Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $133.19/cwt +5.19 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 433 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 207 253
Feeder cattle 264 170 227
Slaughter cattle 42 25 19
Replacement cattle 24 12 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 158.00 $158.00 $743 —
505–515 510 2 152.00–153.00 $152.50 $778 +8.50
565–580 573 2 144.00–148.00 $145.97 $836 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 4 153.00 $153.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 148.00 $148.00 $696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 140.00 $140.00 $525 +3.47
420–443 433 18 132.00–135.00 $133.19 $577 +5.19
450–485 475 6 128.00–132.00 $129.30 $614 +3.82
515–525 522 3 118.00–124.00 $121.99 $637 +2.19
555–585 565 4 113.00–117.00 $114.24 $645 +0.27
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 485 3 134.00–136.00 $135.32 $656 +5.54
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 -1.01
680 680 1 113.00 $113.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 129.00 $129.00 $535 +6.00
480 480 1 124.00 $124.00 $595 —
505–520 513 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $595 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 152.00–155.00 $153.49 $549 —
400–415 406 5 140.00–148.00 $145.83 $592 -2.09
450–460 455 3 136.00–138.00 $136.67 $622 -1.83
500–525 513 3 128.00–130.00 $128.67 $660 -6.01
568–585 574 3 123.00 $123.00 $706 -2.48
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 —
650 650 1 111.00 $111.00 $722 -1.00
700–705 703 2 108.00–110.00 $109.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 137.00 $137.00 $603 -2.97
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 -6.00
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 -3.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 122.00 $122.00 $842 —
700 700 1 112.00 $112.00 $784 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1310 1120 80-85% 3 63.00–65.00 $64.09 $718 +4.09
910–1440 1196 80-85% 12 66.00–71.00 $68.46 $819 —
1330–1450 1403 80-85% 5 72.00–74.00 $72.98 $1,024 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $649 —
1420–1610 1508 75-80% 3 69.00–72.00 $69.99 $1,055 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1140 1080 85-90% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.58 $665 +1.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700 1700 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,462 —
1785 1785 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,642 —

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Bred Cows

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

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.