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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Sep 21

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Aug 31Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 168▼ 95 vs year ago 286 · −33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 5▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 37▲ 15 vs year ago 39 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available

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 $321.78/cwt on 22 head, down $52.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 22 comparable sales and sits −42.10 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$321.78

▼ 52.87 vs prior sale

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$46.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.69

vs AL average

−34.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	352.00	1,778	6thin
Medium and Large 2	549	320.24	1,758	5thin
Medium and Large 3	558	306.00	1,707	11thin

One grade step is worth $46.00/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

321.78

—

AL average15 barns · 558 hd

333.47

−11.69

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−34.32

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−42.10

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	151.46	2,208	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	141.82	1,779	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,090	132.00	1,439	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)	—	$2,564	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,133	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,783	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,010	10

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	418	426.77/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,784	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	436.69/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,891	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,794	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	341.26/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,914	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	327.84/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,928	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,827	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	322.67/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,220	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,205	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,201	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	397.07/cwt	395.00–398.00	1,302	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,677	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	333.39/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,607	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	348.87/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,689	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,778	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	332.51/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,706	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	312.97/cwt	308.00–320.00	1,668	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	312.06/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,788	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	588	297.63/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,750	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	317.99/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,949	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	301.68/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,849	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	285.01/cwt	284.00–286.00	1,818	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,888	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,835	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	264.93/cwt	262.00–268.00	2,048	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	448.33/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,300	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	458.04/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,539	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	395.16/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,482	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	420.29/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,778	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	370.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,744	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,864	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	337.02/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,884	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	323.32/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,817	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	300.46/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,878	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	321.61/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,042	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,126	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	727	272.59/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,982	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,263	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	279.99/cwt	278.00–282.00	2,170	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,149	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,439	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	138.93/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,692	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	143.26/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,824	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,955	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	152.95/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,294	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,400.00/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,783.33/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,783	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,010.00/head	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,010	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,564.29/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,564	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1

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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 168Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 37Year ago 39

No trend available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	435.00–440.00	436.69
8	550–600	561	340.00–350.00	341.26
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	425.00–430.00	426.77
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	520	345.00	345.00
6	550–600	588	322.00–330.00	327.84
1	600–650	605	302.00	302.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
6	650–700	688	320.00–324.00	322.67
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	414.00	414.00
3	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	430	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	484	348.00–350.00	348.87
2	500–550	513	330.00–335.00	332.51
3	550–600	573	310.00–316.00	312.06
6	600–650	613	298.00–306.00	301.68
2	650–700	665	276.00	276.00
2	700–750	715	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	773	262.00–268.00	264.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	395.00–398.00	397.07
2	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	482	330.00–335.00	333.39
6	500–550	533	308.00–320.00	312.97
5	550–600	588	288.00–300.00	297.63
4	600–650	638	284.00–286.00	285.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	505	352.00	352.00
2	600–650	613	316.00–320.00	317.99
2	650–700	660	286.00	286.00
1	700–750	715	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	455.00–460.00	458.04
7	400–450	423	395.00–435.00	420.29
5	450–500	470	365.00–375.00	370.96
3	500–550	530	350.00–355.00	351.64
5	550–600	559	335.00–340.00	337.02
3	600–650	635	320.00–325.00	321.61
2	650–700	675	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	775	278.00–282.00	279.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	445.00–450.00	448.33
3	350–400	375	390.00–400.00	395.16
2	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	562	320.00–325.00	323.32
2	600–650	625	295.00–306.00	300.46
5	700–750	727	272.00–275.00	272.59
1	750–800	790	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
1	750–800	775	292.00	292.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,500	152.00–154.00	152.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	138.00–140.00	138.93
4	—	1,273	141.00–146.00	143.26

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	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00

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	—	—	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,783.33

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	10	—	—	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,010.00

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)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,564.29

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00

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.