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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 1

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← May 18Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 119▼ 70 vs year ago 236 · −29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 24 vs year ago 47 · −51.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 22▲ 50 vs year ago 35 · +142.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 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 $397.86/cwt on 7 head, up $2.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 23 comparable sales and sits +26.04 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$397.86

▲ 2.38 vs prior sale

7 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.05

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	545	400.00	2,180	2thin
Medium and Large 2	553	397.50	2,196	4thin
Medium and Large 1	555	395.00	2,192	1thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about −$12 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 sale7 hd

397.86

—

AL average15 barns · 309 hd

412.90

−15.05

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

+26.04

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	1,637	205.17	3,358	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,503	186.00	2,795	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	180.25	2,120	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	154.09	1,509	5thin

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)	—	$3,660	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,905	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,675	32
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,160	15

Every lot

33 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,280	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,718	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,081	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,023	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,223	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,175	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,328	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	763	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,232	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	209.75/cwt	208.00–211.00	3,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,312	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	155.61/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,491	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,576	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	169.97/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,994	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	187.10/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,204	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,836	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,751	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,350.00/head	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,827.78/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,828	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,500.00/head	4,450.00–4,550.00	4,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,557.14/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,557	28
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,160.00/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,160	15

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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 119Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 22Year ago 35

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	208.00–211.00	209.75
1	—	1,690	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	185.00–191.00	187.10
2	—	1,173	167.00–173.00	169.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	191.00	191.00
1	—	1,520	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	958	152.00–158.00	155.61
1	—	1,065	148.00	148.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	635	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	735	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	595	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	480.00	480.00
1	700–750	725	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	580	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	625	370.00–375.00	372.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	635	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
2	750–800	763	290.00–295.00	292.48

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)	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00

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	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	4,300.00–4,400.00	4,350.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,827.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	28	—	—	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,557.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	4,450.00–4,550.00	4,500.00

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	15	—	—	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,160.00

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.