Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 311 200 0
Feeder cattle 245 138 0
Slaughter cattle 52 20 0
Replacement cattle 14 42 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 202.00 $202.00 $606 —
350 350 1 197.00 $197.00 $690 —
460 460 1 182.00 $182.00 $837 +5.00
600 600 1 166.00 $166.00 $996 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 180.00 $180.00 $747 —
570 570 1 166.00 $166.00 $946 +14.01

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 153.00–156.00 $154.54 $564 +12.03
405–440 422 5 145.00–148.00 $146.38 $618 +4.36
450–485 459 4 140.00–143.00 $141.53 $650 +3.53
510–540 523 3 133.00–140.00 $136.06 $712 +1.33
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 +4.00
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
475–485 480 2 146.00 $146.00 $701 —
500–510 503 3 140.00–143.00 $141.67 $713 —
550–565 555 4 135.00–140.00 $138.48 $769 +2.80
625 625 1 132.00 $132.00 $825 +5.00
795 795 1 120.00 $120.00 $954 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 146.00 $146.00 $577 —
400–410 406 5 140.00–142.00 $140.79 $572 +3.79
450–470 460 2 134.00–135.00 $134.49 $619 +4.49
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 210.00 $210.00 $483 —
285 285 2 202.00 $202.00 $576 +12.99
305–335 315 6 180.00–190.00 $186.27 $587 —
355–375 365 2 177.00–182.00 $179.57 $655 +3.54
400–425 412 6 168.00–174.00 $171.02 $705 +8.45
470–495 481 4 160.00–174.00 $166.48 $801 +11.43
505–530 512 6 154.00–162.00 $156.69 $802 +9.26
585–590 588 2 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $888 —
615 615 1 146.00 $146.00 $898 +11.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 210.00 $210.00 $598 +2.00
320 320 1 197.00 $197.00 $630 +5.88
400–430 413 3 177.00–182.00 $180.35 $745 +3.90
455–470 462 3 170.00–176.00 $172.65 $798 +9.13
555–590 570 6 156.00–164.00 $161.39 $920 +9.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 177.00 $177.00 $593 —
430 430 1 164.00 $164.00 $705 +6.00
495 495 2 154.00 $154.00 $762 —
510–530 520 3 146.00–152.00 $150.00 $780 —
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1360 1167 80-85% 3 67.00–68.00 $67.39 $786 -9.61
900–1510 1194 80-85% 13 69.00–74.00 $71.30 $851 -5.70
1230–1315 1261 80-85% 4 75.00–76.00 $75.51 $952 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $940 —
1370–1640 1517 75-80% 3 75.00–80.00 $77.77 $1,180 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1135 1052 85-90% 3 63.00–65.00 $64.08 $674 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1815 1533 2 93.00 $93.00 $1,426 —
1540–1985 1789 4 108.00–110.00 $109.25 $1,954 —
1650–2280 1855 4 100.00–105.00 $102.71 $1,905 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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.