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Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

319 head

▼ 295 vs last sale 614▲ 101 vs year ago 218 · +46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 22 vs year ago 43 · −51.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 22▲ 14 vs year ago 37 · +37.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $337.16/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 5 of 23 comparable sales and sits −34.66 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$337.16

15 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$24.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.92

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	349.27	1,900	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	339.38	1,856	6thin
Medium and Large 3	556	324.80	1,805	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.47/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

337.16

—

AL average15 barns · 480 hd

364.08

−26.92

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−34.66

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	1,558	188.69	2,940	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	161.00	2,302	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	153.23	2,000	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)	—	$3,083	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,650	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,225	8

Every lot

57 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,281	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	441.97/cwt	440.00–444.00	1,870	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	407.22/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,971	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,981	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	374.42/cwt	370.00–378.00	1,966	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	344.49/cwt	342.00–346.00	2,122	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	327.99/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,247	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	321.99/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,286	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	502.58/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,196	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	446.12/cwt	443.00–450.00	1,236	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	424.87/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,381	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	403.35/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,383	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,455	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	398.35/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,506	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	408.36/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,580	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	405.30/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,727	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	393.31/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,723	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	328.01/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,683	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	312.37/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,968	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	2,279	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	232	592.44/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,374	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	476.47/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,315	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	541.97/cwt	538.00–545.00	1,523	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	476.06/cwt	474.00–480.00	1,533	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	468.77/cwt	465.00–472.00	1,594	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	435.74/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,634	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	420.31/cwt	418.00–425.00	1,652	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	416.13/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,748	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	429.04/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,815	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	403.53/cwt	402.00–405.00	1,735	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,781	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,748	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,826	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	345.31/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,858	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,850	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	346.02/cwt	344.00–348.00	1,972	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	321.33/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,873	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,948	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	327.99/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,043	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	339.28/cwt	334.00–344.00	2,161	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	185.43/cwt	182.00–188.00	2,952	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,083	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	147.85/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,956	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,151	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,459	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,083.33/head	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,316.67/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,317	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,225.00/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,225	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	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 Sep 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 614Year ago 218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 17Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 22Year ago 37

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	500.00–505.00	502.58
3	250–300	277	443.00–450.00	446.12
3	300–350	325	420.00–430.00	424.87
3	350–400	387	405.00–410.00	408.36
4	400–450	426	400.00–408.00	405.30
2	700–750	710	320.00–322.00	321.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	343	400.00–405.00	403.35
3	350–400	378	395.00–400.00	398.35
3	400–450	438	390.00–395.00	393.31
3	500–550	513	324.00–330.00	328.01
3	600–650	630	310.00–315.00	312.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	375	388.00	388.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	470.00–480.00	476.47
5	300–350	340	465.00–472.00	468.77
3	350–400	393	418.00–425.00	420.31
4	400–450	420	410.00–420.00	416.13
3	450–500	475	370.00–380.00	374.91
4	500–550	538	340.00–348.00	345.31
2	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	327.52
4	600–650	623	324.00–330.00	327.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	402.00–405.00	403.53
2	450–500	475	368.00	368.00
2	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	583	320.00–322.00	321.33
1	600–650	605	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	590.00–595.00	592.44
4	250–300	281	538.00–545.00	541.97
5	300–350	322	474.00–480.00	476.06
3	350–400	375	432.00–440.00	435.74
5	400–450	423	425.00–435.00	429.04
2	500–550	518	350.00–355.00	352.51
2	550–600	570	344.00–348.00	346.02
3	600–650	637	334.00–344.00	339.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	484	405.00–410.00	407.22
5	500–550	525	370.00–378.00	374.42
4	600–650	616	342.00–346.00	344.49
2	650–700	685	326.00–330.00	327.99
2	700–750	710	320.00–324.00	321.99
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	610.00	610.00
3	400–450	423	440.00–444.00	441.97
2	500–550	518	380.00–385.00	382.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	157.00	157.00
1	—	1,490	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	146.00–150.00	147.85
1	—	1,270	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,592	182.00–188.00	185.43
1	—	1,390	205.00	205.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,150.00	3,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,316.67

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	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,225.00

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	4	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.