Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 1, 2021

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.81/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 477 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	326	438	249
Feeder cattle	263	360	175
Slaughter cattle	50	40	37
Replacement cattle	13	38	37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	161.00	$161.00	$692	—
450–470	457	3	156.00–159.00	$157.31	$719	—
525–548	540	7	146.00–147.00	$146.14	$789	—
555–560	556	4	140.00–143.00	$142.24	$791	—
605–640	628	8	132.00–133.00	$132.12	$830	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	160.00	$160.00	$728	—
560–565	561	8	145.00	$145.00	$813	—
710	710	1	129.00	$129.00	$916	+1.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	317	3	142.00–146.00	$143.31	$454	—
355–360	358	2	138.00–142.00	$140.01	$501	+3.68
440	440	3	130.00–135.00	$132.00	$581	+6.02
460–485	477	16	125.00–129.00	$126.81	$605	+4.20
505–535	523	5	120.00–125.00	$123.02	$643	+7.59
550–580	563	3	115.00–118.00	$116.31	$655	+2.84
600–630	623	4	108.00–112.00	$109.49	$682	-0.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	412	3	137.00–139.00	$138.35	$570	+5.03
510–515	513	2	127.00–132.00	$129.49	$664	+3.81
580–595	588	2	123.00–124.00	$123.51	$726	+5.51
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	+4.67

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	435	2	127.00–128.00	$127.51	$555	+7.51
490	490	1	123.00	$123.00	$603	—
523–535	526	5	114.00–117.00	$115.60	$608	+5.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	172.00	$172.00	$499	—
305–345	325	2	165.00–168.00	$166.59	$541	—
355–395	372	3	152.00–157.00	$154.57	$575	-4.86
420–440	432	7	142.00–148.00	$145.32	$628	-3.75
455–490	476	7	134.00–139.00	$136.76	$651	-6.07
500–525	511	6	128.00–135.00	$132.03	$675	+6.04
570–575	573	2	124.00–130.00	$127.01	$728	+2.03
600–615	608	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$736	+4.24
700	700	2	114.00	$114.00	$798	—
765	765	1	109.00	$109.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	176.00	$176.00	$484	—
305	305	1	172.00	$172.00	$525	—
470–490	478	3	143.00–146.00	$144.31	$690	-4.67
515–530	523	3	137.00–138.00	$137.67	$720	-0.68
550–570	559	6	133.00–137.00	$134.51	$752	+4.51
620	620	1	128.00	$128.00	$794	—
700	700	1	119.00	$119.00	$833	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	148.00	$148.00	$533	—
425	425	1	137.00	$137.00	$582	-4.01
480	480	1	130.00	$130.00	$624	-7.00
520	520	1	125.00	$125.00	$650	+4.00
570–580	577	3	117.00–120.00	$117.99	$681	-0.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1455	1210	80-85%	8	56.00–62.00	$58.65	$710	—
1255	1255	80-85%	1	65.00	$65.00	$816	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1665	1578	75-80%	2	54.00–55.00	$54.53	$860	—
1720	1720	75-80%	1	67.00	$67.00	$1,152	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1635	1635	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,324	—
2070	2070	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,801	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$937.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	820.00	$820.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

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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.