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Ashville Stockyards

Name: Ashville Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ashville, Alabama · Mon, Nov 2

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2003

← Oct 26Nov 2latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

292 head

▼ 231 vs last sale 523▼ 8 vs year ago 300 · −2.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 24 vs year ago 34 · −70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 68▼ 1 vs year ago 51 · −2.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 7.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. 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 $310.72/cwt on 35 head, down $7.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −53.17 against this barn's trailing median of $363.88.

Average price

$310.72

▼ 7.08 vs prior sale

35 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$18.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.45

vs AL average

−48.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	317.50	1,806	12thin
Medium and Large 2	540	312.46	1,687	14thin
Medium and Large 3	537	298.96	1,605	9thin

One grade step is worth $18.54/cwt here — about $201 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 sale35 hd

310.72

—

AL average14 barns · 483 hd

322.16

−11.45

National average91 barns · 8,635 hd

359.14

−48.42

This barn, trailing median22 sales

363.88

−53.17

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	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	120.00	1,386	2thin

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)	—	$3,150	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,713	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,875	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,742	18

Every lot

76 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,638	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	467	376.50/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,758	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	380.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,949	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	370.02/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,009	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	333.20/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,102	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,001	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	326	393.93/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,284	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	382.55/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,427	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	371.69/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,461	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	347.17/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,437	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	366.68/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,529	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	444	336.24/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,493	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	314.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,502	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	318.98/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,684	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	304.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,610	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,826	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	296.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,688	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	315.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,804	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,839	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	636	272.42/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,733	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	290.71/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,907	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,057	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,169	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	516.60/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,369	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	283	487.39/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,379	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	426.87/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,635	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	439.94/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,694	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	375.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,575	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	423.15/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,811	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	391.64/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,711	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	381.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,767	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	369.49/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,748	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	356.66/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,812	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	338.73/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,755	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	311.72/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,755	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	303.34/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,708	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	324.89/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,878	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	311.35/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,949	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	321.60/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,020	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	313.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,059	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	266.64/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,906	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,106	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,389	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,712.50/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,713	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,216.67/head	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,217	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,646.67/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,647	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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 523Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 30Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 68Year ago 51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,875.00	1,875.00

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,712.50

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)	3	—	—	2,900.00–3,350.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	—	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,646.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,216.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	570.00	570.00
3	250–300	265	515.00–520.00	516.60
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
4	350–400	385	435.00–445.00	439.94
3	400–450	428	420.00–430.00	423.15
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	508	355.00–360.00	356.66
4	550–600	578	320.00–330.00	324.89
6	600–650	628	320.00–325.00	321.60
3	650–700	657	310.00–315.00	313.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	485.00–490.00	487.39
2	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	420	370.00–380.00	375.08
9	450–500	473	365.00–375.00	369.49
4	500–550	518	335.00–340.00	338.73
6	550–600	563	300.00–305.00	303.34
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	715	265.00–270.00	266.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	383	420.00–430.00	426.87
3	400–450	437	385.00–395.00	391.64
6	450–500	463	380.00–385.00	381.73
6	550–600	563	310.00–315.00	311.72
4	600–650	626	305.00–315.00	311.35
2	750–800	773	270.00–275.00	272.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	520.00	520.00
7	500–550	512	380.00–385.00	380.73
10	600–650	631	330.00–335.00	333.20
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	543	365.00–375.00	370.02
2	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	720	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	790	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	370.00–380.00	376.50
2	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	444	335.00–340.00	336.24
7	450–500	478	310.00–320.00	314.13
7	500–550	529	300.00–310.00	304.38
2	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
6	600–650	636	270.00–285.00	272.42
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	790	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	435.00	435.00
5	300–350	326	390.00–400.00	393.93
4	350–400	373	380.00–385.00	382.55
3	400–450	417	365.00–370.00	366.68
1	500–550	545	335.00	335.00
11	550–600	571	310.00–320.00	315.91
2	600–650	618	295.00–300.00	297.53
7	650–700	656	290.00–295.00	290.71
2	700–750	728	280.00–285.00	282.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	393	365.00–375.00	371.69
7	400–450	414	345.00–350.00	347.17
10	500–550	528	318.00–320.00	318.98
4	550–600	570	290.00–300.00	296.15
2	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,120	124.00	124.00

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.