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Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jul 28

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

290 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 227▲ 290 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 17▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 30▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. 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 $324.05/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 7 of 22 comparable sales and sits −39.83 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$324.05

28 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs AL average

−23.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	530	327.00	1,733	10thin
Medium and Large 1	559	326.44	1,823	13thin
Medium and Large 3	529	311.93	1,650	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.07/cwt here — about $83 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 sale28 hd

324.05

—

AL average16 barns · 684 hd

323.36

+0.69

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−23.45

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−39.83

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	—	Average	1,711	187.50	3,209	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	161.94	2,492	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,134	161.35	1,829	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	149.00	1,408	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,504	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,488	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	4thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	434.52/cwt	433.00–436.00	1,673	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,654	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	1,563	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	373.11/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,765	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,924	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	342.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,804	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	364.48/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,924	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	364.02/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,031	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	350.04/cwt	348.00–352.00	1,995	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	591	331.50/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,959	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,059	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,045	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,033	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	371.34/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,144	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	381.35/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,247	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,328	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	334.54/cwt	334.00–336.00	1,281	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	341.34/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,321	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	353.03/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,493	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	336.96/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,476	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	328.50/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,439	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	318.92/cwt	314.00–320.00	1,534	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	330.36/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,602	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	339.98/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,798	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	311.93/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,650	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	327.00/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,733	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	317.98/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,835	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	317.00/cwt	316.00–318.00	1,927	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,913	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	433.09/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,429	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,493	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	426.02/cwt	424.00–430.00	1,606	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	372.67/cwt	370.00–376.00	1,528	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	386.69/cwt	386.00–388.00	1,597	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	365.46/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,593	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	362.34/cwt	360.00–364.00	1,692	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	369.18/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,757	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	341.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,633	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	322.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,677	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	311.66/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,677	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	320.51/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,808	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	302.72/cwt	298.00–304.00	1,719	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	314.42/cwt	312.00–316.00	1,795	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	315.94/cwt	314.00–318.00	1,968	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	304.07/cwt	300.00–306.00	1,925	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	271.32/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,845	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	769	266.40/cwt	264.00–270.00	2,049	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	184.99/cwt	184.00–186.00	2,978	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	191.68/cwt	191.00–193.00	3,604	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,408	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	158.20/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,758	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	166.39/cwt	166.00–167.00	1,947	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	163.70/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,492	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	156.66/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,491	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,670.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,670	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 227Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	430.00–435.00	433.09
6	400–450	410	370.00–376.00	372.67
5	450–500	467	360.00–364.00	362.34
10	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	322.48
5	550–600	571	312.00–316.00	314.42
3	600–650	633	300.00–306.00	304.07
5	750–800	769	264.00–270.00	266.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	375	398.00	398.00
7	400–450	436	362.00–368.00	365.46
3	450–500	478	340.00–345.00	341.66
3	500–550	538	310.00–315.00	311.66
8	550–600	568	298.00–304.00	302.72
3	650–700	680	270.00–272.00	271.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	377	424.00–430.00	426.02
3	400–450	413	386.00–388.00	386.69
7	450–500	476	368.00–372.00	369.18
4	550–600	564	320.00–322.00	320.51
4	600–650	623	314.00–318.00	315.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	370.00–372.00	371.34
3	350–400	387	340.00–342.00	341.34
8	400–450	438	334.00–340.00	336.96
5	450–500	485	328.00–336.00	330.36
10	500–550	530	322.00–330.00	327.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	655	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	405.00	405.00
7	350–400	383	334.00–336.00	334.54
5	400–450	438	322.00–330.00	328.50
7	450–500	481	314.00–320.00	318.92
5	500–550	529	310.00–316.00	311.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	327	380.00–382.00	381.35
3	350–400	375	354.00	354.00
11	400–450	423	348.00–358.00	353.03
4	450–500	455	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	529	336.00–342.00	339.98
8	550–600	577	316.00–320.00	317.98
2	600–650	608	316.00–318.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	390	424.00	424.00
8	500–550	528	358.00–366.00	364.48
2	550–600	570	348.00–352.00	350.04
1	650–700	660	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	386.00	386.00
4	450–500	473	370.00–376.00	373.11
6	500–550	526	340.00–350.00	342.96
4	550–600	591	330.00–332.00	331.50
1	700–750	710	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	385	433.00–436.00	434.52
4	500–550	513	370.00–380.00	375.02
2	550–600	558	360.00–368.00	364.02
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,111	156.00–161.00	158.20
5	—	1,170	166.00–167.00	166.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	154.00–159.00	156.66
6	—	1,522	162.00–165.00	163.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,880	191.00–193.00	191.68
5	—	1,610	184.00–186.00	184.99

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)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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)	5	—	—	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	2	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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.