Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $124.51/cwt -14.02 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 474 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	610	417	362
Feeder cattle	485	321	282
Slaughter cattle	56	56	39
Replacement cattle	69	40	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade moderate with best demand on heavyweight feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	5	134.00	$134.00	$764	-11.00
650–670	662	5	123.00–128.00	$125.82	$833	-12.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	357	3	127.00–130.00	$128.01	$457	-7.99
400–430	413	6	122.00–125.00	$123.49	$510	-9.27
455–485	474	5	115.00–120.00	$117.39	$556	-11.61
500–530	514	4	112.00–115.00	$113.75	$585	-9.30
555–595	582	3	110.00–113.00	$112.05	$652	-7.42

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	-7.33
455	455	1	125.00	$125.00	$569	—
515–540	528	2	121.00–124.00	$122.46	$647	-7.03
604–620	607	7	118.00–121.00	$119.15	$723	-1.21
700	700	2	103.00–105.00	$104.00	$728	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	118.00	$118.00	$472	-9.00
493	493	3	110.00	$110.00	$542	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	140.00	$140.00	$497	-16.00
400–440	421	6	130.00–138.00	$135.28	$570	-9.89
455–485	474	13	123.00–130.00	$124.51	$590	-14.02
500–525	508	5	120.00–124.00	$122.22	$621	-11.44
565–590	580	5	116.00–122.00	$118.39	$687	-5.09
600–625	612	3	113.00–117.00	$115.36	$706	-2.13
775	775	1	104.00	$104.00	$806	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	142.00–148.00	$145.04	$602	-13.48
455–460	458	2	136.00–138.00	$136.99	$627	-7.53
515–540	528	2	126.00–128.00	$126.98	$670	-11.34
550	550	1	124.00	$124.00	$682	-3.00
600–625	610	3	121.00–123.00	$122.01	$744	—
655–670	663	2	119.00–121.00	$120.01	$796	+1.01
715–730	723	2	115.00–117.00	$116.01	$839	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	126.00	$126.00	$561	-13.00
450–480	473	4	119.00–120.00	$119.76	$566	-12.24
595	595	1	113.00	$113.00	$672	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1365	1183	80-85%	4	56.00–59.00	$57.24	$677	-6.51
1030–1545	1259	80-85%	14	61.00–65.00	$63.24	$796	—
1130–1475	1286	80-85%	5	66.00–68.00	$66.82	$859	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	85-90%	1	58.00	$58.00	$615	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1880	1708	2	78.00–82.00	$80.20	$1,370	—
1805	1805	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,643	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	900.00–980.00	$940.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	990.00–1,040.00	$1,020.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–950.00	$933.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	810.00–880.00	$843.33

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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.