Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $129.80/cwt -5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 467 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.82/cwt -4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 584 lb · 12 head

light 6-weight M&L 3 steers $127.59/cwt ≈ $815/hd at 639 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	371	278	610
Feeder cattle	332	213	485
Slaughter cattle	22	31	56
Replacement cattle	17	34	69

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–396	388	7	159.00–163.00	$162.05	$629	—
420	420	1	156.00	$156.00	$655	—
465–480	470	3	149.00–152.00	$150.02	$705	-3.48
510–530	520	3	134.00–140.00	$136.71	$711	—
580	580	2	135.00	$135.00	$783	—
610–649	639	12	124.00–132.00	$127.59	$815	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	165.00	$165.00	$718	—
520–535	525	4	142.00–144.00	$143.00	$751	—
560–570	562	7	140.00–143.00	$140.72	$791	-9.26
605–640	633	9	134.00–143.00	$135.60	$858	-10.40
655	655	1	138.00	$138.00	$904	-2.75
765–780	773	3	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	190.00	$190.00	$703	—
505	505	1	155.00	$155.00	$783	-6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	135.00–141.00	$138.07	$432	-5.93
370–385	375	3	134.00–138.00	$135.64	$509	—
415–425	420	5	131.00–138.00	$133.19	$559	-9.81
455–485	467	17	128.00–133.00	$129.80	$606	-5.71
505–540	520	8	120.00–125.00	$122.54	$637	-6.44
555–565	560	4	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$675	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	3	153.00–155.00	$154.32	$552	—
525–535	530	5	137.00–145.00	$140.81	$746	-4.76
575–590	584	12	135.00–141.00	$135.82	$793	-4.65
675	675	1	134.00	$134.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	4	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$492	—
365–375	370	2	143.00–144.00	$143.51	$531	—
470–475	473	2	139.00–142.00	$140.51	$665	—
510–535	522	3	129.00–134.00	$132.03	$689	+0.10
575–595	583	3	127.00–133.00	$129.63	$756	-2.89
620–635	627	3	126.00–133.00	$130.31	$817	-0.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	385	4	152.00–155.00	$154.28	$594	-13.72
415–430	420	3	148.00–150.00	$149.32	$627	-9.33
465–490	480	4	140.00–144.00	$141.99	$682	-10.01
520–525	521	4	137.00–140.00	$137.76	$718	-10.75
565–575	567	5	136.00–139.00	$136.61	$775	-4.39
615	615	1	129.00	$129.00	$793	-5.00
720–725	723	2	114.00–119.00	$116.49	$842	-2.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	164.00	$164.00	$508	-20.99
355–395	375	2	160.00–162.00	$161.05	$604	-12.95
415	415	1	159.00	$159.00	$660	-9.00
605–620	613	3	131.00–133.00	$132.00	$809	-9.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1145	1060	80-85%	3	72.00–73.00	$72.66	$770	—
1065–1605	1335	80-85%	2	82.00–83.00	$82.60	$1,103	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1040	862	85-90%	3	57.00–59.00	$58.10	$501	—
1030	1030	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$659	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,182	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675	1675	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,826	+6.01
1785–1980	1883	2	114.00–117.00	$115.58	$2,176	—
2035	2035	1	99.00	$99.00	$2,015	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	500.00–600.00	$550.00

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,156.25

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—

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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.