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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

360 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Ashville Stockyard report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 360 352 414
Feeder cattle 245 249 317
Slaughter cattle 78 63 55
Replacement cattle 37 40 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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
455–485 470 2 166.00–169.00 $167.45 $787 —
540 540 1 165.00 $165.00 $891 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 177.00 $177.00 $858 -1.88
575 575 1 164.00 $164.00 $943 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 362 3 155.00–156.00 $155.67 $564 +0.68
400–440 422 6 142.00–144.00 $143.50 $606 -8.78
455–495 477 6 135.00–142.00 $138.70 $662 -7.94
500–545 525 5 127.00–131.00 $129.23 $678 -1.29
555–565 560 2 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $692 —
600–605 602 3 120.00–125.00 $121.66 $732 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 152.00–155.00 $153.53 $626 —
455–465 461 5 145.00–150.00 $147.80 $681 -7.89
510–525 518 2 135.00 $135.00 $699 -3.51
615 615 1 127.00 $127.00 $781 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 —
445 445 1 136.00 $136.00 $605 -6.49
450 450 1 134.00 $134.00 $603 -0.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 +11.02
365 365 1 165.00 $165.00 $602 +2.60
400–445 426 5 152.00–158.00 $156.23 $666 +0.57
455–490 471 4 148.00–156.00 $153.57 $723 +7.39
505–545 520 3 143.00–149.00 $145.31 $756 +0.29
555–595 578 3 138.00–145.00 $141.00 $815 +0.23
600–605 603 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $817 +6.50
690 690 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 186.00–188.00 $187.03 $598 +13.03
355 355 1 172.00 $172.00 $611 +0.05
410–415 413 2 162.00–165.00 $163.49 $675 -3.01
455–495 475 2 160.00–162.00 $160.96 $765 +5.99
515 515 2 154.00–157.00 $155.50 $801 +5.54
560–565 563 3 148.00–152.00 $149.67 $843 +4.59
605–620 610 3 141.00–146.00 $143.67 $876 —
655 655 1 135.00 $135.00 $884 +3.00
705 705 1 124.00 $124.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 147.00 $147.00 $617 -3.00
450–490 470 2 140.00–142.00 $141.04 $663 +1.04
510–540 525 3 135.00–140.00 $137.99 $724 +3.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1320 1142 80-85% 6 77.00–80.00 $78.50 $896 —
1035–1560 1256 80-85% 14 82.00–88.00 $84.38 $1,060 —
1215–1500 1396 80-85% 5 89.00–94.00 $91.15 $1,272 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1350 1285 75-80% 2 76.00–81.00 $78.37 $1,007 —
1655 1655 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,556 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1065 1025 85-90% 2 74.00–76.00 $74.96 $768 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1675–1800 1738 2 113.00–116.00 $114.45 $1,989 —
1745 1745 1 120.00 $120.00 $2,094 —

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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 1,020.00–1,140.00 $1,060.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00

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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.