Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 31, 2022

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 263 254
Feeder cattle 420 229 242
Slaughter cattle 48 18 12
Replacement cattle — 16 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–485 475 2 154.00–157.00 $155.53 $739 -17.47
500–525 513 2 151.00–152.00 $151.51 $777 -8.49
550–565 558 2 148.00–150.00 $148.99 $831 —
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $500 -7.68
400–445 417 5 130.00–135.00 $132.58 $553 -12.00
455–485 467 9 127.00–131.00 $128.87 $602 -13.13
515–545 529 5 122.00–126.00 $124.40 $658 -11.35
585–590 588 2 121.00–123.00 $122.00 $717 -7.36
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 —
400–425 413 3 137.00–140.00 $138.33 $571 —
455–460 458 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $621 —
500–510 505 2 128.00–130.00 $129.01 $652 -18.53
550 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 -13.50
615 615 1 121.00 $121.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 427 3 128.00–129.00 $128.32 $548 -10.68
460 460 1 123.00 $123.00 $566 -11.01
510 510 2 120.00 $120.00 $612 -7.68

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 168.00–170.00 $169.05 $558 -12.42
350–385 368 3 158.00–162.00 $160.61 $591 -12.23
400–415 407 5 150.00–154.00 $152.41 $620 -11.79
450–490 469 5 144.00–152.00 $147.47 $692 -11.35
510–540 529 5 134.00–140.00 $137.63 $728 -13.98
555–575 565 2 131.00–133.00 $132.02 $746 -5.98
605–635 625 4 125.00–130.00 $127.50 $797 -2.50
655–665 662 3 123.00–126.00 $124.99 $827 +1.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 202.00 $202.00 $566 —
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 -5.00
365 365 1 168.00 $168.00 $613 -10.15
400–420 410 3 158.00–160.00 $159.01 $652 -14.76
455 455 1 154.00 $154.00 $701 -11.13
515–525 520 2 144.00–145.00 $144.50 $751 -15.99
555 555 1 136.00 $136.00 $755 -19.00
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 145.00–148.00 $146.48 $593 -11.02
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 -11.51
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -20.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1540 1132 80-85% 11 65.00–71.00 $67.70 $766 —
980–1380 1159 80-85% 9 72.00–76.00 $73.18 $848 —
1250–1350 1300 80-85% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.52 $813 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1305 1109 85-90% 8 57.00–62.00 $60.29 $669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1855 1855 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,670 —

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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.