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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 481 446
Feeder cattle 229 396 378
Slaughter cattle 18 26 37
Replacement cattle 16 59 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 196.00 $196.00 $539 —
310–345 328 2 184.00–186.00 $185.05 $607 —
370 370 1 183.00 $183.00 $677 —
410–425 418 2 175.00–176.00 $175.49 $734 —
465 465 1 173.00 $173.00 $804 +5.00
540 540 1 160.00 $160.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 186.00 $186.00 $660 —
555–560 557 3 160.00–162.00 $161.33 $899 —
655 655 1 151.00 $151.00 $989 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
350–365 358 3 146.00–148.00 $146.67 $525 -1.83
400–445 426 4 141.00–146.00 $144.58 $616 +1.62
455–460 457 3 141.00–143.00 $142.00 $649 +3.55
505–545 518 5 133.00–139.00 $135.75 $703 +1.01
555–590 570 3 126.00–132.00 $129.36 $737 +0.36
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 +3.00
725 725 1 116.00 $116.00 $841 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 139.00 $139.00 $619 +4.00
455–475 469 4 132.00–136.00 $134.01 $629 +1.34
500–520 512 3 126.00–129.00 $127.68 $654 +0.19
585 585 1 124.00 $124.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 523 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $772 +3.19
550–590 569 5 136.00–147.00 $140.50 $799 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 185.00 $185.00 $638 —
350–390 371 6 176.00–183.00 $178.15 $661 -7.85
400–425 417 8 170.00–178.00 $173.77 $725 -4.49
455–495 473 6 162.00–168.00 $165.13 $781 +6.46
500–525 516 6 158.00–164.00 $160.49 $828 +3.85
575 575 1 155.00 $155.00 $891 +11.97
665–685 675 2 129.00–133.00 $130.97 $884 +3.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 4 180.00–182.00 $181.47 $588 —
350–390 365 5 170.00–174.00 $172.84 $631 -0.05
410–440 434 5 162.00–166.00 $164.20 $713 +10.95
460–490 475 4 155.00–161.00 $158.82 $754 +5.44
500–525 512 5 150.00–154.00 $151.61 $776 +4.61
570 570 1 138.00 $138.00 $787 +3.98
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 +1.50
655–685 670 2 121.00–126.00 $123.44 $827 +3.44
715 715 1 117.00 $117.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 157.00–158.00 $157.50 $658 +6.20
475–490 483 2 151.00–152.00 $151.51 $732 +6.51
530–540 535 2 144.00–157.00 $150.44 $805 —
620 620 1 124.00 $124.00 $769 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $694 -14.31
1100–1450 1250 80-85% 3 63.00–66.00 $64.73 $809 —
1260–1425 1343 80-85% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.47 $946 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $544 ±0.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,320 +1.00

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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) 2 880.00–940.00 $910.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00

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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 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.