Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

626 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Ashville Stockyard report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 626 750 546
Feeder cattle 514 644 488
Slaughter cattle 49 74 42
Replacement cattle 63 32 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
620–635 630 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $823 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 373 4 134.00–142.00 $137.42 $513 -0.59
405–425 416 9 128.00–134.00 $131.35 $546 -1.65
450–495 461 9 123.00–130.00 $126.11 $581 -4.21
500–540 528 4 118.00–124.00 $121.52 $642 -4.69
565–585 574 5 113.00–118.00 $115.58 $663 -7.42
625–640 633 3 109.00–112.00 $110.34 $698 -5.66
655–680 674 4 107.00–110.00 $108.51 $731 -4.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 138.00–140.00 $139.02 $570 +3.34
455–465 460 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $623 +1.51
510–525 518 2 128.00–130.00 $128.99 $668 -2.69
555–580 568 2 123.00–125.00 $123.98 $704 -6.02
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 -5.55
730 730 1 113.00 $113.00 $825 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 132.00 $132.00 $469 ±0.00
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 -3.35
455–470 465 4 120.00–122.00 $121.50 $565 -3.50
505–545 525 2 113.00–115.00 $113.96 $598 -6.54
555 555 1 111.00 $111.00 $616 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 155.00–158.00 $156.51 $560 -0.19
400–425 415 7 138.00–148.00 $143.98 $598 -4.56
460–495 475 7 133.00–142.00 $137.52 $653 -8.68
500–545 520 7 128.00–132.00 $129.69 $674 -4.67
555–580 567 5 124.00–129.00 $126.22 $716 -1.00
600–635 616 6 115.00–120.00 $118.13 $728 -5.91
655–685 670 2 113.00–115.00 $114.02 $764 -8.47
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 155.00 $155.00 $659 -5.36
455 455 1 145.00 $145.00 $660 -6.64
500–530 518 3 134.00–136.00 $134.98 $699 -5.53
575–595 585 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $763 -3.51
610 610 2 124.00–129.00 $126.50 $772 -3.83
665 665 2 120.00 $120.00 $798 -6.00
700–725 717 3 116.00–118.00 $117.35 $841 -2.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 136.00 $136.00 $578 -4.00
475–495 485 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $635 -1.53
520–540 530 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $660 +0.01
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1235 1120 80-85% 2 48.00–53.00 $50.76 $569 —
1065–1405 1268 80-85% 7 54.00–60.00 $57.59 $730 -1.91
1350 1350 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $837 -2.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1095 1065 85-90% 2 47.00–48.00 $47.49 $506 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,182 +6.24
1400–1895 1706 4 84.00–85.00 $84.53 $1,442 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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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.