Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.00/cwt ≈ $482/hd at 307 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	208	271	132
Feeder cattle	179	242	114
Slaughter cattle	16	12	18
Replacement cattle	13	17	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers market lightly tested. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–264	261	5	172.00–173.00	$172.81	$451	—
307	307	14	157.00	$157.00	$482	—
465	465	1	126.00	$126.00	$586	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	421	5	120.00–123.00	$121.59	$512	-6.36
465–490	480	3	116.00–122.00	$118.62	$569	-6.39
545	545	1	111.00	$111.00	$605	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	172.00	$172.00	$447	—
304	304	5	169.00	$169.00	$514	+3.00
415–420	418	2	144.00–154.00	$149.03	$623	+0.64
450–490	471	6	136.00–141.00	$138.51	$652	+2.16
500–530	510	3	128.00–135.00	$132.39	$675	+1.39
560–565	563	2	123.00–129.00	$126.01	$709	+0.80
615–630	623	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$763	+6.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	192.00	$192.00	$461	—
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
360–365	363	2	164.00–170.00	$167.02	$606	-0.98
410	410	1	158.00	$158.00	$648	+4.23
455–475	462	3	142.00–144.00	$142.69	$659	-3.52
500–530	510	3	139.00–141.00	$140.00	$714	+0.01
550	550	1	136.00	$136.00	$748	—
650	650	1	127.00	$127.00	$826	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	130.00	$130.00	$585	-1.50
525	525	1	125.00	$125.00	$656	±0.00
620–625	623	2	111.00–114.00	$112.49	$701	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$653	—
1145–1280	1231	80-85%	4	58.00–62.00	$60.03	$739	—
1205–1285	1245	80-85%	2	50.00–52.00	$51.03	$635	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$846	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–2065	1678	2	90.00–95.00	$91.92	$1,542	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1125	1125	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00

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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.