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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2026

633 head sold ·Official USDA report · Price history in the app

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.55/cwt +72.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,411/hd at 630 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $334.00/cwt ≈ $2,071/hd at 620 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $336.40/cwt +12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 526 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 380 254
Feeder cattle 540 256 194
Slaughter cattle 24 8 16
Replacement cattle 69 116 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,518 —
620 620 14 334.00 $334.00 $2,071 —
660–695 689 12 323.00–328.00 $323.80 $2,231 -9.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–615 611 5 320.00–322.00 $320.79 $1,960 —
675–680 678 5 310.00–315.00 $311.99 $2,115 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 374.00 $374.00 $1,833 —
545 545 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,798 -31.60
610–645 633 3 303.00–308.00 $304.61 $1,928 -0.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,478 —
505–530 526 12 328.00–338.00 $336.40 $1,769 +12.14
630 630 21 386.00 $386.00 $2,432 +76.00
635 635 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,968 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 426 5 358.00–360.00 $359.21 $1,530 +11.72
465 465 2 318.00 $318.00 $1,479 -22.00
535–540 538 5 313.00–322.00 $316.58 $1,703 +6.99
575–590 583 7 300.00–310.00 $305.72 $1,782 +0.90
615–645 630 4 290.00–300.00 $295.12 $1,859 -3.20
675 675 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 -8.00
705–715 710 4 262.00–268.00 $265.02 $1,882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 334.00 $334.00 $1,386 —
455–490 474 7 302.00–305.00 $303.41 $1,438 -13.14
520–545 533 4 295.00–300.00 $297.56 $1,586 -6.44
590 590 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,723 -4.00
635 635 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 531 9 333.00–340.00 $336.28 $1,786 -1.09
575–590 581 5 325.00–330.00 $327.97 $1,906 -6.96
615–645 630 6 300.00–305.00 $302.44 $1,905 -1.56
660–675 668 4 275.00–280.00 $277.53 $1,854 —
710–740 730 3 270.00–272.00 $271.35 $1,981 —
760–785 773 4 268.00–270.00 $268.98 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 431 5 375.00–380.00 $378.03 $1,629 -1.23
515–545 530 4 325.00–328.00 $326.54 $1,731 +10.68
565–590 580 5 318.00–320.00 $318.78 $1,849 -3.94
615–620 619 7 280.00–282.00 $280.57 $1,737 -3.43
705–720 713 4 262.00–264.00 $263.01 $1,875 +10.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,681 —
715–745 728 5 278.00–283.00 $280.78 $2,044 —
765 765 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,104 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1280 1166 80-85% 6 129.00–136.00 $133.14 $1,552 +7.83
1190–1280 1235 80-85% 2 114.00–118.00 $116.07 $1,433 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1110 1065 85-90% 3 106.00–111.00 $109.47 $1,166 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,333 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1785 1613 6 164.00–172.00 $168.47 $2,717 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 1,550.00–2,050.00 $1,768.42
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 2,150.00–2,400.00 $2,266.67

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,050.00–2,300.00 $2,110.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 3,100.00–3,800.00 $3,428.57 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 2,500.00–2,950.00 $2,700.00 —

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Price trend

high 474.14 low 350.00 Oct 2025 Oct 2026

500–549 lb Medium and Large 2 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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