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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Aug 24

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 193▼ 207 vs year ago 377 · −54.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 33 vs year ago 42 · −78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 38▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $336.75/cwt on 17 head, down $35.06 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −35.06 against this barn's trailing median of $371.81.

Average price

$336.75

▼ 35.06 vs prior sale

17 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$43.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	359.95	1,872	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	338.13	1,844	8thin
Medium and Large 3	551	315.98	1,740	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.97/cwt here — about $131 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 sale17 hd

336.75

—

AL average16 barns · 393 hd

341.58

−4.83

This barn, trailing median23 sales

371.81

−35.06

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	1,863	196.00	3,651	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	164.00	2,485	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	158.45	1,790	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	146.00	1,613	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)	—	$2,925	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,800	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,269	8

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,025	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,673	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,033	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	431.38/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,152	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,296	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	380.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,431	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	383.32/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,598	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	360.24/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,722	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	308.77/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,615	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	306.53/cwt	305.00–308.00	1,732	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	956	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,262	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	428.13/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,434	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	417.60/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,608	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	430.02/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,806	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,785	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,736	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	359.89/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,691	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	388.27/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,837	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,872	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	342.47/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,842	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	318.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,713	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	325.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,847	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,781	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	638	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,898	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,064	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	673	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,902	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	308.06/cwt	304.00–312.00	2,095	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,222	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	291.02/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,090	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	286.68/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,216	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,395	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,912	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,613	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	158.45/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,790	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,485	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,800.00/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,800	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,268.75/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,269	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,925.00/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	2,925	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 170Last week 193Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 38Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,890	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	156.00–160.00	158.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	146.00	146.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	420	420.00–440.00	430.02
4	500–550	520	355.00–365.00	359.95
1	650–700	690	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	445	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	470	355.00–370.00	359.89
3	500–550	538	315.00–320.00	318.31
2	550–600	570	310.00–315.00	312.48
4	600–650	638	295.00–300.00	297.53
2	650–700	673	280.00–285.00	282.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	290	435.00	435.00
3	300–350	335	425.00–435.00	428.13
2	350–400	385	410.00–425.00	417.60
2	400–450	438	405.00–410.00	407.51
3	450–500	473	385.00–390.00	388.27
6	500–550	538	335.00–350.00	342.47
2	550–600	568	320.00–330.00	325.11
1	600–650	645	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	680	304.00–312.00	308.06
2	700–750	718	290.00–292.00	291.02
3	750–800	773	285.00–290.00	286.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	478	345.00–355.00	349.97
2	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	690	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
2	550–600	560	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	445	455.00	455.00
4	600–650	605	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	355	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	523	305.00–310.00	308.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	375.00–385.00	380.68
3	450–500	478	350.00–365.00	360.24
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	565	305.00–308.00	306.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	425.00–435.00	431.38
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	417	380.00–385.00	383.32
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00

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	6	—	—	3,500.00–4,000.00	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	8	—	—	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,268.75

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)	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,500.00	2,925.00

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)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.