Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt ≈ $555/hd at 427 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 416 231 366
Feeder cattle 332 172 338
Slaughter cattle 53 34 28
Replacement cattle 31 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462 462 6 151.00 $151.00 $698 —
514–520 515 9 144.00–146.00 $145.78 $751 -5.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 466 4 141.00–143.00 $141.52 $659 -2.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 12 130.00 $130.00 $555 —
523 523 9 119.00 $119.00 $622 —
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 417 6 123.00–128.00 $125.98 $525 -4.28
465–490 479 5 120.00–124.00 $121.57 $582 -3.46
517–545 527 6 109.00–110.00 $109.83 $579 -9.15
555 555 1 107.00 $107.00 $594 -4.48
625 625 1 102.00 $102.00 $638 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 118.00–119.00 $118.49 $480 -5.51
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 423 6 134.00–140.00 $138.28 $585 -3.70
455–495 474 5 130.00–134.00 $132.37 $627 -0.69
505–545 518 4 122.00–126.00 $124.28 $644 -1.72
575–590 583 2 121.00 $121.00 $705 -2.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–485 468 2 136.00–138.00 $136.96 $641 —
510–525 518 2 132.00–135.00 $133.52 $692 -2.45
550–555 553 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $683 -6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 -5.00
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 ±0.00
500–510 505 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $609 —
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1665 1201 80-85% 5 52.00–55.00 $53.85 $647 —
1040–1425 1233 80-85% 9 57.00–61.00 $59.14 $729 —
1310 1310 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $838 +2.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $701 —
1365 1365 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $737 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $538 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545–1670 1620 3 77.00–80.00 $78.36 $1,269 —
1575–1760 1668 2 89.00 $89.00 $1,485 —

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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 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 900.00–1,100.00 $1,020.00

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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 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.