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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 17, 2022

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.35/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 507 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 481 99 510
Feeder cattle 396 71 428
Slaughter cattle 26 13 36
Replacement cattle 59 15 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–496 491 5 168.00 $168.00 $825 —
500 500 1 163.00 $163.00 $815 —
565 565 1 158.00 $158.00 $893 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709 709 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,028 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–545 507 16 141.00–145.00 $144.35 $732 —
615–633 629 6 127.00–135.00 $132.70 $835 —
720–733 732 9 119.00–124.00 $123.45 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $535 -10.01
415–440 427 3 140.00–145.00 $142.96 $610 -7.04
455–485 470 2 137.00–140.00 $138.45 $651 -0.49
500–545 515 6 130.00–138.00 $134.74 $694 +5.74
575 575 1 129.00 $129.00 $742 —
600 600 1 122.00 $122.00 $732 —
675 675 1 117.00 $117.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —
490 490 3 130.00–134.00 $132.67 $650 -1.33
505–510 508 2 126.00–129.00 $127.49 $648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 362 3 168.00–179.00 $172.89 $626 —
400–445 424 9 142.00–170.00 $153.25 $650 -7.75
450–495 467 7 150.00–157.00 $153.38 $716 —
500 500 1 147.00 $147.00 $735 —
560–580 570 2 133.00–135.00 $134.02 $764 —
605–625 614 4 127.00–130.00 $128.50 $789 —
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 186.00 $186.00 $670 —
400–425 410 3 175.00–182.00 $178.26 $731 —
450 450 3 158.00–159.00 $158.67 $714 -10.33
520–535 527 3 154.00–159.00 $156.64 $825 +10.64
550–585 565 3 141.00–145.00 $143.03 $808 —
650–660 655 2 125.00–129.00 $127.02 $832 —
730 730 1 124.00 $124.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 164.00 $164.00 $582 —
415–445 428 4 137.00–157.00 $151.30 $648 —
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1395 1155 80-85% 6 67.00–69.00 $67.74 $782 +13.22
1080–1445 1220 80-85% 3 70.00–71.00 $70.31 $858 +8.31
1120–1320 1220 80-85% 2 57.00–60.00 $58.38 $712 -3.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955 955 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $525 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,296 —
1910 1910 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,757 —

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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) 4 1,125.00–1,210.00 $1,171.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–820.00 $806.67
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00

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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 6 1,250.00–1,325.00 $1,291.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,158.33 —

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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.