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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

454 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 454 359 404
Feeder cattle 385 320 359
Slaughter cattle 46 25 29
Replacement cattle 23 14 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
350 350 1 172.00 $172.00 $602 —
440 440 1 162.00 $162.00 $713 +6.00
460–490 478 4 156.00–160.00 $158.24 $756 +4.91
500–520 512 6 150.00–154.00 $151.83 $777 —
580 580 1 142.00 $142.00 $824 —
600–635 609 4 135.00–138.00 $137.01 $834 —
710 710 1 127.00 $127.00 $902 -4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 158.00 $158.00 $814 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 142.00 $142.00 $454 -6.95
375–395 383 3 136.00–138.00 $136.66 $523 -5.34
400–440 418 6 132.00–138.00 $135.66 $567 -2.36
450–495 465 7 128.00–132.00 $130.54 $607 -2.30
510–525 518 2 126.00–128.00 $127.01 $658 +1.11
560–570 565 2 120.00–127.00 $123.47 $698 +5.14
605–620 613 2 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $720 —
650–665 657 3 112.00–114.00 $112.99 $742 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 —
480 480 1 136.00 $136.00 $653 -2.00
525 525 1 132.00 $132.00 $693 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 120.00 $120.00 $630 -1.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 379 8 162.00–168.00 $164.21 $622 —
405–420 413 4 150.00–158.00 $153.97 $636 +3.99
455–485 465 4 140.00–146.00 $143.95 $669 +1.77
510–535 524 5 134.00–140.00 $137.38 $720 -0.40
555–585 564 4 130.00–135.00 $133.21 $751 —
655–675 668 4 118.00–122.00 $119.99 $802 -0.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 160.00–164.00 $162.02 $680 +4.02
450–480 473 6 148.00–154.00 $149.47 $707 +2.13
515–525 520 2 145.00–148.00 $146.49 $762 +1.49
555 555 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $774 +0.67
655–680 668 2 124.00 $124.00 $828 —
750 750 1 119.00 $119.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 156.00 $156.00 $569 —
415–420 417 5 144.00–148.00 $146.00 $609 +3.98
485 485 1 138.00 $138.00 $669 +2.51
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 ±0.00
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
1105–1205 1168 80-85% 3 65.00–66.00 $65.66 $767 +1.67
1095–1400 1214 80-85% 7 67.00–72.00 $69.50 $844 —
1305 1305 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $966 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1310 1240 85-90% 2 65.00 $65.00 $806 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $803 -1.00
1590 1590 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,097 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–2035 1774 6 94.00–99.00 $95.50 $1,694 —

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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) 2 950.00–1,050.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00

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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 1,160.00 $1,160.00 —

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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.