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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 13, 2021

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 539 0
Feeder cattle 257 470 0
Slaughter cattle 27 44 0
Replacement cattle 71 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with very good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 474 6 160.00–164.00 $161.97 $768 +5.94
500–530 510 4 145.00 $145.00 $740 -6.66
580 580 1 139.00 $139.00 $806 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 520 3 151.00–155.00 $153.69 $799 —
555–585 573 3 148.00–150.00 $149.00 $854 -4.96
600 600 1 146.00 $146.00 $876 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 3 148.00–152.00 $150.70 $509 +8.70
355 355 1 146.00 $146.00 $518 +10.35
430–445 438 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $594 +2.55
450–480 463 6 129.00–134.00 $131.53 $609 +6.53
505–540 527 3 124.00–129.00 $126.95 $669 +6.95
550–585 555 8 120.00–126.00 $125.21 $695 +9.40
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 160.00–164.00 $162.00 $526 —
350 350 1 152.00 $152.00 $532 —
455 455 1 136.00 $136.00 $619 +4.50
500–505 503 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $666 +9.50
575 575 4 128.00 $128.00 $736 +7.66
640 fancy 640 1 129.00 $129.00 $826 —
735 fancy 735 1 124.00 $124.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 432 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $564 +2.66

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 182.00 $182.00 $610 —
350–385 367 3 165.00–168.00 $166.37 $611 +0.86
400–445 432 6 151.00–162.00 $157.08 $679 +2.40
455–495 478 4 140.00–148.00 $144.30 $690 +1.63
505–525 511 4 136.00–139.00 $137.98 $705 +5.39
560–590 570 3 130.00–133.00 $131.96 $752 +3.48
605–635 625 3 127.00–130.00 $129.03 $806 +11.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 192.00–200.00 $195.91 $623 —
355–375 364 5 172.00–178.00 $175.19 $638 —
400–430 412 5 168.00–174.00 $171.17 $705 +11.69
460 460 3 150.00–158.00 $153.33 $705 +2.95
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 +4.98
630–640 635 2 137.00–139.00 $137.99 $876 +13.74
710 710 1 127.00 $127.00 $902 —
760 760 1 116.00 $116.00 $882 +3.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 146.00–148.00 $147.05 $622 +3.04
465 465 1 138.00 $138.00 $642 +4.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1140 1080 80-85% 2 53.00–55.00 $53.94 $583 +4.96
925–1320 1096 80-85% 11 56.00–62.00 $58.72 $644 +9.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $770 —
1450–1695 1573 75-80% 3 55.00–60.00 $56.87 $895 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1795 1795 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,526 —
1945 1945 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,420 —

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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) 9 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,027.78
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 910.00–990.00 $940.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 920.00–980.00 $945.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00

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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 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.