Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 8, 2021

750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.21/cwt +3.19 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 526 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 750 326 0
Feeder cattle 644 263 0
Slaughter cattle 74 50 0
Replacement cattle 32 13 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 174.00 $174.00 $539 —
420–440 433 3 164.00–167.00 $165.65 $717 +4.65
450–490 470 3 154.00–155.00 $154.67 $727 -2.64
500–530 520 5 144.00–149.00 $147.23 $766 +1.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 2 155.00 $155.00 $659 —
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
553 553 4 133.00 $133.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 161.00–168.00 $164.46 $765 +4.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 374 4 136.00–140.00 $138.01 $516 -2.00
405–445 421 9 131.00–134.00 $133.00 $560 +1.00
455–495 470 7 128.00–132.00 $130.32 $613 +3.51
500–545 526 11 123.00–128.00 $126.21 $664 +3.19
550–565 556 4 120.00–125.00 $123.00 $684 +6.69
600–610 605 4 114.00–118.00 $116.00 $702 +6.51
655–675 668 3 112.00–115.00 $112.98 $755 —
755 755 2 100.00 $100.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 415 3 135.00–136.00 $135.68 $563 -2.67
450–470 462 3 133.00–135.00 $134.00 $619 —
500–525 517 3 131.00–132.00 $131.68 $681 +2.19
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 +6.49
600–625 613 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $751 +2.55
655–665 660 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $785 —
700 700 2 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 132.00 $132.00 $508 —
400–425 408 3 128.00–129.00 $128.35 $524 +0.84
455 455 1 125.00 $125.00 $569 +2.00
500–510 505 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $609 +4.90
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 165.00 $165.00 $495 -1.59
355–365 358 3 155.00–160.00 $156.70 $561 +2.13
410–445 429 8 145.00–152.00 $148.54 $637 +3.22
465–485 478 6 140.00–150.00 $146.20 $699 +9.44
500–530 519 6 130.00–136.00 $134.36 $697 +2.33
555–585 568 4 124.00–129.00 $127.22 $723 +0.21
605–645 632 3 122.00–125.00 $124.04 $784 +3.05
655–660 658 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $806 —
715 715 1 112.00 $112.00 $801 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 308 2 170.00–174.00 $172.02 $530 +0.02
400–430 419 5 157.00–163.00 $160.36 $672 —
455–465 462 3 150.00–155.00 $151.64 $701 +7.33
510–535 523 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $735 +2.84
555 555 2 132.00–136.00 $134.00 $744 -0.51
600–630 610 3 129.00–132.00 $130.33 $795 +2.33
665 665 1 126.00 $126.00 $838 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 +3.00
490–495 493 2 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $653 +2.51
530–540 535 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $666 -0.50
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 +2.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1420 1249 80-85% 15 50.00–55.00 $52.65 $658 —
1100–1480 1299 80-85% 10 57.00–62.00 $59.50 $773 —
1095–1610 1353 80-85% 2 63.00–65.00 $64.19 $868 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $872 —
1650 1650 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,023 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1800 1536 5 70.00–74.00 $71.76 $1,102 —
1690–1870 1780 2 81.00–87.00 $84.15 $1,498 —

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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) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.