Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	366	305	474
Feeder cattle	338	—	443
Slaughter cattle	28	—	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
325–335	330	2	120.00–122.00	$120.98	$399
355–360	358	2	114.00–118.00	$115.99	$415
405–435	421	5	111.00–115.00	$113.39	$477
450–460	457	3	105.00–112.00	$107.30	$490
515–525	520	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$533
560–585	573	2	98.00–100.00	$98.98	$567
640	640	1	93.00	$93.00	$595
680	680	1	87.00	$87.00	$592

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
295	295	1	140.00	$140.00	$413
450	450	1	114.00	$114.00	$513
525	525	1	108.00	$108.00	$567
615–635	622	3	101.00–103.00	$102.34	$637
675–680	678	2	99.00–102.00	$100.51	$681

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
385	385	1	112.00	$112.00	$431
470	470	1	102.00	$102.00	$479
520–540	530	2	95.00–99.00	$97.04	$514

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
335	335	1	136.00	$136.00	$456
355–385	368	4	132.00–136.00	$133.72	$492
405–420	412	3	122.00–126.00	$124.02	$511
465–470	468	2	118.00–120.00	$118.99	$557
500–545	523	2	112.00–115.00	$113.56	$594
565	565	1	108.00	$108.00	$610
620–625	623	2	99.00–103.00	$100.99	$629

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355	355	1	128.00	$128.00	$454
415	415	1	118.00	$118.00	$490
500–520	510	2	108.00–113.00	$110.55	$564

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–410	405	2	130.00–134.00	$131.98	$535
650	650	1	109.00	$109.00	$708

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1250	1144	80-85%	5	44.00–49.00	$46.79	$535
940–1475	1160	80-85%	5	41.00–43.00	$42.15	$489
1010–1660	1350	80-85%	3	50.00–51.00	$50.25	$678

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1675–2430	1933	3	71.00–73.00	$72.13	$1,394

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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.