Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 431 367
Feeder cattle 321 329 290
Slaughter cattle 56 50 44
Replacement cattle 40 52 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good 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
450–485 472 9 155.00–156.00 $155.89 $736 +3.89
515–525 520 2 150.00–154.00 $151.98 $790 +6.30
560 560 1 145.00 $145.00 $812 —
630 630 1 142.00 $142.00 $895 —
655 655 1 138.00 $138.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 174.00 $174.00 $713 —
575 575 1 154.00 $154.00 $886 —
670 670 1 147.00 $147.00 $985 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 152.00–154.00 $153.02 $398 —
300–315 308 2 142.00–145.00 $143.54 $442 +4.54
380 380 1 136.00 $136.00 $517 +1.01
415–425 419 4 130.00–135.00 $132.76 $556 +0.01
455–495 468 3 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $604 -0.98
500–545 524 5 120.00–125.00 $123.05 $645 -1.52
550–585 566 6 117.00–123.00 $119.47 $676 -0.51
600–630 610 3 113.00–116.00 $115.02 $702 +0.01
660 660 2 103.00–108.00 $105.50 $696 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 —
430–435 432 3 136.00–138.00 $137.33 $593 —
500–525 513 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $664 -5.18
575–595 584 4 123.00–129.00 $126.50 $739 -0.49
605–635 623 3 118.00–124.00 $120.36 $750 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 -6.02
795 795 1 105.00 $105.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 133.00 $133.00 $479 +3.00
400 400 1 127.00 $127.00 $508 +0.48
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 —
515 515 1 116.00 $116.00 $597 ±0.00
595 595 1 114.00 $114.00 $678 -1.00
605 605 1 103.00 $103.00 $623 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 156.00 $156.00 $585 -4.02
400–445 424 6 143.00–147.00 $145.17 $616 +1.19
455–470 464 4 134.00–142.00 $138.53 $643 +0.23
500–540 521 6 130.00–135.00 $133.66 $696 +4.40
560–575 568 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $701 -0.50
600–635 623 6 115.00–119.00 $117.49 $732 -3.52
650–665 658 2 113.00–116.00 $114.48 $753 -4.52
715 715 1 112.00 $112.00 $801 —
795 795 1 106.00 $106.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 157.00–160.00 $158.52 $666 —
455–495 475 2 144.00–145.00 $144.52 $686 —
500–510 507 3 137.00–140.00 $138.32 $701 +2.32
550 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 -6.01
660 660 1 119.00 $119.00 $785 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 152.00 $152.00 $540 —
445 445 1 139.00 $139.00 $619 —
465 465 1 132.00 $132.00 $614 ±0.00
540 540 1 126.00 $126.00 $680 +1.00
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1035 973 80-85% 2 58.00 $58.00 $564 —
1085–1290 1155 80-85% 7 67.00–68.00 $67.56 $780 —
940–1460 1166 80-85% 14 60.00–66.00 $63.75 $743 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1130 1108 85-90% 3 59.00–60.00 $59.32 $657 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1555 1473 75-80% 2 62.00 $62.00 $913 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1735 1558 2 94.00 $94.00 $1,465 —
1765 1765 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,677 —
1630–1910 1770 2 88.00–89.00 $88.54 $1,567 —

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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) 1 830.00 $830.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.