Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $125.00/cwt ≈ $842/hd at 674 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $130.83/cwt ≈ $737/hd at 563 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 546 249 792
Feeder cattle 488 175 691
Slaughter cattle 42 37 74
Replacement cattle 16 37 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle 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
674 674 30 125.00 $125.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 6 150.00 $150.00 $658 —
455–495 487 9 138.00–142.00 $138.64 $675 —
540 540 1 136.00 $136.00 $734 —
560–564 563 12 130.00–135.00 $130.83 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 366 4 132.00–134.00 $133.00 $487 +8.00
400–445 421 4 122.00–128.00 $125.01 $526 +9.69
455–485 469 5 116.00–122.00 $118.41 $555 +9.41
500–540 522 5 110.00–116.00 $113.57 $593 +10.58
555–565 560 2 110.00–112.00 $110.99 $622 +10.99
625 625 2 103.00–108.00 $105.50 $659 +9.04
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 +10.00
459–470 460 9 126.00–127.00 $126.89 $584 +8.89
525 525 1 120.00 $120.00 $630 +8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 118.00 $118.00 $478 —
455 455 1 113.00 $113.00 $514 +9.00
515 515 1 106.00 $106.00 $546 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 166.00 $166.00 $515 +4.48
355–365 360 2 150.00–158.00 $154.06 $555 +4.10
400–445 428 8 140.00–146.00 $144.23 $617 +11.95
455–490 471 7 132.00–138.00 $134.66 $634 +9.64
515–535 525 2 125.00–128.00 $126.47 $664 +4.29
565 565 1 125.00 $125.00 $706 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–380 366 4 164.00–166.00 $165.48 $606 —
425–442 434 7 152.00–160.00 $155.72 $676 —
455–460 458 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $646 +10.99
505 505 2 132.00 $132.00 $667 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 144.00 $144.00 $562 +1.35
400–445 423 2 135.00–138.00 $136.58 $578 +10.53
460 460 1 127.00 $127.00 $584 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1245 1125 80-85% 4 57.00–59.00 $58.49 $658 —
1020–1320 1183 80-85% 5 53.00–56.00 $54.02 $639 —
1325 1325 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $662 -12.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1090 968 85-90% 2 49.00–52.00 $50.69 $491 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1810 1554 5 75.00–79.00 $77.03 $1,197 —
1155–1765 1603 4 82.00–86.00 $83.28 $1,335 —
1855 1855 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,688 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.