Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 510 216 456
Feeder cattle 428 189 392
Slaughter cattle 36 15 28
Replacement cattle 46 12 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle 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
400–445 418 3 160.00 $160.00 $669 +7.33
480 480 1 157.00 $157.00 $754 —
515 515 2 141.00 $141.00 $726 +8.50
655–685 671 5 124.00–128.00 $125.61 $843 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 160.00–164.00 $162.02 $753 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 3 135.00–136.00 $135.66 $484 -1.82
400–445 424 6 124.00–128.00 $126.19 $535 -5.03
455–490 466 7 120.00–126.00 $124.41 $580 +4.76
500–540 526 5 116.00–119.00 $117.83 $620 +3.82
570–590 583 3 111.00–114.00 $112.65 $657 +6.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 407 3 135.00–136.00 $135.66 $552 -0.34
455–460 458 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $600 +1.11
515–520 518 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $627 —
558–585 565 4 116.00 $116.00 $655 +4.00
605–615 610 3 111.00–116.00 $113.66 $693 +3.66
655–680 663 3 106.00–107.00 $106.67 $707 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 -1.01
430 430 1 119.00 $119.00 $512 -3.00
465 465 1 115.00 $115.00 $535 +3.49
510 510 1 111.00 $111.00 $566 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 172.00 $172.00 $507 —
320–340 330 2 168.00 $168.00 $554 +6.00
380 380 2 156.00–158.00 $157.00 $597 +0.42
400–445 429 5 142.00–150.00 $146.45 $628 +1.18
480–490 486 4 132.00–136.00 $134.51 $654 +1.03
500–540 521 5 124.00–130.00 $127.25 $663 -0.40
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 +2.50
600–630 615 2 110.00–119.00 $114.61 $705 -0.88
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 154.00–162.00 $158.07 $692 +4.01
450–455 453 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $639 +1.01
500–510 505 2 133.00–134.00 $133.50 $674 —
605–635 617 3 121.00–124.00 $122.68 $757 —
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 160.00 $160.00 $552 —
400–415 408 2 137.00–138.00 $137.49 $561 -0.51
495 495 1 127.00 $127.00 $629 +2.00
535–540 538 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $640 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1260 1155 80-85% 3 46.00–49.00 $47.80 $552 -7.20
1025–1430 1191 80-85% 8 51.00–56.00 $53.11 $633 -1.89
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1290 1178 85-90% 2 49.00–54.00 $51.74 $609 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1925 1723 5 77.00–83.00 $78.88 $1,359 —
1805–1870 1838 2 84.00–85.00 $84.51 $1,553 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1100 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 810.00–890.00 $848.00
950–1125 1014 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 900.00–1,020.00 $941.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1105 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–800.00 $775.00
1145 1145 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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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.