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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Mar 16

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

178 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 101▼ 100 vs year ago 278 · −36.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 12 vs year ago 20 · −60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 14▼ 6 vs year ago 40 · −15.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $437.27/cwt on 11 head, up $4.71 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 23 comparable sales and sits +65.46 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$437.27

▲ 4.71 vs prior sale

11 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.46

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	442.87	2,409	7thin
Medium and Large 2	538	427.47	2,300	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.40/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale11 hd

437.27

—

AL average12 barns · 211 hd

416.82

+20.46

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

+65.46

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	—	Average	1,713	203.01	3,478	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	175.00	2,345	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,186	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,825	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,517	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,000	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,075	2thin

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,792	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,848	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,931	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,314	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	452.58/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,150	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	436.69/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,262	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,434	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,225	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	390.85/cwt	384.00–398.00	2,259	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	349.00/cwt	346.00–352.00	2,216	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	221	543.89/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,202	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	500.00/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,450	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	516.32/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,663	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	480.11/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,839	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,843	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	474.64/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,993	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,932	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	393.97/cwt	390.00–396.00	1,844	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	386.28/cwt	384.00–390.00	2,001	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,984	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	343.96/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,926	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,926	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	566.46/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,490	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	586.35/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,630	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,595	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	545.97/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,753	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	532.35/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,730	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	546.61/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,012	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	533.84/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,970	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	522.53/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,195	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	477.54/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,020	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	493.36/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,181	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	484.95/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,245	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	446.73/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,345	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	427.47/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,300	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	439.98/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,455	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	350.94/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,183	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,120	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,534	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	208.51/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,983	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,345	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,185.71/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,186	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,825.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,825	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,516.67/head	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,517	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075	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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 101Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 14Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	490.00–505.00	500.00
4	300–350	345	505.00	505.00
6	350–400	383	475.00–485.00	480.11
2	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	545	364.00	364.00
2	550–600	560	340.00–348.00	343.96
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	485.00	485.00
4	450–500	468	390.00–396.00	393.97
1	550–600	580	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	540.00–545.00	543.89
3	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
6	300–350	322	510.00–530.00	516.32
4	400–450	420	465.00–485.00	474.64
2	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	518	384.00–390.00	386.28
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	560.00–570.00	566.46
2	300–350	325	530.00–535.00	532.35
9	350–400	369	530.00–535.00	533.84
6	400–450	442	490.00–495.00	493.36
2	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	538	425.00–430.00	427.47
3	600–650	622	345.00–354.00	350.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	550.00	550.00
2	400–450	423	475.00–480.00	477.54
1	650–700	675	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	580.00–600.00	586.35
7	300–350	321	540.00–560.00	545.97
3	350–400	368	540.00–550.00	546.61
2	400–450	420	520.00–525.00	522.53
6	450–500	463	480.00–490.00	484.95
3	500–550	525	440.00–450.00	446.73
4	550–600	558	435.00–445.00	439.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	436.69
2	550–600	578	384.00–398.00	390.85
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	495.00	495.00
2	450–500	475	450.00–455.00	452.58
2	500–550	540	412.00	412.00
2	600–650	635	346.00–352.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	640.00	640.00
1	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	445	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	535	455.00	455.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	208.00–209.00	208.51
1	—	1,320	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,185.71

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	—	—	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,516.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,825.00

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	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,075.00

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.