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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

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

Sale of Monday, July 20, 2026

364 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (239)

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $376.15/cwt ≈ $1,945/hd at 517 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 bulls $362.82/cwt +19.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,246/hd at 619 lb · 13 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $343.00/cwt +18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,367/hd at 690 lb · 12 head
Ashville, AL 4-weight steers at $471/cwt are the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class and $16/cwt above the AL average ($455). AL 4-weight steers have come off $32 from the mid-June peak of $485. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 364 336 274
Feeder cattle 306 281 227
Slaughter cattle 17 11 17
Replacement cattle 41 44 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,875 —
425–440 432 9 480.00–485.00 $482.73 $2,085 —
470–475 473 12 462.00–465.00 $464.01 $2,195 -5.99
515–530 518 5 440.00–443.00 $442.39 $2,292 +2.39
570–585 576 11 370.00–380.00 $375.47 $2,163 -6.12
655–675 664 7 338.00–340.00 $338.87 $2,250 +5.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,872 —
420 420 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,932 —
515–545 533 5 400.00–402.00 $400.77 $2,136 -19.23
555–570 563 6 360.00–366.00 $362.96 $2,043 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–775 773 6 335.00–338.00 $336.00 $2,597 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,478 -47.52
470–490 478 5 402.00–405.00 $403.77 $1,930 —
510–525 517 18 373.00–378.00 $376.15 $1,945 —
565 565 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 +20.92
690 690 12 343.00 $343.00 $2,367 +18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–580 576 11 390.00–394.00 $392.90 $2,263 —
655–685 670 4 362.00–365.00 $363.53 $2,436 +3.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 525 7 356.00–360.00 $358.22 $1,881 —
655–690 668 8 320.00–323.00 $321.16 $2,145 +11.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 -15.10
575–590 583 4 368.00–370.00 $368.99 $2,151 -5.64
605–645 619 13 358.00–366.00 $362.82 $2,246 +19.32
675–690 683 8 320.00–330.00 $324.37 $2,215 +4.37
715–745 730 4 315.00–320.00 $317.45 $2,317 +5.71
755 755 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,340 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 11 380.00 $380.00 $2,071 -11.10
555–590 569 5 355.00–360.00 $357.93 $2,037 -6.06
615–640 627 8 338.00–342.00 $339.98 $2,132 +11.98
695 695 5 315.00 $315.00 $2,189 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 2 398.00 $398.00 $2,328 +15.00
615–635 628 7 378.00–383.00 $380.27 $2,388 +24.27
675–690 684 5 360.00–364.00 $361.58 $2,473 +15.58
710–730 722 5 328.00–330.00 $329.21 $2,377 —
780–795 784 4 316.00–320.00 $318.99 $2,501 +0.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1205 1121 80-85% 6 173.00–178.00 $175.34 $1,966 -0.01
1140–1305 1181 80-85% 5 183.00–189.00 $185.32 $2,189 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,604 —
1475 1475 75-80% 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,566 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1425 1375 2 205.00–206.00 $205.52 $2,826 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 2,975.00–3,200.00 $3,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 2,100.00–2,550.00 $2,388.89
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Price trend

high 474.14 low 334.02 Jul 2025 Jul 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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