Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 389 192 296
Feeder cattle 262 134 240
Slaughter cattle 54 38 25
Replacement cattle 73 20 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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
420 420 1 186.00 $186.00 $781 —
525 525 1 168.00 $168.00 $882 +19.50
680 680 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,027 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 154.00 $154.00 $516 —
355–380 365 3 150.00–154.00 $152.70 $557 —
400–440 418 5 144.00–148.00 $146.04 $610 +0.04
455–475 465 3 139.00–142.00 $140.34 $653 -0.66
535–545 539 6 132.00–138.00 $135.98 $733 +1.98
555–585 567 3 127.00–130.00 $128.64 $729 +6.64
615–635 625 2 122.00–125.00 $123.52 $772 +7.84
660 660 2 119.00–121.00 $120.00 $792 —
745 745 1 118.00 $118.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 413 3 152.00–155.00 $152.97 $632 —
455 455 1 148.00 $148.00 $673 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 128.00 $128.00 $640 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 204.00 $204.00 $479 —
275 275 1 194.00 $194.00 $534 +16.00
300–345 323 2 182.00–184.00 $183.07 $591 —
355–360 358 2 176.00–180.00 $177.99 $637 +8.81
400–425 410 4 168.00–172.00 $170.50 $699 +14.48
455–495 472 3 155.00–158.00 $156.62 $739 +7.10
500–545 518 4 145.00–150.00 $147.72 $765 +3.78
555–560 558 2 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $812 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 408 3 175.00–180.00 $177.29 $723 +1.68
470–485 481 6 162.00–166.00 $164.68 $792 -2.32
500–520 507 3 155.00–160.00 $158.01 $801 +1.01
583–590 584 5 149.00–153.00 $149.81 $875 —
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 -5.00
660 660 1 131.00 $131.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 164.00 $164.00 $697 —
495 495 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $735 —
535 535 1 138.00 $138.00 $738 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1160 1088 80-85% 6 73.00–75.00 $73.85 $803 —
990–1320 1117 80-85% 9 77.00–82.00 $78.87 $881 +0.27
1110–1195 1158 80-85% 3 85.00–88.00 $86.70 $1,004 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1195 1030 85-90% 7 61.00–67.00 $63.07 $650 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1400 1333 75-80% 2 81.00–82.00 $81.53 $1,087 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,356 —
1690–1850 1772 3 103.00–107.00 $105.39 $1,868 —

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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) 3 900.00–1,010.00 $940.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 790.00–820.00 $802.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,010.00–1,100.00 $1,045.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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 6 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.