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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.61/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 468 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 414 202
Feeder cattle 295 317 181
Slaughter cattle 46 55 12
Replacement cattle 22 42 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. 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
490 490 1 157.00 $157.00 $769 +2.00
545 545 1 144.00 $144.00 $785 -3.00
570 570 1 142.00 $142.00 $809 +8.00
635 635 1 137.00 $137.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–640 635 2 140.00–147.00 $143.47 $911 —
755 755 1 127.00 $127.00 $959 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 156.00 $156.00 $484 —
350 350 1 150.00 $150.00 $525 —
400–410 407 3 142.00–144.00 $142.66 $581 +4.66
460–490 468 10 134.00–140.00 $135.61 $635 ±0.00
520–545 531 4 132.00–136.00 $134.00 $712 +4.00
560–585 570 6 128.00–135.00 $131.67 $751 +6.67
615–645 630 3 125.00–130.00 $127.69 $804 +6.69
675–690 681 4 121.00–126.00 $123.50 $841 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 147.00 $147.00 $492 —
370–395 387 3 138.00–142.00 $140.72 $545 +4.13
400–445 421 5 134.00–138.00 $136.76 $576 +2.37
470–495 485 5 128.00–132.00 $130.41 $632 -0.86
525–540 529 4 126.00–130.00 $127.49 $674 +4.26
560–590 575 4 122.00–126.00 $124.28 $715 +7.62
625 625 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $759 —
680 680 1 119.00 $119.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 +1.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 164.00–166.00 $165.00 $586 +8.04
400–425 414 4 150.00–155.00 $152.29 $630 +4.73
455–470 463 5 144.00–148.00 $146.17 $677 +5.33
515–545 528 5 134.00–140.00 $137.82 $728 +5.23
555–580 566 6 126.00–132.00 $129.69 $734 +1.84
605 605 1 124.00 $124.00 $750 +5.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 310 2 174.00 $174.00 $539 —
405 405 1 158.00 $158.00 $640 +2.02
455–460 457 3 152.00–154.00 $153.33 $701 +3.33
500–510 506 5 142.00–148.00 $143.99 $729 —
550 550 1 136.00 $136.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 4 144.00–148.00 $146.49 $623 +5.43
485 485 1 136.00 $136.00 $660 +4.00
500–545 523 2 131.00–132.00 $131.48 $688 +5.49
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $810 —
1125–1420 1226 80-85% 11 67.00–72.00 $68.92 $845 +1.14
1250–1280 1265 80-85% 2 63.00–65.00 $64.01 $810 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1335 1141 85-90% 5 63.00–67.00 $65.36 $746 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1435 1248 75-80% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.58 $793 —
1395 1395 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1905 1725 2 88.00–91.00 $89.66 $1,547 —
1310–1910 1733 4 93.00–97.00 $95.57 $1,656 —

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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) 1 750.00 $750.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–860.00 $855.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 880.00–950.00 $910.00

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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 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.