Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	125	324	300
Feeder cattle	120	260	268
Slaughter cattle	5	28	32
Replacement cattle	—	36	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cattle too few to trend. Feeder cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	188.00	$188.00	$611	—
495	495	1	169.00	$169.00	$837	—
510	510	1	160.00	$160.00	$816	—
555–590	574	4	152.00–156.00	$153.77	$883	—
690	690	1	143.00	$143.00	$987	—
725	725	1	135.00	$135.00	$979	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	157.00	$157.00	$801	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	3	143.00	$143.00	$601	+0.36
470–475	473	2	137.00–139.00	$137.99	$653	-0.99
520–525	523	2	134.00–137.00	$135.51	$709	+2.52
560–585	573	2	133.00–134.00	$133.49	$765	+5.13
600	600	1	127.00	$127.00	$762	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	139.00	$139.00	$730	—
635	635	1	129.00	$129.00	$819	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	132.00	$132.00	$614	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	184.00	$184.00	$534	-7.02
305	305	1	176.00	$176.00	$537	—
385	385	5	164.00	$164.00	$631	-9.00
475–495	490	4	151.00–153.00	$151.48	$742	—
635	635	1	131.00	$131.00	$832	-0.93
710	710	1	124.00	$124.00	$880	+10.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	195.00	$195.00	$507	—
530	530	1	153.00	$153.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	128.00	$128.00	$768	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$840	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	80-85%	1	72.00	$72.00	$994	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1715	1583	2	101.00–105.00	$103.17	$1,633	—

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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.