Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.28/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 426 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	332	213	226
Feeder cattle	224	140	145
Slaughter cattle	55	47	46
Replacement cattle	53	26	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–528	521	7	162.00–170.00	$168.21	$876	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	170.00	$170.00	$952	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	10	138.00–145.00	$143.28	$610	-1.42
458–490	465	6	135.00–138.00	$135.69	$631	-2.89
500–530	514	4	128.00–132.00	$129.52	$666	-5.43
570–595	583	3	124.00–129.00	$126.00	$735	-4.97

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–540	532	5	135.00–139.00	$137.61	$732	-11.88
565–570	568	2	130.00–134.00	$132.01	$750	-21.99
605–640	618	3	127.00–131.00	$129.01	$797	-2.47
655–685	665	3	124.00–129.00	$127.02	$845	+4.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	135.00	$135.00	$601	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	2	180.00–184.00	$181.97	$582	—
350–365	358	2	172.00–174.00	$172.98	$619	+1.47
415–435	423	6	155.00–160.00	$158.84	$672	-3.11
465–495	485	3	150.00–154.00	$152.04	$737	-2.93
525–545	537	3	140.00–143.00	$141.35	$759	-3.98
605–645	625	2	128.00–129.00	$128.52	$803	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	165.00	$165.00	$701	—
485	485	1	158.00	$158.00	$766	—
500–525	518	4	147.00–157.00	$151.70	$786	+0.70
655	655	1	130.00	$130.00	$852	-4.00
705	705	1	126.00	$126.00	$888	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–470	460	2	145.00	$145.00	$667	-3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1210	1061	80-85%	4	65.00–69.00	$67.11	$712	-3.08
1000–1310	1106	80-85%	8	70.00–75.00	$72.30	$800	-3.70
1110–1265	1183	80-85%	7	77.00–82.00	$80.24	$949	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1240	1058	85-90%	4	58.00–63.00	$60.15	$636	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1550	1425	75-80%	2	68.00	$68.00	$969	—
1370–1605	1488	75-80%	2	72.00	$72.00	$1,071	-10.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1980	1652	5	93.00–99.00	$96.24	$1,590	—
1895	1895	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,990	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	860.00–900.00	$883.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,275.00–1,325.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.