Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $141.71/cwt -5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 525 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $137.38/cwt +2.66 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 483 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	313	377	431
Feeder cattle	251	322	329
Slaughter cattle	46	42	50
Replacement cattle	16	13	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	186.00–188.00	$186.95	$701	-5.28
470	470	1	169.00	$169.00	$794	+7.00
520–540	534	4	151.00–156.00	$154.28	$824	-5.72
565–580	573	4	149.00–156.00	$152.51	$874	-0.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–480	473	2	183.00–184.00	$183.51	$868	+14.27
505–515	512	3	162.00–170.00	$164.63	$843	-2.12
695	695	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,105	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	472	3	150.00–155.00	$152.33	$719	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	333	3	160.00–164.00	$162.72	$542	—
365–385	376	4	150.00–158.00	$155.57	$585	+2.54
410–440	425	2	150.00–154.00	$151.93	$646	+8.59
465–490	474	9	140.00–146.00	$142.79	$677	+0.74
520–545	528	7	131.00–140.00	$135.13	$713	-3.21
555–590	569	8	123.00–136.00	$131.18	$746	-7.57
635	635	2	134.00	$134.00	$851	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	322	3	154.00–156.00	$155.35	$500	—
365–395	380	4	142.00–148.00	$144.88	$551	+0.88
440–445	443	6	140.00–143.00	$140.99	$625	+5.00
475–495	483	10	135.00–139.00	$137.38	$664	+2.66
605–630	609	6	126.00–130.00	$127.50	$776	+4.50
660	660	1	122.00	$122.00	$805	+4.00
740	740	1	118.00	$118.00	$873	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	4	166.00–176.00	$169.25	$584	+4.47
365–385	380	7	160.00–164.00	$161.99	$616	+2.03
405	405	1	158.00	$158.00	$640	—
515–545	526	5	141.00–148.00	$143.84	$757	-5.48
575–595	583	6	139.00–147.00	$142.38	$830	-5.66
625–645	638	3	143.00–144.00	$143.33	$914	+3.85
685–690	688	2	130.00–133.00	$131.51	$905	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	186.00–188.00	$186.98	$580	—
365–385	375	2	174.00–176.00	$175.03	$656	-11.32
455–495	465	4	164.00–165.00	$164.27	$764	+2.17
510–530	522	5	147.00–154.00	$149.34	$780	-5.15
555–585	564	7	140.00–149.00	$145.41	$820	-2.94
620–625	623	4	139.00–144.00	$141.51	$882	—
675–685	682	3	133.00–136.00	$135.01	$921	—
730	730	2	134.00	$134.00	$978	+3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	—
465–490	479	6	151.00–154.00	$152.86	$732	+0.22
505–540	525	10	140.00–145.00	$141.71	$744	-5.28
575	575	2	139.00	$139.00	$799	-3.76
620–625	623	5	131.00–135.00	$133.80	$834	-1.20
675–685	680	2	125.00–128.00	$126.49	$860	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	202.00	$202.00	$535	—
320	320	1	192.00	$192.00	$614	-19.02
355	355	1	184.00	$184.00	$653	-10.00
505	505	1	165.00	$165.00	$833	+2.94
590	590	2	152.00	$152.00	$897	-7.43
725	725	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,008	-3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1235	1063	80-85%	8	84.00–89.00	$87.25	$927	+16.25
940–1220	1087	80-85%	6	76.00–81.00	$78.18	$850	+7.18
1060–1310	1173	80-85%	3	93.00–96.00	$94.88	$1,113	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$491	+1.00
910–985	947	85-90%	3	63.00–67.00	$64.72	$613	+11.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1590	1485	75-80%	2	82.00–85.00	$83.61	$1,242	—
1485	1485	75-80%	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,129	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1560	1517	3	122.00–127.00	$124.72	$1,892	+13.72
1785	1785	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,964	-8.64

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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)	5	850.00–1,025.00	$955.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00	$700.00

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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	2	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	750.00	$750.00	—

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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.