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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

271 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Ashville Stockyard report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 271 446 390
Feeder cattle 242 378 362
Slaughter cattle 12 37 28
Replacement cattle 17 31 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, market lightly tested. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
505–545 525 2 145.00–146.00 $145.48 $764 +1.86
550–595 565 3 138.00–142.00 $139.65 $789 +2.65
620–625 623 2 132.00–136.00 $133.99 $835 +9.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 137.00 $137.00 $849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 3 134.00–138.00 $135.98 $496 +4.82
410–440 430 6 126.00–132.00 $127.95 $550 +0.84
465–472 470 5 123.00–126.00 $125.01 $588 +2.43
500–510 505 2 111.00–113.00 $111.99 $566 +1.15
550–595 577 3 108.00–111.00 $109.29 $631 +2.27
600–615 608 2 101.00–110.00 $105.44 $641 +0.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 136.00 $136.00 $571 +1.00
505–535 520 2 121.00 $121.00 $629 -0.01
570 570 1 117.00 $117.00 $667 —
605–620 610 3 112.00–113.00 $112.34 $685 +4.34
650–665 658 2 108.00–113.00 $110.47 $727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 121.00 $121.00 $526 +1.49
485 485 1 117.00 $117.00 $567 +2.00
520 520 1 106.00 $106.00 $551 +2.00

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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 +1.32
390 390 1 150.00 $150.00 $585 -6.53
400–445 419 5 146.00–150.00 $148.39 $622 +4.08
455–495 479 6 134.00–140.00 $136.35 $653 -1.15
510 510 1 131.00 $131.00 $668 +2.75
550–585 573 5 124.00–128.00 $125.21 $717 +0.87
615–625 622 3 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $721 -3.01
655 655 1 114.00 $114.00 $747 —
770 770 1 106.00 $106.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 168.00 $168.00 $638 +7.03
405–443 437 6 153.00–158.00 $153.77 $672 +1.22
470–495 484 6 144.00–148.00 $146.21 $708 -1.48
505–540 520 3 139.00–141.00 $139.99 $728 +3.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 148.00 $148.00 $548 +3.00
410–445 428 2 136.00–140.00 $138.08 $591 +1.31
460 460 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $605 +4.98
500 500 1 125.00 $125.00 $625 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $726 —
1255 1255 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $715 -0.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $477 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–1770 1645 2 82.00–83.00 $82.54 $1,358 +0.49
1780–2260 2020 2 94.00–98.00 $96.24 $1,944 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1035 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 830.00–850.00 $840.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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.