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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, May 5

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Apr 21May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 135▲ 58 vs year ago 175 · +33.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 7▼ 23 vs year ago 37 · −62.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 50▲ 3 vs year ago 20 · +15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows market lightly tested, 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $318.28/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −64.31 against this barn's trailing median of $382.60.

Average price

$318.28

6 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$4.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.32

vs AL average

−60.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	595	322.00	1,916	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	317.54	1,741	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.46/cwt here — about $175 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale6 hd

318.28

—

AL average13 barns · 304 hd

353.60

−35.32

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−60.51

This barn, trailing median11 sales

382.60

−64.31

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $406.32, low $336.70, median $382.60 across 11 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	1,722	177.75	3,060	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	144.28	1,515	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	117.00	1,214	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)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,805	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,778	8

Every lot

46 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	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,730	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	319.28/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,708	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	314.93/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,789	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,916	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,870	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,967	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,978	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	765	262.51/cwt	262.00–263.00	2,008	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,122	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,219	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	368.71/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,161	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,300	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,285	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	377.32/cwt	376.00–378.00	1,351	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	355.34/cwt	354.00–356.00	1,464	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	330.98/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,599	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,717	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	304.82/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,616	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,797	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	295.97/cwt	294.00–298.00	1,726	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,670	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,801	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,414	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,610	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	332.48/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,576	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.89/cwt	337.00–344.00	1,619	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	361.52/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,753	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,710	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,733	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	310.99/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,751	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,007	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	171.49/cwt	171.00–172.00	2,787	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	184.00/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,345	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	935	135.55/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,267	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,126	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,305	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,782	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,805.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,805	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000	6

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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 135Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 50Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	171.00–172.00	171.49
2	—	1,818	182.00–186.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	153.00	153.00
2	—	935	135.00–136.00	135.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,005	112.00	112.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	366.00–370.00	368.71
1	650–700	690	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	790	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	378.00	378.00
5	500–550	530	302.00–310.00	304.82
2	550–600	583	294.00–298.00	295.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	394.00	394.00
3	350–400	358	376.00–378.00	377.32
3	400–450	412	354.00–356.00	355.34
2	450–500	483	330.00–332.00	330.98
2	500–550	530	324.00	324.00
1	550–600	565	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	372.00	372.00
4	450–500	474	330.00–334.00	332.48
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	415	388.00	388.00
6	450–500	475	337.00–344.00	340.89
1	500–550	545	318.00	318.00
4	550–600	563	310.00–312.00	310.99
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
4	450–500	485	360.00–362.00	361.52
1	500–550	515	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	730	271.00	271.00
2	750–800	765	262.00–263.00	262.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	372.00	372.00
3	500–550	535	318.00–322.00	319.28
2	550–600	568	312.00–318.00	314.93
1	600–650	615	304.00	304.00
1	750–800	780	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	676	291.00	291.00
19	800–850	828	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	322.00	322.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,805.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	5	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	3	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000.00

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.