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,234	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	145.23/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,762	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,137.50/head	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,138	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825.00/head	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,825	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,262.50/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,175.00/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,175	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,500.00/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,212.50/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,213	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 286Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 22Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 36Year ago 18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	116.00–121.00	118.93
3	—	1,102	111.00–113.00	112.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	131.00–136.00	132.63
3	—	1,213	143.00–147.00	145.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	184.00–186.00	184.95
5	—	1,750	172.00–176.00	174.18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	380	382.00	382.00
2	400–450	423	350.00–356.00	353.09
2	450–500	485	340.00–342.00	341.01
1	500–550	545	306.00	306.00
1	550–600	580	282.00	282.00
3	650–700	675	248.00–258.00	252.06
1	700–750	745	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	350.00–358.00	353.96
1	600–650	610	294.00	294.00
1	650–700	660	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	438.00	438.00
1	500–550	505	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	425	334.00–344.00	337.80
4	450–500	476	312.00–320.00	317.92
1	500–550	515	304.00	304.00
3	550–600	578	280.00–284.00	282.03
2	600–650	615	272.00–280.00	276.07
2	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	735	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	770	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	378.00	378.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
10	400–450	422	316.00–324.00	321.24
2	500–550	535	292.00	292.00
5	600–650	610	264.00	264.00
3	650–700	678	238.00–242.00	239.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	398.00	398.00
2	350–400	375	392.00–398.00	395.04
2	400–450	408	358.00–360.00	358.99
5	450–500	455	338.00	338.00
13	500–550	530	310.00–316.00	312.39
4	650–700	663	262.00–270.00	267.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	373	408.00–414.00	411.06
3	400–450	413	370.00–378.00	373.95
4	450–500	466	336.00–342.00	340.54
1	500–550	535	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	454.00	454.00

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)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,325.00	2,325.00

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)	7	—	—	1,725.00–2,100.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,025.00–2,250.00	2,137.50

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	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,175.00

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	6	—	—	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500.00

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	8	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,212.50

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	4	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.