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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

900 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 900 546 571
Feeder cattle 853 488 518
Slaughter cattle 47 42 53
Replacement cattle — 16 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 506 4 140.00–144.00 $142.99 $724 +6.99
618–645 628 8 123.00–126.00 $124.16 $780 —
665–670 668 2 121.00 $121.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 2 118.00 $118.00 $932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 128.00 $128.00 $499 -5.00
415–440 428 8 123.00–128.00 $126.85 $543 +1.84
455–485 468 3 119.00–121.00 $120.02 $562 +1.61
500–540 521 4 112.00–116.00 $114.21 $595 +0.64
550–570 560 2 111.00 $111.00 $622 +0.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 146.00 $146.00 $467 —
375 375 1 136.00 $136.00 $510 —
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 ±0.00
455 455 1 127.00 $127.00 $578 +0.11
570 570 1 117.00 $117.00 $667 —
695 695 1 108.00 $108.00 $751 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 158.00–162.00 $160.00 $552 -6.00
360–370 363 3 158.00–160.00 $159.34 $578 +5.28
415–440 430 5 154.00–160.00 $156.78 $674 +12.55
455–480 469 5 142.00–146.00 $143.20 $672 +8.54
515–545 533 6 126.00–131.00 $128.15 $683 +1.68
565–595 575 4 120.00–123.00 $121.49 $699 -3.51
610–635 623 2 117.00 $117.00 $729 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 3 176.00–178.00 $176.65 $562 —
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 +4.52
405–425 412 3 162.00–168.00 $165.34 $681 +9.62
455–465 460 4 150.00–156.00 $154.48 $711 +13.49
550–565 558 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $728 +0.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 316 5 146.00–150.00 $149.19 $471 —
370–390 380 2 146.00–148.00 $146.97 $558 +2.97
440 440 2 142.00–146.00 $144.00 $634 +7.42
450 450 1 136.00 $136.00 $612 +9.00
515 515 1 122.00 $122.00 $628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1520 1287 80-85% 11 50.00–54.00 $51.98 $669 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1190 1158 85-90% 2 46.00–50.00 $48.06 $557 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $646 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,074 —
1470 1470 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,058 —
1505–2095 1800 2 80.00 $80.00 $1,440 —

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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.