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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Ashville Stockyard report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 550 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 467 0
Feeder cattle 317 376 0
Slaughter cattle 55 58 0
Replacement cattle 42 33 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 +3.34
514 514 9 147.00 $147.00 $756 +4.66
555 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 -8.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 365 3 134.00–138.00 $136.59 $499 -1.41
400–440 431 5 133.00–136.00 $134.39 $579 -1.22
453–495 466 7 128.00–133.00 $131.27 $612 -1.14
510–535 518 8 120.00–125.00 $123.23 $638 -4.85
570–595 582 3 115.00–119.00 $116.66 $679 -9.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 418 3 138.00 $138.00 $577 -4.07
450–495 470 3 134.00–138.00 $135.61 $637 -2.39
505–530 518 2 130.00 $130.00 $673 -4.41
550 550 10 125.00 $125.00 $688 -5.00
610 610 1 121.00 $121.00 $738 -6.51
670 670 1 119.00 $119.00 $797 -2.49
781 781 5 106.00 $106.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $542 -2.03
470 470 3 122.00 $122.00 $573 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 312 5 166.00–170.00 $167.56 $523 +0.06
355–380 369 4 156.00–160.00 $156.96 $579 -2.03
410–445 422 5 145.00–150.00 $147.56 $623 -0.64
450–475 466 5 136.00–144.00 $140.84 $656 -0.66
500–530 514 5 130.00–135.00 $132.59 $682 -1.17
570–595 584 7 126.00–129.00 $127.85 $747 +2.85
620–645 633 4 117.00–120.00 $118.01 $747 -3.48
650–670 656 4 110.00–117.00 $113.28 $743 —
700 700 1 107.00 $107.00 $749 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 427 3 139.00–142.00 $141.06 $602 -2.87
465–495 475 3 132.00 $132.00 $627 -1.35
515–530 523 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $659 -0.99
560 560 2 123.00 $123.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 154.00–158.00 $155.98 $632 +1.98
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 +1.01
635 635 1 126.00 $126.00 $800 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $768 -11.53
975–1530 1215 80-85% 17 65.00–70.00 $67.78 $824 -7.75
1200–1410 1308 80-85% 4 71.00–76.00 $72.69 $951 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,130 —
1500–1695 1611 75-80% 5 66.00–70.00 $68.63 $1,106 —
1830 1830 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $1,171 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1185 1072 85-90% 3 63.00–65.00 $63.60 $682 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,286 —
1665–2020 1813 4 90.00–95.00 $93.29 $1,691 -7.23

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,030.00 $1,015.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 790.00–800.00 $795.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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.