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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Apr 6

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 262▼ 54 vs year ago 177 · −30.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 18▼ 9 vs year ago 30 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 40▼ 16 vs year ago 80 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $419.27/cwt on 14 head, up $1.50 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 22 of 22 comparable sales and sits +55.39 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$419.27

▲ 1.50 vs prior sale

14 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$74.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.25

vs AL average

−9.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	444.15	2,278	6thin
Medium and Large 2	518	431.23	2,234	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	370.00	2,054	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.15/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale14 hd

419.27

—

AL average14 barns · 331 hd

406.02

+13.25

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−9.09

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

+55.39

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,715	212.00	3,636	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	182.01	2,131	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	179.54	2,833	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	152.00	1,657	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)	—	$3,400	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,213	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,092	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,650	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,000	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,376	17

Every lot

53 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,386	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,674	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,767	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,377	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,366	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,298	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	545.23/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,200	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	487.30/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,511	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	541.08/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,807	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	490.03/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,828	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,012	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	447.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,938	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,139	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,093	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,132	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	444.15/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,278	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	431.23/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,234	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	315.49/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,098	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,098	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,369	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,240	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	517.45/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,982	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,087	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,138	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	468.27/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,412	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,366	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,327	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,295	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	3,636	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,657	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,134	181.01/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,053	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,264	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,296	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	179.54/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,833	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,650.00/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,650	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,000.00/head	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,000	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,212.50/head	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,213	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,091.67/head	3,950.00–4,175.00	4,092	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,376.47/head	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,376	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,400.00/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,025.00/head	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,025	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 262Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 18Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 40Year ago 80

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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
1	200–250	220	590.00	590.00
7	300–350	334	530.00–545.00	541.08
7	350–400	387	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	455	470.00	470.00
6	500–550	513	440.00–445.00	444.15
5	600–650	635	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	745	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	540.00–550.00	545.23
2	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	373	485.00–495.00	490.03
1	400–450	410	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
4	500–550	518	430.00–435.00	431.23
2	650–700	665	315.00–316.00	315.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
11	300–350	310	480.00–500.00	487.30
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	433	445.00–450.00	447.46
1	450–500	490	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	310	570.00	570.00
2	450–500	490	485.00	485.00
2	500–550	520	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	660.00	660.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	590.00	590.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	605.00	605.00
2	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
2	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
4	500–550	520	455.00	455.00
3	650–700	675	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	515.00–520.00	517.45
2	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
1	500–550	535	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	390	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
6	500–550	515	465.00–475.00	468.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	176.00–183.00	179.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	172.00	172.00
1	—	1,155	196.00	196.00
4	—	1,134	178.00–185.00	181.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	212.00	212.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,850.00–3,150.00	3,000.00

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	6	—	—	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,950.00–4,175.00	4,091.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	4,100.00–4,500.00	4,212.50

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	17	—	—	2,000.00–2,800.00	2,376.47

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)	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,200.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,400.00

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.