Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 377 357 256
Feeder cattle 310 324 235
Slaughter cattle 41 27 21
Replacement cattle 26 6 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 165.00 $165.00 $874 -0.68
680 680 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 161.00–162.00 $161.51 $546 -2.49
370 370 1 151.00 $151.00 $559 -8.15
410–440 426 5 145.00–149.00 $146.61 $625 -7.09
455–485 468 6 140.00–146.00 $144.02 $674 -2.70
505–525 517 6 133.00–140.00 $136.64 $706 -1.09
550–585 561 4 128.00–135.00 $130.73 $733 -3.27
610–625 617 3 124.00–125.00 $124.33 $767 -2.67
680 680 1 121.00 $121.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 2 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $627 -4.45
450–485 462 3 152.00–154.00 $152.65 $705 -2.94
515–530 523 3 143.00–152.00 $147.70 $772 +3.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 143.00 $143.00 $615 -3.78
470 470 1 138.00 $138.00 $649 -2.99
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 194.00 $194.00 $427 —
310–325 318 2 180.00–184.00 $182.05 $579 —
365 365 1 173.00 $173.00 $631 -5.97
415–445 430 4 167.00–172.00 $169.26 $728 -3.30
465–485 472 6 154.00–160.00 $156.66 $739 -5.29
500–540 525 5 145.00–152.00 $148.94 $782 -5.75
560–585 573 2 137.00–142.00 $139.45 $799 -3.92
600–605 603 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $817 —
655–675 665 2 125.00–128.00 $126.52 $841 —
725–735 730 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $901 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 422 3 174.00–179.00 $177.03 $747 —
450–485 467 3 165.00–170.00 $167.60 $783 —
515–530 522 3 158.00–162.00 $159.68 $834 -4.93
550–560 557 3 146.00–148.00 $146.66 $817 -10.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 161.00 $161.00 $684 -5.00
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 -6.00
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 -7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1200 1175 80-85% 2 80.00 $80.00 $940 -7.53
1015–1270 1178 80-85% 5 83.00–88.00 $85.11 $1,003 -2.42
995–1345 1180 80-85% 5 90.00–92.00 $90.65 $1,070 +3.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1625 1378 75-80% 5 76.00–81.00 $78.97 $1,088 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $861 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1700 1547 3 105.00–108.00 $106.10 $1,641 —
1545–2145 1845 2 112.00–114.00 $113.16 $2,088 -1.84

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–930.00 $916.67

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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 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.