Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	191	262	293
Feeder cattle	157	244	249
Slaughter cattle	34	13	44
Replacement cattle	—	5	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	161.00	$161.00	$781	-12.99
510	510	1	158.00	$158.00	$806	-4.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	165.00	$165.00	$586	+7.54
405–415	410	2	148.00–155.00	$151.54	$621	—
455–465	460	2	142.00–145.00	$143.48	$660	-6.02
500–525	511	4	132.00–138.00	$135.04	$690	-4.59
555–595	575	2	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$762	—
600–615	608	2	127.00–131.00	$128.98	$784	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	141.00–146.00	$143.52	$578	—
490	490	1	135.00	$135.00	$662	-7.00
525	525	1	133.00	$133.00	$698	-0.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	170.00	$170.00	$646	+8.00
605–610	608	2	135.00–138.00	$136.49	$830	+2.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	198.00	$198.00	$653	—
365	365	1	188.00	$188.00	$686	—
400–440	417	3	164.00–170.00	$167.42	$698	—
475–495	482	3	154.00–161.00	$156.40	$754	—
505–530	515	6	146.00–149.00	$147.35	$759	+6.35
570–590	583	3	140.00–143.00	$140.98	$822	+7.48
635	635	1	136.00	$136.00	$864	+6.00
675	675	2	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$867	+3.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	210.00	$210.00	$693	—
350–365	358	2	200.00–210.00	$204.90	$734	+6.26
410	410	1	178.00	$178.00	$730	+2.00
450	450	1	164.00	$164.00	$738	—
515–520	517	3	150.00–154.00	$151.34	$782	+7.34
555–560	558	2	145.00	$145.00	$809	+7.00
700	700	1	126.00	$126.00	$882	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1285	1144	80-85%	7	73.00–78.00	$76.11	$871	—
1065–1350	1238	80-85%	6	80.00–85.00	$82.69	$1,024	+2.69

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350	1350	75-80%	2	81.00	$81.00	$1,094	—
1265–1560	1413	75-80%	2	75.00–78.00	$76.34	$1,079	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1205	1122	85-90%	3	68.00–70.00	$69.38	$778	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1430	1290	2	91.00–92.00	$91.55	$1,181	—
1675	1675	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,792	—

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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.