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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Jun 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

308 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 233▲ 161 vs year ago 147 · +109.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 12▲ 1 vs year ago 22 · +4.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 36▼ 2 vs year ago 77 · −2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $357.78/cwt on 22 head, down $38.17 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 23 comparable sales and sits −14.03 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$357.78

▼ 38.17 vs prior sale

22 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.52

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	365.76	2,059	10thin
Medium and Large 3	559	351.13	1,964	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.63/cwt here — about $96 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

357.78

—

AL average16 barns · 398 hd

394.30

−36.52

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−14.03

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	—	Low	1,543	207.00	3,193	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	185.90	2,708	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	179.67	2,251	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	163.20	1,654	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)	—	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,244	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,888	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,267	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,318	14

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,976	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,254	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,412	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,616	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	516.98/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,463	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,571	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	475.17/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,749	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	461.60/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,948	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	352.66/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,017	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	362.89/cwt	360.00–364.00	2,119	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,987	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,189	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,180	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	311.73/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,254	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,396	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,372	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,342	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,339	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,682	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	507.45/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,893	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	479.31/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,836	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	457.50/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,899	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,155	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,186	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	447.55/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,103	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	423.41/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,024	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	386.50/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,002	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	339.34/cwt	336.00–342.00	1,944	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	355.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,047	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,180	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	304.01/cwt	302.00–306.00	2,259	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,826	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,580	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,707	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	161.75/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,640	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	183.11/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,221	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	178.52/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,260	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	194.05/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,649	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	183.18/cwt	181.00–186.00	2,724	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,175.00/head	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,175	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,317.86/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,318	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,887.50/head	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,888	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,266.67/head	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,267	12

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 233Year ago 147

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 12Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 36Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	505.00–510.00	507.45
3	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
4	450–500	470	445.00–450.00	447.55
2	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
8	550–600	575	350.00–360.00	355.95
2	600–650	645	338.00	338.00
2	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	743	302.00–306.00	304.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
7	350–400	383	475.00–480.00	479.31
8	400–450	415	455.00–465.00	457.50
3	450–500	478	420.00–425.00	423.41
3	500–550	518	380.00–390.00	386.50
9	550–600	573	336.00–342.00	339.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	610.00	610.00
2	250–300	290	580.00	580.00
9	400–450	431	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	470	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	470.00–480.00	475.17
6	550–600	572	350.00–354.00	352.66
4	600–650	630	346.00	346.00
4	700–750	743	320.00–325.00	322.49
2	750–800	770	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
5	550–600	595	334.00	334.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	723	305.00–315.00	311.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
5	250–300	283	515.00–520.00	516.98
2	300–350	305	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	422	460.00–465.00	461.60
7	550–600	584	360.00–364.00	362.89
2	600–650	620	353.00	353.00
2	700–750	720	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	520.00	520.00
2	450–500	460	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
2	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	670	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	765	342.00	342.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	193.00–195.00	194.05
6	—	1,487	181.00–186.00	183.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,014	160.00–163.00	161.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,266	177.00–179.00	178.52
2	—	1,213	181.00–185.00	183.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	199.00	199.00
1	—	1,665	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,850.00–3,500.00	3,175.00

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	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00

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	14	—	—	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,317.86

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	16	—	—	3,600.00–4,300.00	3,887.50

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	12	—	—	3,050.00–3,550.00	3,266.67

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.