Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.26/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 531 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $140.89/cwt -3.93 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 477 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 321 436 0
Feeder cattle 249 311 0
Slaughter cattle 44 57 0
Replacement cattle 28 68 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 146.00 $146.00 $745 -4.79
598 598 3 141.00 $141.00 $843 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 381 4 142.00–146.00 $143.99 $549 -1.52
400–440 423 6 136.00–142.00 $139.34 $589 -0.11
450–480 463 9 134.00–138.00 $136.23 $631 +1.23
510–545 519 6 124.00–130.00 $127.68 $663 -2.83
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 -5.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 -3.49
400 400 1 146.00 $146.00 $584 -0.07
505–540 527 3 132.00–136.00 $133.62 $704 -2.38
565–585 575 2 130.00 $130.00 $748 -3.13
615 615 1 122.00 $122.00 $750 -7.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 132.00 $132.00 $548 -3.00
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 ±0.00
532 532 3 120.00 $120.00 $638 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 168.00 $168.00 $563 —
360–385 373 2 160.00–164.00 $161.93 $604 —
400–445 412 8 146.00–150.00 $148.97 $614 +0.43
455–495 477 13 138.00–144.00 $140.89 $672 -3.93
500–540 514 7 134.00–139.00 $137.29 $706 +3.31
570–585 578 4 130.00–134.00 $132.48 $766 -1.11
605–625 615 2 124.00–127.00 $125.48 $772 -2.99
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 170.00–172.00 $170.96 $544 -1.04
520–535 531 15 142.00–144.00 $142.26 $755 +0.26
550–590 570 3 138.00–140.00 $138.67 $790 +1.08
605 605 1 133.00 $133.00 $805 -2.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 140.00–144.00 $142.04 $594 +2.04
450 450 1 133.00 $133.00 $598 -4.51
615 615 1 121.00 $121.00 $744 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1215 1143 80-85% 6 65.00–67.00 $65.53 $749 -3.48
1245 1245 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $909 —
1035–1510 1264 80-85% 7 67.00–72.00 $69.34 $876 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1815 1573 75-80% 4 67.00–72.00 $69.61 $1,095 —
1690 1690 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,251 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635–1695 1665 2 95.00–96.00 $95.49 $1,590 +5.34
1605–1870 1722 3 100.00–102.00 $101.03 $1,740 —

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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) 2 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,087.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,160.00–1,275.00 $1,208.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,025.00 $987.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $875.00

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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 1,120.00 $1,120.00 —

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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.