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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 311 322
Feeder cattle 260 245 214
Slaughter cattle 28 52 30
Replacement cattle 36 14 78

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 —
583 583 6 168.00 $168.00 $979 —
630–640 631 9 161.00–162.00 $161.89 $1,022 -4.11
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 6 168.00 $168.00 $921 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 5 166.00–170.00 $167.38 $482 —
350 350 2 156.00–160.00 $158.00 $553 +3.46
425–440 433 3 140.00–146.00 $142.64 $618 -3.74
450–475 459 4 136.00–143.00 $138.98 $638 -2.55
510–525 515 3 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $685 -3.07
565–585 578 3 126.00–133.00 $128.36 $742 -1.64
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480–485 483 2 149.00–156.00 $152.52 $737 +6.52
550–570 553 9 134.00–139.00 $134.68 $745 -3.80
685 685 1 128.00 $128.00 $877 —
693 value added 693 2 133.00 $133.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 164.00 $164.00 $467 —
360–375 370 3 148.00 $148.00 $548 +2.00
405–415 412 3 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $564 -3.79
465 465 1 132.00 $132.00 $614 -2.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–265 260 2 190.00–192.00 $191.02 $497 -10.98
385 385 1 173.00 $173.00 $666 -6.57
405–425 415 2 164.00–168.00 $166.05 $689 -4.97
505 505 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $720 -14.19
605–635 620 2 129.00–135.00 $131.93 $818 -14.07
685 685 1 119.00 $119.00 $815 —
715–725 720 2 113.00–115.00 $113.99 $821 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 175.00–176.00 $175.49 $711 -4.86
555 555 1 147.00 $147.00 $816 -14.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 158.00–159.00 $158.52 $671 -5.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $640 —
1010 1010 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $758 —
880–1250 1038 80-85% 6 67.00–73.00 $70.27 $729 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1075 1063 85-90% 2 63.00–67.00 $64.98 $691 +0.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1515 1503 75-80% 2 72.00 $72.00 $1,082 -5.77

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,450 —
1730–1905 1818 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,873 —
1805–2005 1905 2 110.00–112.00 $111.05 $2,116 —

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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) 3 950.00–1,050.00 $996.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,020.00–1,100.00 $1,060.00

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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 4 1,225.00–1,300.00 $1,262.50 —

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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.