Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 25, 2021

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.84/cwt -6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 521 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	446	510	429
Feeder cattle	378	428	408
Slaughter cattle	37	36	21
Replacement cattle	31	46	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	-7.00
505–545	518	6	140.00–148.00	$143.62	$744	+2.62
565–575	568	3	136.00–138.00	$137.00	$778	—
620–628	627	6	122.00–125.00	$124.51	$781	—
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	-5.61
765–785	775	2	110.00–114.00	$112.03	$868	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	152.00	$152.00	$768	—
755–770	760	3	117.00–120.00	$118.99	$904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	137.00	$137.00	$712	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	371	8	129.00–135.00	$131.16	$487	-4.50
400–440	422	6	125.00–130.00	$127.11	$536	+0.92
450–495	466	7	119.00–125.00	$122.58	$571	-1.83
500–545	521	13	106.00–115.00	$110.84	$577	-6.99
555–585	571	4	103.00–110.00	$107.02	$611	-5.63
600–640	620	2	104.00–105.00	$104.52	$648	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	433	4	118.00–121.00	$119.51	$517	+0.51
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	±0.00
515	515	1	104.00	$104.00	$536	-7.00
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	—
600	600	1	94.00	$94.00	$564	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	135.00	$135.00	$560	-0.66
455–495	475	2	129.00–132.00	$130.44	$620	-0.57
500–510	505	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$611	+0.01
610	610	1	108.00	$108.00	$659	-5.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	3	164.00–166.00	$164.68	$547	-3.32
355–370	363	2	155.00–158.00	$156.53	$568	-0.47
400–440	424	7	140.00–148.00	$144.31	$612	-2.14
450–485	468	8	135.00–139.00	$137.50	$644	+2.99
505–545	529	8	125.00–130.00	$128.25	$678	+1.00
575–585	580	3	122.00–126.00	$124.34	$721	+4.34
615–620	618	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$735	+4.39

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	2	160.00–162.00	$160.97	$579	—
400–415	408	2	150.00–155.00	$152.55	$622	-5.52
450–465	457	3	146.00–150.00	$147.69	$675	+6.68
505–535	523	3	135.00–139.00	$136.70	$715	+3.20
560	560	1	130.00	$130.00	$728	—
605–635	620	2	123.00–125.00	$123.98	$769	+1.30
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	+5.00
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	145.00	$145.00	$558	—
400–445	424	4	135.00–138.00	$136.77	$580	-0.72
460–475	468	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$592	-0.48
525	525	1	122.00	$122.00	$640	+3.00
570	570	1	117.00	$117.00	$667	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1465	1205	80-85%	11	50.00–56.00	$53.67	$647	—
1085–1425	1273	80-85%	6	57.00–58.00	$57.49	$732	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	85-90%	1	46.00	$46.00	$442	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530	1530	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,346	—
1340–1875	1641	5	80.00–83.00	$82.05	$1,346	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1045	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.