Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 352 329 467
Feeder cattle 249 273 376
Slaughter cattle 63 48 58
Replacement cattle 40 8 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with high dressing boning cows up to 101.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active 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
460–483 469 5 176.00–183.00 $178.88 $839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 +9.00
570 570 1 159.00 $159.00 $906 +2.00
623 623 2 149.00 $149.00 $928 —
665 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 -1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 151.00 $151.00 $868 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 162.00 $162.00 $599 —
455–468 464 6 150.00–157.00 $155.69 $722 —
505–525 515 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $713 —
555–588 578 9 132.00–139.00 $137.38 $794 —
635 635 1 131.00 $131.00 $832 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 154.00–156.00 $154.99 $558 —
425–445 435 7 149.00–153.00 $152.28 $662 +4.03
453–465 457 3 144.00–148.00 $146.64 $670 +4.82
510–530 523 4 128.00–136.00 $130.52 $683 -6.08
640 640 2 121.00 $121.00 $774 -0.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 438 2 141.00–144.00 $142.49 $624 —
470–485 481 4 134.00–137.00 $134.73 $648 +0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 168.00–170.00 $168.98 $541 +1.34
355–385 370 2 160.00–165.00 $162.40 $601 +3.39
425–445 435 3 154.00–158.00 $155.66 $677 +0.37
455–475 464 6 145.00–148.00 $146.18 $678 -2.29
500–535 514 7 142.00–147.00 $145.02 $745 +9.25
550–595 573 4 135.00–158.00 $140.77 $807 +5.76
635 635 1 129.00 $129.00 $819 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 194.00 $194.00 $553 —
320 320 1 174.00 $174.00 $557 -4.00
370–390 380 2 170.00–174.00 $171.95 $653 —
435–440 438 2 166.00–167.00 $166.50 $729 +5.47
450–470 457 3 153.00–156.00 $154.97 $708 -1.00
500–535 520 3 148.00–152.00 $149.96 $780 —
555–585 570 2 142.00–148.00 $145.08 $827 +2.57
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 —
785 785 1 123.00 $123.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 +5.98
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -0.66
530–545 538 2 134.00–135.00 $134.49 $724 +2.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1370 1165 80-85% 8 88.00–93.00 $90.43 $1,054 +9.08
1175–1470 1321 80-85% 11 92.00–99.00 $95.77 $1,265 +5.77
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1315 1084 85-90% 6 75.00–79.00 $77.62 $841 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1735 1568 75-80% 2 96.00–101.00 $98.23 $1,540 +17.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1540 1538 2 102.00–106.00 $104.00 $1,600 —
1545–1820 1683 2 110.00–113.00 $111.62 $1,879 —

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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) 5 910.00–1,035.00 $993.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.