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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 25

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 207▼ 42 vs year ago 419 · −10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 26▼ 29 vs year ago 71 · −40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 45▼ 3 vs year ago 41 · −7.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $342.67/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 7 of 23 comparable sales and sits −29.14 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$342.67

40 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$23.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.74

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	352.41	1,965	20
Medium and Large 2	556	335.84	1,866	12thin
Medium and Large 3	540	328.57	1,773	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.84/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

342.67

—

AL average16 barns · 433 hd

349.41

−6.74

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−29.14

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	1,878	195.67	3,675	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	169.23	2,456	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	165.84	1,910	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,036	149.32	1,548	7thin

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)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,676	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,320	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,142	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,225	5

Every lot

86 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,412	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	403.72/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,700	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,840	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,938	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	401.72/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,880	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,843	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,059	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,859	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	372.32/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,984	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,202	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	354.00/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,283	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	330.79/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,196	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,125	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	979	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	428.41/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,170	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,386	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	395.49/cwt	395.00–396.00	1,317	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	412.42/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,530	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	392.36/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,515	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	380.07/cwt	376.00–384.00	1,608	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	368.29/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,587	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	353.34/cwt	352.00–354.00	1,565	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	324.64/cwt	322.00–326.00	1,526	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	347.42/cwt	344.00–360.00	1,657	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	337.36/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,616	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,877	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	321.35/cwt	320.00–324.00	1,665	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	336.79/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,805	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	333.41/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,914	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	315.04/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,821	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,833	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	309.04/cwt	306.00–314.00	1,928	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,886	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,056	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	220	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,056	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,236	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	471.32/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,249	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	429.66/cwt	424.00–435.00	1,637	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	414.02/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,689	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	432.38/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,838	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	386.93/cwt	380.00–394.00	1,788	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	369.58/cwt	368.00–374.00	1,715	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	346.63/cwt	344.00–352.00	1,660	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	364.32/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,880	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	334.11/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,757	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	344.38/cwt	342.00–346.00	1,829	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	319.33/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,795	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	329.74/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,889	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,007	13
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	639	295.99/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,891	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,070	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,033	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	290.03/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,987	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	286.99/cwt	286.00–288.00	2,038	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,144	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,440	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,314	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	144.70/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,415	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	152.04/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,622	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	160.76/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,743	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	166.70/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,999	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	178.25/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,264	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	173.20/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,421	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,757	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	161.32/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,412	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,916.67/head	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,917	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,545.45/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,545	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,141.67/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,142	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	5

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 207Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 26Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 45Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	470.00–475.00	471.32
8	350–400	381	424.00–435.00	429.66
4	400–450	408	410.00–418.00	414.02
4	450–500	464	368.00–374.00	369.58
5	500–550	531	342.00–346.00	344.38
7	550–600	573	326.00–332.00	329.74
2	650–700	660	308.00	308.00
2	700–750	710	286.00–288.00	286.99
2	750–800	755	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	480.00	480.00
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	479	344.00–352.00	346.63
5	500–550	526	330.00–338.00	334.11
3	550–600	562	318.00–320.00	319.33
6	600–650	639	290.00–298.00	295.99
3	650–700	685	286.00–292.00	290.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	515.00	515.00
2	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	425	430.00–435.00	432.38
7	450–500	462	380.00–394.00	386.93
7	500–550	516	360.00–366.00	364.32
13	550–600	580	346.00	346.00
2	650–700	655	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	428.00	428.00
5	400–450	430	428.00	428.00
7	450–500	468	400.00–402.00	401.72
7	500–550	533	370.00–378.00	372.32
2	600–650	640	344.00	344.00
5	650–700	664	330.00–332.00	330.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	421	400.00–406.00	403.72
4	450–500	480	384.00	384.00
4	500–550	525	354.00	354.00
2	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	690	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	455	426.00	426.00
2	500–550	520	396.00	396.00
3	600–650	645	350.00–356.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	445.00	445.00
3	250–300	273	425.00–430.00	428.41
2	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	371	410.00–420.00	412.42
7	400–450	431	366.00–370.00	368.29
7	450–500	479	332.00–342.00	337.36
12	500–550	536	332.00–342.00	336.79
4	550–600	574	328.00–336.00	333.41
4	600–650	624	306.00–314.00	309.04
2	650–700	655	288.00	288.00
1	700–750	715	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	333	395.00–396.00	395.49
5	350–400	386	390.00–396.00	392.36
3	400–450	443	352.00–354.00	353.34
3	450–500	470	322.00–326.00	324.64
3	500–550	518	320.00–324.00	321.35
4	550–600	578	310.00–318.00	315.04
1	600–650	615	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
6	400–450	423	376.00–384.00	380.07
8	450–500	477	344.00–360.00	347.42
2	650–700	690	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	368.00	368.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	172.00–176.00	173.20
4	—	1,495	159.00–163.00	161.32
1	—	1,490	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,084	158.00–163.00	160.76
3	—	1,270	175.00–181.00	178.25
4	—	1,199	165.00–168.00	166.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	144.00–145.00	144.70
1	—	1,120	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,067	150.00–153.00	152.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	189.00	189.00
1	—	2,125	203.00	203.00
1	—	1,690	195.00	195.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,141.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,916.67

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)	11	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,545.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,225.00	3,225.00

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.