Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.00/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 531 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $137.41/cwt ≈ $841/hd at 612 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.00/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 470 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 539 439 900
Feeder cattle 470 407 853
Slaughter cattle 44 32 47
Replacement cattle 25 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 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
465–488 480 6 154.00–157.00 $156.03 $749 -0.94
504–525 508 6 150.00–152.00 $151.66 $770 +5.21
580–590 585 3 141.00–143.00 $142.00 $831 —
608–635 612 14 132.00–139.00 $137.41 $841 —
650–680 660 3 128.00–133.00 $131.03 $865 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554–580 558 6 149.00–155.00 $153.96 $859 —
602 602 3 145.00 $145.00 $873 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 5 142.00 $142.00 $442 -4.49
360–370 367 3 135.00–137.00 $135.65 $498 -3.60
400–440 418 6 131.00–135.00 $132.96 $556 -0.87
455–485 470 11 123.00–129.00 $125.00 $588 -2.68
529–540 531 14 118.00–121.00 $120.00 $637 -5.10
565–590 577 5 115.00–117.00 $115.81 $668 -1.52
630–635 633 3 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $703 -2.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 138.00 $138.00 $559 -3.02
455–460 458 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $602 -4.01
520 520 1 123.00 $123.00 $640 -9.03
580–585 583 3 119.00–121.00 $120.34 $702 —
605–640 625 3 115.00–118.00 $116.70 $729 —
685 685 1 111.00 $111.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 128.00 $128.00 $512 -2.00
455–485 470 2 120.00–121.00 $120.52 $566 ±0.00
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 165.00–166.00 $165.51 $601 +9.51
405–445 421 6 152.00–156.00 $154.68 $651 +6.02
455–495 468 6 137.00–145.00 $142.67 $668 +1.13
510–525 516 5 130.00–136.00 $132.59 $684 -0.93
550–575 558 6 126.00–130.00 $128.48 $717 +1.69
615–640 628 4 115.00–120.00 $117.55 $738 -2.95
710 710 1 113.00 $113.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 2 159.00–160.00 $159.48 $686 +1.92
450–465 455 3 148.00–155.00 $150.38 $684 -3.13
500–515 508 2 138.00–141.00 $139.52 $709 —
580–595 585 3 134.00–137.00 $135.02 $790 -2.01
620–640 635 4 124.00–125.00 $124.25 $789 —
755–770 763 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $858 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 3 142.00–145.00 $144.01 $602 +1.02
475–490 483 2 132.00–134.00 $133.02 $642 -2.98
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1220 1087 80-85% 3 48.00–50.00 $48.98 $532 —
960–1735 1266 80-85% 9 52.00–58.00 $55.56 $703 -1.46
1100–1450 1310 80-85% 5 59.00–61.00 $60.05 $787 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1345 1145 85-90% 2 47.00–48.00 $47.59 $545 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1560 1485 75-80% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.53 $810 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645 1645 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,217 -6.00
1750 1750 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,400 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.