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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.00/cwt ≈ $807/hd at 538 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 256 215 83
Feeder cattle 235 183 77
Slaughter cattle 21 18 6
Replacement cattle — 14 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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
360–375 368 2 172.00–178.00 $175.06 $644 —
424 424 5 174.00 $174.00 $738 —
450–485 465 3 162.00–168.00 $164.63 $766 +1.63
500–535 519 5 150.00–156.00 $151.96 $789 +0.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 186.00 $186.00 $698 —
455–475 465 3 170.00–176.00 $173.29 $806 +6.80
505 505 3 164.00 $164.00 $828 +0.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 155.00 $155.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 147.00 $147.00 $441 —
370 370 1 141.00 $141.00 $522 -3.00
400–440 418 7 136.00–139.00 $137.12 $573 -0.38
450–475 464 9 130.00–135.00 $133.99 $622 -0.01
500–530 520 6 125.00–130.00 $128.33 $667 +0.82
575–590 582 3 118.00–124.00 $122.02 $710 -1.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 423 3 140.00–143.00 $141.69 $599 -5.31
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 -1.00
500–530 510 4 131.00–137.00 $134.01 $683 -0.99
550–595 576 7 128.00–129.00 $128.85 $742 —
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 -3.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 -3.00
455 455 1 125.00 $125.00 $569 —
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -2.50
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 -3.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 178.00 $178.00 $676 +5.97
400–420 410 2 170.00–172.00 $170.98 $701 +2.78
450–490 470 2 164.00–170.00 $166.87 $784 +11.22
538 538 25 150.00 $150.00 $807 —
555–565 560 4 140.00–147.00 $143.50 $804 -5.52
605 605 1 135.00 $135.00 $817 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 168.00 $168.00 $647 ±0.00
425–430 428 3 160.00–168.00 $164.68 $705 +9.50
455–480 472 5 150.00–156.00 $152.36 $719 +6.14
520–545 531 4 135.00–146.00 $140.94 $748 -1.60
585 585 1 134.00 $134.00 $784 -0.70
615–640 628 2 123.00–128.00 $125.45 $788 -5.55
655 655 3 119.00–122.00 $120.00 $786 —
775 775 1 107.00 $107.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 428 3 156.00–158.00 $156.68 $671 +10.68
460–480 468 4 142.00–149.00 $145.73 $682 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1200 1103 80-85% 6 64.00–68.00 $65.68 $724 —
1100–1255 1178 80-85% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.53 $819 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $887 —
1405–1420 1413 75-80% 2 69.00–72.00 $70.49 $996 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1125 1073 85-90% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.57 $661 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2385 2385 1 93.00 $93.00 $2,218 —

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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.