Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $154.49/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 523 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $134.72/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 469 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $143.34/cwt -11.66 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 425 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 377 423 286
Feeder cattle 322 339 224
Slaughter cattle 42 71 45
Replacement cattle 13 13 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 212.00–216.00 $214.03 $771 —
405–425 415 2 186.00–190.00 $187.95 $780 -2.05
455–470 460 4 168.00–170.00 $169.24 $779 -10.76
540–545 544 4 165.00–168.00 $166.75 $907 —
555–570 560 3 160.00–166.00 $163.00 $913 -9.00
615 615 1 162.00 $162.00 $996 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 196.00–198.00 $197.01 $626 —
370–375 374 9 186.00–193.00 $192.23 $719 —
475 475 1 162.00 $162.00 $770 -8.00
525 525 1 160.00 $160.00 $840 —
585 585 1 153.00 $153.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 168.00 $168.00 $722 —
525 525 1 151.00 $151.00 $793 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 383 6 150.00–155.00 $153.03 $586 -4.97
410–435 425 13 140.00–150.00 $143.34 $609 -11.66
465–490 474 9 138.00–148.00 $142.05 $673 -5.55
520–545 535 6 134.00–142.00 $138.34 $740 -1.73
570–575 574 4 138.00–141.00 $138.75 $796 +6.09
640 640 3 128.00 $128.00 $819 —
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 -2.49
790–795 793 3 115.00–116.00 $115.67 $917 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 3 144.00 $144.00 $562 —
410–430 423 8 134.00–138.00 $135.99 $575 -12.01
460–475 469 14 132.00–136.00 $134.72 $632 -5.28
510–520 517 9 129.00–133.00 $130.77 $676 -2.24
555–590 567 3 124.00–125.00 $124.65 $707 —
630 630 1 123.00 $123.00 $775 —
690 690 1 118.00 $118.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 334 8 162.00–170.00 $164.78 $550 —
355–370 362 9 158.00–164.00 $159.96 $579 —
510–535 526 7 146.00–153.00 $149.32 $785 +2.32
560–570 565 4 143.00–153.00 $148.04 $836 +6.04
610–615 613 2 135.00–144.00 $139.48 $855 +0.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 200.00–204.00 $202.02 $582 —
375–395 388 4 176.00–202.00 $186.35 $723 -1.69
405–440 428 6 174.00–182.00 $178.74 $765 +4.66
460–490 477 11 158.00–168.00 $162.10 $773 +5.84
510–540 523 20 152.00–158.00 $154.49 $808 +2.94
560–580 567 3 146.00–150.00 $148.35 $841 +2.95
705 705 1 131.00 $131.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 210.00–212.00 $211.02 $713 -0.05
380 380 2 194.00 $194.00 $737 -8.69
415 415 2 192.00–202.00 $197.00 $818 +12.91
460 460 1 174.00 $174.00 $800 —
515–540 523 3 160.00–166.00 $162.06 $848 +6.06
575–590 584 7 156.00–162.00 $159.43 $931 +8.10
610–635 623 2 150.00–152.00 $151.02 $941 —
660–690 680 3 144.00–147.00 $146.03 $993 +7.00
710 710 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,008 —
790 790 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 266 4 182.00–188.00 $186.48 $496 —
385 385 2 166.00–170.00 $168.00 $647 —
480–490 487 6 150.00–156.00 $152.64 $743 —
505–520 513 2 146.00–148.00 $146.99 $754 +6.99
560–595 586 4 142.00–143.00 $142.76 $837 +8.76
635 635 1 135.00 $135.00 $857 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1105 1019 80-85% 4 74.00–77.00 $76.27 $777 —
990–1220 1059 80-85% 7 69.00–73.00 $71.00 $752 —
1230–1330 1263 80-85% 3 83.00–86.00 $84.05 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–930 877 85-90% 3 58.00–63.00 $60.89 $534 —
940 940 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $498 —
990–1010 999 85-90% 7 67.00–68.00 $67.43 $674 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1390 1370 75-80% 3 84.00–86.00 $84.65 $1,160 +4.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,510 —
1520 1520 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,687 —
1590–1925 1758 2 117.00–120.00 $118.64 $2,086 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 600.00–775.00 $691.67

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,037.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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 2 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.