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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 378 256 98
Feeder cattle 310 235 91
Slaughter cattle 27 21 7
Replacement cattle 41 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly 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
355 355 1 174.00 $174.00 $618 -1.06
415 415 1 170.00 $170.00 $706 -4.00
455–480 468 2 157.00–160.00 $158.46 $742 -6.17
505 505 1 146.00 $146.00 $737 -5.96
827 827 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,025 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 383 4 142.00–146.00 $144.50 $553 +3.50
410–445 423 7 137.00–144.00 $139.03 $588 +1.91
455–495 473 7 132.00–136.00 $134.83 $638 +0.84
500–540 524 5 129.00–132.00 $130.02 $681 +1.69
555–595 569 4 125.00–127.00 $125.77 $716 +3.75
620–635 628 2 117.00–119.00 $118.01 $741 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 410 3 146.00–148.00 $146.65 $601 +4.96
450–465 459 4 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $643 ±0.00
505–510 508 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $691 +1.99
560–585 568 3 129.00–135.00 $131.31 $746 +2.46
685 685 1 118.00 $118.00 $808 -1.00
705 705 1 113.00 $113.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 132.00–135.00 $133.58 $565 +3.58
455–480 468 2 128.00–130.00 $129.03 $604 +4.03
505–535 520 2 123.00–124.00 $123.49 $642 +3.49
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 370 3 165.00–166.00 $165.68 $613 -2.32
400–445 423 5 160.00–165.00 $163.05 $690 -1.63
455–495 470 6 150.00–162.00 $155.89 $733 +3.53
500–545 525 7 138.00–146.00 $141.55 $743 +0.61
555–570 563 3 129.00–137.00 $133.97 $754 -0.03
625–635 630 2 128.00–132.00 $129.98 $819 +4.53
655 655 1 123.00 $123.00 $806 +3.00
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 3 170.00–172.00 $170.67 $609 -7.33
400–420 408 6 167.00–170.00 $168.31 $687 -2.67
470 470 1 168.00 $168.00 $790 +1.13
500–535 518 2 149.00–150.00 $149.48 $774 -0.52
555–585 570 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $801 -2.99
665 665 1 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 158.00 $158.00 $585 —
425–435 430 2 150.00–155.00 $152.47 $656 -4.21
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 -0.73
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $598 —
935–1135 1065 80-85% 5 65.00–70.00 $68.41 $729 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $883 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1465 1418 75-80% 2 64.00–67.00 $65.45 $928 -5.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $642 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,231 —
1405–1615 1508 3 90.00 $90.00 $1,357 —
1990–2045 2018 2 97.00–100.00 $98.52 $1,988 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,040.00–1,100.00 $1,070.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,325.00–1,375.00 $1,350.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,116.67 —

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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.