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Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, May 19

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

235 head

▲ 116 vs last sale 119▲ 115 vs year ago 120 · +95.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 24▲ 16 vs year ago 21 · +76.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 12▲ 14 vs year ago 20 · +70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $330.11/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −41.70 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$330.11

27 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.39

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	340.32	1,896	6thin
Medium and Large 2	550	329.37	1,811	17thin
Medium and Large 3	549	317.97	1,746	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $150 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 sale27 hd

330.11

—

AL average12 barns · 229 hd

334.50

−4.39

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−41.70

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	1,810	187.00	3,385	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,396	158.39	2,211	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	149.91	1,782	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	135.31	1,356	3thin

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)	—	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,488	20

Every lot

68 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,782	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	427.41/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,795	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,766	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,931	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	359.05/cwt	354.00–364.00	1,831	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,955	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	337.98/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,791	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	323.33/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,869	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,888	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,022	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,044	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,064	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,165	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,250	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	373.63/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,248	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	379.01/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,459	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,504	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,504	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	327.98/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,525	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,507	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	306.97/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,627	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	323.03/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,728	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,774	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	320.00/cwt	318.00–322.00	1,859	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	319.02/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,019	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,294	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,298	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	397.98/cwt	396.00–400.00	1,266	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,455	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	423.52/cwt	422.00–425.00	1,631	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,527	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	394.47/cwt	392.00–398.00	1,688	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	381.55/cwt	376.00–386.00	1,683	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,693	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	346.25/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,648	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	340.52/cwt	338.00–342.00	1,634	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	331.19/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,719	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	323.02/cwt	322.00–324.00	1,696	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	346.63/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,844	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	312.91/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,793	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	327.75/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,891	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	334.01/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,944	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	295.10/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,824	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,116	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,863	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,937	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	262.63/cwt	260.00–268.00	2,009	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,385	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,281	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,512	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	144.82/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,584	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,888	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	153.31/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,970	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,191	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	152.05/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,103	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	159.23/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,250	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,579.17/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,579	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,725	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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 235Last week 119Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 12Year ago 20

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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
2	250–300	270	394.00	394.00
2	350–400	385	378.00–380.00	379.01
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	465	326.00–330.00	327.98
2	550–600	565	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	334	370.00–376.00	373.63
1	400–450	445	338.00	338.00
1	450–500	480	314.00	314.00
4	500–550	530	306.00–308.00	306.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	416.00	416.00
5	300–350	308	406.00	406.00
5	400–450	445	338.00	338.00
2	500–550	535	320.00–326.00	323.03
4	550–600	581	318.00–322.00	320.00
2	600–650	633	318.00–320.00	319.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	462.00	462.00
2	300–350	318	396.00–400.00	397.98
4	400–450	441	376.00–386.00	381.55
7	450–500	476	344.00–348.00	346.25
8	500–550	519	328.00–336.00	331.19
9	550–600	577	324.00–330.00	327.75
2	600–650	618	290.00–300.00	295.10
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	765	260.00–268.00	262.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	445.00–450.00	447.50
1	400–450	415	368.00	368.00
4	450–500	480	338.00–342.00	340.52
2	500–550	525	322.00–324.00	323.02
2	550–600	573	310.00–316.00	312.91
1	650–700	680	274.00	274.00
3	700–750	745	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	340	428.00	428.00
2	350–400	385	422.00–425.00	423.52
4	400–450	428	392.00–398.00	394.47
2	450–500	460	368.00	368.00
3	500–550	532	344.00–350.00	346.63
3	550–600	582	332.00–336.00	334.01
1	600–650	645	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	425.00–430.00	427.41
1	450–500	490	394.00	394.00
2	500–550	510	354.00–364.00	359.05
1	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	605	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	665	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	460	384.00	384.00
2	500–550	530	336.00–340.00	337.98
3	550–600	578	320.00–326.00	323.33
1	700–750	730	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	520	376.00	376.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	132.00–134.00	132.97
1	—	1,080	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,285	152.00–156.00	153.31
6	—	1,094	143.00–147.00	144.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	157.00–161.00	159.23
2	—	1,383	151.00–153.00	152.05
1	—	1,320	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	187.00	187.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083.33

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	12	—	—	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,579.17

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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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)	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	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.