Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 29, 2021

215 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 215 248 0
Feeder cattle 183 204 0
Slaughter cattle 18 25 0
Replacement cattle 14 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 172.00–174.00 $173.00 $770 —
450–455 453 2 165.00–168.00 $166.49 $754 +1.16
500–510 505 2 160.00–167.00 $163.47 $826 —
605 605 1 144.00 $144.00 $871 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 163.00 $163.00 $799 +4.50
520 520 1 151.00 $151.00 $785 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 158.00 $158.00 $450 —
390 390 1 144.00 $144.00 $562 +10.50
425–430 428 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $588 +7.17
495 495 1 134.00 $134.00 $663 +9.48
500–540 514 4 127.00–128.00 $127.51 $655 +4.79
555–565 560 4 123.00–126.00 $124.00 $694 +5.54
615–640 625 4 114.00–117.00 $114.99 $719 +0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 147.00 $147.00 $617 —
465–485 472 5 140.00–143.00 $141.00 $666 +8.19
505 505 1 135.00 $135.00 $682 +5.00
600–645 621 5 122.00–128.00 $124.38 $772 —
655–695 668 3 120.00–124.00 $122.69 $820 +10.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 130.00–136.00 $132.98 $469 —
425–440 430 3 133.00 $133.00 $572 +7.00
510 510 2 122.00–123.00 $122.50 $625 —
565–580 573 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $679 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 —
375–390 385 3 170.00–174.00 $172.03 $662 +2.03
400–440 420 6 164.00–175.00 $168.20 $706 +4.79
455–495 478 4 152.00–162.00 $155.65 $744 +3.71
560–595 573 3 148.00–150.00 $149.02 $854 —
610–615 613 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $831 -4.50
655–695 672 3 129.00–136.00 $133.26 $896 —
780 780 1 118.00 $118.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 168.00 $168.00 $664 —
415–440 431 5 152.00–158.00 $155.18 $669 +0.54
475–495 486 5 143.00–149.00 $146.22 $711 -0.30
525–545 538 4 138.00–148.00 $142.54 $767 +6.87
550–590 568 4 133.00–138.00 $134.70 $765 +7.74
645 645 1 131.00 $131.00 $845 +6.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 146.00 $146.00 $584 +2.00
520–540 528 3 128.00–135.00 $131.00 $692 +2.99
615–635 625 2 118.00–119.00 $118.51 $741 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1440 1225 80-85% 3 62.00–64.00 $63.13 $773 +12.13
1405 1405 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $927 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1200 1135 85-90% 3 52.00–53.00 $52.35 $594 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1830–1910 1870 2 89.00–90.00 $89.51 $1,674 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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.