Sale reports / Alabama / Ashville Stockyards / 2026-02-09

Ashville Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Feb 9
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003
Feeder Cattle receipts
354 head
▲ 247 vs last sale 107▲ 87 vs year ago 267 · +32.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 21 vs year ago 35 · −60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 32▼ 18 vs year ago 54 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.97/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 12 of 22 comparable sales and sits +2.09 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.
Average price
$365.97
22 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,033
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$205
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$36.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.52
vs AL average
−57.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549386.312,1225thin
Medium and Large 2559361.322,01815thin
Medium and Large 3548350.001,9162thin
One grade step is worth $36.31/cwt here — about $205 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 sale22 hd
365.97
—
AL average14 barns · 416 hd
392.49
−26.52
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−57.98
This barn, trailing median22 sales
363.88
+2.09
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
433388342297median 363.8803/0205/0407/2009/2111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,740197.503,4373thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,195173.942,0793thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,025143.461,4703thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9754thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9717
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2254thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,8467

Every lot

72 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3502
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282648.25/cwt645.00–650.001,8283
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9363
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338585.11/cwt580.00–590.001,9782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,9532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3388459.18/cwt455.00–460.001,7826
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,2622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460449.98/cwt445.00–455.002,0706
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518421.69/cwt415.00–425.002,1843
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,4441
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3402
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570401.47/cwt398.00–405.002,2884
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1831
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659374.18/cwt365.00–376.002,4666
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,5601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2726335.60/cwt334.00–336.002,4365
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,5678
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6727
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260583.27/cwt580.00–585.001,5173
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5373
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,5522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325471.19/cwt465.00–475.001,5314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375503.76/cwt495.00–510.001,8895
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2386478.86/cwt470.00–485.001,8485
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425429.94/cwt425.00–435.001,8274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436468.78/cwt465.00–470.002,0448
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464427.16/cwt420.00–430.001,9827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471396.13/cwt390.00–402.001,86618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475383.79/cwt380.00–385.001,8234
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522400.52/cwt396.00–410.002,0913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9161
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531385.37/cwt378.00–390.002,0466
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577345.29/cwt340.00–354.001,9929
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1542
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620354.00/cwt354.00–354.002,1951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620336.96/cwt332.00–342.002,0892
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,3056
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2946
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,3502
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,6231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0012
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1062
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419452.34/cwt445.00–455.001,8954
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430465.06/cwt460.00–470.002,0006
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472465.97/cwt460.00–470.002,1995
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475451.74/cwt445.00–455.002,1466
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478425.03/cwt420.00–430.002,0322
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518439.30/cwt438.00–440.002,2766
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523448.67/cwt445.00–455.002,3474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565412.40/cwt405.00–415.002,33013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610369.21/cwt366.00–372.002,2525
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610348.00/cwt348.00–348.002,1231
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630358.84/cwt356.00–360.002,2615
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685338.69/cwt336.00–340.002,3203
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,740197.50/cwt193.00–200.003,4373
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025143.46/cwt142.00–144.001,4703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195173.94/cwt173.00–175.002,0793
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,975.00/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,971.43/head2,750.00–3,400.002,9717
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,846.43/head1,725.00–2,000.001,8467
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,225.00/head2,800.00–3,650.003,2254

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.