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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 7

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 150▼ 204 vs year ago 381 · −53.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 25▼ 42 vs year ago 72 · −58.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 51▼ 20 vs year ago 100 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. 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 $304.50/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −67.32 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$304.50

14 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.55

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	313.00	1,753	2thin
Medium and Large 2	545	304.10	1,658	9thin
Medium and Large 3	537	300.01	1,611	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about $142 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 sale14 hd

304.50

—

AL average15 barns · 251 hd

324.05

−19.55

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−67.32

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,820	178.00	3,240	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	133.94	1,855	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	131.91	1,515	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	917	115.98	1,063	5thin

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)	—	$2,292	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,067	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,023	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,613	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,060	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,725	9

Every lot

62 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,264	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	330.01/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,006	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,832	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	376.79/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,036	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	991	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,262	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	305.28/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,319	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	300.36/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,454	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,535	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	309.02/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,616	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	313.98/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,655	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,587	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,658	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	274.91/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,589	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	256.94/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,588	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	269.20/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,736	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,689	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,697	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,848	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	425.11/cwt	420.00–430.00	978	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	443.25/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,228	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	432.48/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,224	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	413.37/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,331	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	402.37/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,320	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	360.93/cwt	356.00–366.00	1,353	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	381.05/cwt	375.00–384.00	1,475	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	351.91/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,464	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,583	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,638	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	340.02/cwt	336.00–344.00	1,591	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	327.99/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,568	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	311.83/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,650	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	537	300.01/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,611	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	288.65/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,668	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,775	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,696	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,922	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,944	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,849	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,789	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,891	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,027	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,215	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,434	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	133.85/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,557	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	133.94/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,855	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,275	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,212.50/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,213	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,066.67/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,067	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,922.50/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,923	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,612.50/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,613	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,770.00/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,770	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,725	9

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 150Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 51Year ago 100

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	354.00	354.00
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	380	332.00	332.00
2	500–550	523	308.00–310.00	309.02
1	550–600	555	286.00	286.00
5	600–650	645	266.00–270.00	269.20
1	650–700	665	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	745	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	432	302.00–312.00	305.28
5	450–500	484	294.00–308.00	300.36
1	500–550	515	298.00	298.00
11	550–600	578	272.00–278.00	274.91
2	600–650	618	254.00–260.00	256.94
1	650–700	690	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	370.00–380.00	376.79
7	500–550	527	312.00–322.00	313.98
2	550–600	560	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	430.00–435.00	432.48
3	300–350	322	410.00–415.00	413.37
3	350–400	387	375.00–384.00	381.05
1	400–450	435	364.00	364.00
6	450–500	468	336.00–344.00	340.02
6	500–550	529	305.00–314.00	311.83
3	550–600	578	288.00–290.00	288.65
1	700–750	710	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	775	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	420.00–430.00	425.11
2	300–350	328	400.00–405.00	402.37
2	350–400	375	356.00–366.00	360.93
7	400–450	416	350.00–356.00	351.91
3	450–500	478	326.00–330.00	327.99
3	500–550	537	298.00–304.00	300.01
1	600–650	610	278.00	278.00
1	650–700	690	268.00	268.00
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	440.00–445.00	443.25
2	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	445	368.00	368.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	306.00	306.00
1	600–650	645	298.00	298.00
1	650–700	675	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	395.00	395.00
1	600–650	645	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	328.00–332.00	330.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	126.00–130.00	128.03
8	—	1,163	133.00–137.00	133.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	124.00	124.00
4	—	901	113.00–115.00	113.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	131.00–136.00	133.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,612.50

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)	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,922.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,212.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,275.00

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	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400.00

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	10	—	—	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,770.00

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	10	—	—	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,725.00

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.