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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jan 5

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 192▲ 9 vs year ago 240 · +3.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 14▲ 6 vs year ago 33 · +18.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 42 vs year ago 16 · +262.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the Christmas and New Years holidays.

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 $365.49/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 12 of 23 comparable sales and sits −6.33 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$365.49

22 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$46.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.42

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	395.00	2,113	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	372.19	2,043	10thin
Medium and Large 3	565	348.20	1,967	9thin

One grade step is worth $46.80/cwt here — about $147 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 sale22 hd

365.49

—

AL average5 barns · 117 hd

387.91

−22.42

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−6.33

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	—	High	1,637	181.80	2,975	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	168.00	2,268	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	156.58	1,768	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	136.14	1,268	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)	—	$2,546	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,331	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,813	8

Every lot

65 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	523.30/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,690	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,717	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	442.46/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,938	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	386.66/cwt	384.00–388.00	2,096	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,145	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,296	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	312.93/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,278	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,407	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	473.30/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,576	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	471.43/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,735	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	448.28/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,712	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	457.47/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,761	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	448.85/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,926	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	474.11/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,053	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	435.02/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,901	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	384.60/cwt	382.00–386.00	1,796	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	426.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,005	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	354.94/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,831	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	341.96/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,778	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	334.58/cwt	334.00–338.00	1,864	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,208	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,426	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,380	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	503.35/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,676	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	449.89/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,665	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	433.36/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,829	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	449.92/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,962	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	447.54/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,094	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	388.05/cwt	382.00–395.00	1,824	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,895	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	384.68/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,046	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	571	345.72/cwt	342.00–348.00	1,974	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	353.46/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,029	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	334.69/cwt	332.00–336.00	2,142	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,219	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,266	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,249	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,399	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	174.94/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,621	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	132.74/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,234	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	140.68/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,313	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,116	152.70/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,704	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	159.68/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,820	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,206	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,327	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,545.83/head	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,546	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,270.83/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,271	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,812.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,813	8

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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 192Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 14Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 42Year ago 16

No trends available due to the Christmas and New Years holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	333	470.00–475.00	473.30
6	350–400	368	465.00–475.00	471.43
10	400–450	433	465.00–480.00	474.11
3	450–500	470	420.00–430.00	426.60
4	500–550	516	352.00–360.00	354.94
3	650–700	690	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	385	455.00–460.00	457.47
4	400–450	429	445.00–455.00	448.85
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	520	340.00–344.00	341.96
7	550–600	557	334.00–338.00	334.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	445.00–450.00	448.28
3	400–450	437	430.00–440.00	435.02
3	450–500	467	382.00–386.00	384.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
3	300–350	323	520.00–525.00	523.30
4	400–450	438	440.00–445.00	442.46
3	500–550	542	384.00–388.00	386.66
2	550–600	575	373.00	373.00
1	600–650	645	356.00	356.00
2	700–750	728	310.00–316.00	312.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
2	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	510	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	505.00	505.00
2	400–450	430	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	575.00	575.00
3	300–350	333	500.00–505.00	503.35
5	350–400	370	445.00–455.00	449.89
3	400–450	422	430.00–440.00	433.36
7	450–500	470	382.00–395.00	388.05
6	500–550	532	382.00–386.00	384.68
4	550–600	574	350.00–360.00	353.46
2	600–650	645	344.00	344.00
1	650–700	690	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
2	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
2	350–400	380	490.00	490.00
7	400–450	436	445.00–455.00	449.92
2	450–500	468	445.00–450.00	447.54
3	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	655	346.00	346.00
1	700–750	745	322.00	322.00
1	750–800	775	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	368.00	368.00
8	550–600	571	342.00–348.00	345.72
3	600–650	640	332.00–336.00	334.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,290	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	150.00–155.00	152.70
5	—	1,140	156.00–162.00	159.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	139.00–144.00	140.68
4	—	930	132.00–134.00	132.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	196.00	196.00
3	—	1,498	173.00–176.00	174.94
2	—	1,710	185.00	185.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,812.50

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)	12	—	—	2,425.00–2,750.00	2,545.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,270.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00

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	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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.