Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 286 454 361
Feeder cattle 224 385 307
Slaughter cattle 45 46 32
Replacement cattle 17 23 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 419 4 134.00–136.00 $135.23 $567 -0.43
450–465 458 3 126.00–132.00 $128.68 $589 -1.86
520–535 530 4 121.00–123.00 $122.00 $647 -5.01
620 620 1 116.00 $116.00 $719 -1.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 142.00–144.00 $143.02 $622 +3.02
500–540 513 3 127.00–129.00 $127.97 $656 -4.03
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
660–685 673 2 117.00–120.00 $118.53 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 128.00 $128.00 $531 —
505 505 1 118.00 $118.00 $596 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 154.00 $154.00 $539 -10.21
425–440 433 3 148.00–152.00 $149.99 $649 -3.98
450–495 471 8 139.00–146.00 $142.12 $669 -1.83
510–540 526 4 132.00–136.00 $134.23 $706 -3.15
555–595 572 3 130.00–134.00 $132.03 $755 -1.18
615–630 623 2 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $785 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 362 3 168.00–177.00 $171.72 $622 —
445 445 1 161.00 $161.00 $716 -1.02
460 460 2 150.00 $150.00 $690 +0.53
500–525 513 2 140.00–143.00 $141.54 $726 -4.95
555–595 573 3 137.00–139.00 $137.98 $791 -1.52
600–645 623 6 131.00–136.00 $133.14 $829 —
655–675 665 2 124.00–126.00 $125.02 $831 +1.02
775 775 1 117.00 $117.00 $907 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $633 -1.50
465–495 480 2 133.00–137.00 $135.06 $648 -2.94
500 500 1 129.00 $129.00 $645 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1320 1178 80-85% 15 65.00–71.00 $68.30 $805 +2.64
1095–1245 1188 80-85% 3 65.00–66.00 $65.69 $780 +0.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $868 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,053 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $653 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1870 1704 4 94.00–100.00 $96.59 $1,646 —

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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) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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.