Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $145.05/cwt ≈ $532/hd at 367 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	402	370	416
Feeder cattle	313	300	332
Slaughter cattle	65	46	53
Replacement cattle	24	24	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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
545	545	1	138.00	$138.00	$752	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–345	317	8	124.00–128.00	$126.93	$402	-12.07
370–390	380	2	119.00–122.00	$120.46	$458	-17.54
405–445	429	7	116.00–126.00	$118.67	$509	-10.58
455–480	473	4	116.00–122.00	$118.53	$561	-8.83
565–597	583	9	112.00–121.00	$115.07	$671	-6.94
675–685	678	4	111.00–114.00	$113.24	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	115.00	$115.00	$437	-9.53
420–425	423	5	114.00–115.00	$114.60	$485	-6.42
510–540	528	6	110.00–115.00	$111.81	$590	—
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	367	12	140.00–150.00	$145.05	$532	—
420–440	431	5	138.00–146.00	$142.42	$614	+0.42
470	470	2	135.00–139.00	$137.00	$644	+2.57
510–545	535	8	120.00–122.00	$120.61	$645	-10.58
555–585	571	4	116.00–121.00	$118.75	$678	-5.06
680	680	1	114.00	$114.00	$775	—
705–745	725	2	106.00–108.00	$106.97	$776	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	268	9	164.00–169.00	$168.39	$451	+10.39
370–390	385	5	158.00–162.00	$160.82	$619	—
410–445	428	2	150.00–154.00	$151.92	$650	+2.92
455–475	465	2	145.00–150.00	$147.45	$686	+7.22
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	-6.60
565–595	579	7	123.00–127.00	$123.99	$718	-6.01
605–635	620	2	121.00–124.00	$122.54	$760	-3.97
675–695	685	2	120.00–122.00	$120.99	$829	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	1	123.00	$123.00	$867	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1395	1183	80-85%	4	76.00–79.00	$77.11	$912	+15.05
1025–1360	1189	80-85%	6	70.00–75.00	$72.92	$867	+10.86
1020–1485	1212	80-85%	6	64.00–69.00	$66.33	$804	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1450	1333	75-80%	9	66.00–71.00	$67.70	$902	—
1400–1425	1413	75-80%	4	60.00–64.00	$61.98	$876	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1125	1088	85-90%	9	53.00–56.00	$55.04	$599	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–1830	1753	2	83.00	$83.00	$1,455	—
1725–1815	1770	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$1,584	—

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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)	2	900.00–1,025.00	$962.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–625.00	$612.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	600.00	$600.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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.