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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 4

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 290▲ 127 vs year ago 268 · +47.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 40▼ 6 vs year ago 30 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 38▲ 35 vs year ago 36 · +97.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 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 $320.56/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −51.26 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$320.56

32 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$16.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.40

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	329.09	1,868	14thin
Medium and Large 2	575	316.02	1,817	6thin
Medium and Large 3	558	312.87	1,746	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $122 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 sale32 hd

320.56

—

AL average15 barns · 429 hd

336.96

−16.40

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−51.26

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	—	Low	1,580	194.51	3,073	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	169.99	2,601	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	158.14	1,684	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	138.35	1,307	4thin

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)	—	$2,592	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,464	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,025	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,875	4thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,611	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	417.11/cwt	416.00–420.00	1,819	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	375.96/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,767	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,901	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	335.19/cwt	334.00–338.00	1,954	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,018	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	728	276.98/cwt	276.00–278.00	2,016	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,086	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	417.56/cwt	415.00–426.00	1,370	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	378.83/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,402	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	357.36/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,387	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	353.97/cwt	352.00–356.00	1,494	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	347.14/cwt	346.00–348.00	1,472	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	332.05/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,524	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	347.40/cwt	346.00–350.00	1,622	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	314.01/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,667	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	343.45/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,834	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,854	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	311.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,830	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	302.04/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,912	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,007	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	289.44/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,928	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	671	270.51/cwt	268.00–272.00	1,815	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	291.95/cwt	290.00–294.00	2,125	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,235	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,163	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	476.71/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,349	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,494	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	458.32/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,522	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,544	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	408.26/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,523	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,529	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	405.52/cwt	405.00–406.00	1,703	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	385.31/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,684	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	367.61/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,614	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	361.57/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,670	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	376.65/cwt	372.00–384.00	1,744	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	351.24/cwt	346.00–354.00	1,661	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	322.38/cwt	318.00–324.00	1,734	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	326.71/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,866	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	316.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,817	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	303.36/cwt	302.00–304.00	1,753	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	316.36/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,996	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	307.34/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,939	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	283.66/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,892	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	275.33/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,974	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	191.27/cwt	189.00–194.00	2,640	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,980	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	134.70/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,233	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,385	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	158.14/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,684	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	168.49/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,502	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,803	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,478.13/head	3,950.00–4,750.00	4,478	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,660.00/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,660	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,125.00/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,875.00/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,470.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,470	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,408.33/head	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,408	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1

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 Aug 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 290Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 40Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 38Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 9.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	495.00	495.00
3	250–300	283	470.00–480.00	476.71
3	300–350	332	455.00–460.00	458.32
3	350–400	373	405.00–410.00	408.26
3	400–450	437	380.00–388.00	385.31
5	450–500	462	358.00–370.00	361.57
6	550–600	575	310.00–320.00	316.02
6	600–650	631	302.00–312.00	307.34
2	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	717	274.00–276.00	275.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	390	392.00	392.00
4	400–450	439	360.00–370.00	367.61
3	450–500	473	346.00–354.00	351.24
6	500–550	538	318.00–324.00	322.38
6	550–600	578	302.00–304.00	303.36
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
6	650–700	667	280.00–290.00	283.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	355	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	420	405.00–406.00	405.52
6	450–500	463	372.00–384.00	376.65
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
13	550–600	571	322.00–332.00	326.71
5	600–650	631	315.00–320.00	316.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	388.00	388.00
2	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	388	352.00–360.00	357.36
14	400–450	424	346.00–348.00	347.14
4	450–500	459	330.00–338.00	332.05
13	550–600	587	310.00–320.00	311.67
2	600–650	633	300.00–304.00	302.04
9	650–700	666	289.00–290.00	289.44
2	700–750	728	290.00–294.00	291.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	531	310.00–318.00	314.01
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	671	268.00–272.00	270.51
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	415.00–426.00	417.56
5	350–400	370	375.00–382.00	378.83
5	400–450	422	352.00–356.00	353.97
3	450–500	467	346.00–350.00	347.40
4	500–550	534	342.00–348.00	343.45
5	550–600	555	334.00	334.00
1	600–650	635	316.00	316.00
1	750–800	755	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	388.00	388.00
6	550–600	590	342.00	342.00
1	750–800	765	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	372.00–380.00	375.96
5	550–600	583	334.00–338.00	335.19
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	728	276.00–278.00	276.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	424.00	424.00
7	400–450	436	416.00–420.00	417.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	142.00	142.00
2	—	915	133.00–136.00	134.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	173.00	173.00
2	—	1,485	168.00–169.00	168.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,065	156.00–160.00	158.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	189.00–194.00	191.27
1	—	1,980	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875.00

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	16	—	—	3,950.00–4,750.00	4,478.13

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	—	—	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125.00

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	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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)	6	—	—	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,408.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,470.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.