Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.99/cwt ≈ $736/hd at 618 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 322 272
Feeder cattle 268 214 233
Slaughter cattle 32 30 39
Replacement cattle 44 78 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 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
525–535 530 2 142.00–147.00 $144.52 $766 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 144.00 $144.00 $454 -2.00
420–430 425 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $572 -0.49
460 460 1 132.00 $132.00 $607 +2.00
510–515 512 5 125.00–126.00 $125.40 $642 +0.40
600–630 615 2 112.00–117.00 $114.44 $704 —
615–645 fancy 619 8 120.00–121.00 $120.13 $744 —
705–735 fancy 720 2 112.00–113.00 $112.51 $810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 138.00 $138.00 $442 —
365 365 1 134.00 $134.00 $489 -2.00
405–425 412 3 127.00–132.00 $129.30 $533 +2.71
455–475 467 3 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $584 +9.14
505–545 522 3 118.00–121.00 $119.31 $623 +10.96
560–565 563 2 113.00–116.00 $114.49 $645 —
625 625 1 108.00 $108.00 $675 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 123.00 $123.00 $498 +1.98
465–485 478 3 118.00–119.00 $118.68 $567 +7.68
560 560 1 111.00 $111.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 168.00 $168.00 $563 -6.00
400–430 413 5 144.00–153.00 $148.37 $613 -0.45
455–465 460 4 137.00–144.00 $140.25 $645 —
500–540 521 4 130.00–137.00 $134.05 $698 +2.37
570–590 578 3 125.00–132.00 $128.96 $745 +4.96
620 620 1 123.00 $123.00 $763 +7.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
300–305 303 2 174.00–184.00 $178.96 $542 -3.07
500–530 510 4 138.00–143.00 $139.97 $714 +3.97
565–570 566 4 135.00–137.00 $136.25 $771 —
605 605 1 129.00 $129.00 $780 +5.28
705 705 1 112.00 $112.00 $790 —
760 760 1 107.00 $107.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 3 136.00–140.00 $137.66 $569 —
520 520 1 128.00 $128.00 $666 +2.00
635 635 1 113.00 $113.00 $718 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $631 —
940–1465 1213 80-85% 10 60.00–66.00 $62.86 $762 —
1090–1425 1288 80-85% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.63 $897 +4.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–930 913 85-90% 2 61.00–64.00 $62.47 $570 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1470 1448 75-80% 2 60.00 $60.00 $869 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1780 1620 2 89.00–93.00 $91.20 $1,477 —
1400–1990 1695 2 80.00–84.00 $81.65 $1,384 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -70.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,060.00 $1,060.00 -8.00

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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.