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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

600 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Ashville Stockyard report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 600 812 439
Feeder cattle 357 655 407
Slaughter cattle 76 97 32
Replacement cattle 167 60 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 169.00 $169.00 $777 +7.00
535 535 1 156.00 $156.00 $835 —
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 173.00 $173.00 $900 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 164.00–165.00 $164.50 $494 —
355–390 378 3 160.00–162.00 $161.37 $610 —
425–445 435 5 148.00–152.00 $149.60 $651 +5.16
455–480 460 5 133.00–140.00 $137.35 $632 —
510–525 520 3 126.00–130.00 $128.69 $669 -5.30
565–575 570 2 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $707 —
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 -1.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 168.00 $168.00 $521 +8.00
375–395 385 2 164.00–166.00 $165.03 $635 +7.03
400–425 408 4 156.00–160.00 $157.98 $645 +4.65
460–465 461 5 146.00–156.00 $151.61 $699 +0.28
500–525 509 4 131.00–135.00 $132.73 $676 -11.27
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 -7.71
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 144.00 $144.00 $626 +8.00
475 475 1 130.00 $130.00 $618 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 172.00 $172.00 $628 +9.01
420–445 437 6 162.00–165.00 $164.19 $718 +17.19
465–480 473 4 154.00–158.00 $156.03 $738 —
510–520 515 4 145.00–150.00 $148.24 $763 +14.24
565–585 575 2 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $820 +14.14
615–625 620 2 133.00–138.00 $135.52 $840 —
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 +13.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 178.00 $178.00 $632 —
460–470 463 3 164.00–166.00 $165.32 $765 +14.32
505–515 510 2 152.00–156.00 $153.98 $785 +11.98
555–565 560 2 152.00–155.00 $153.51 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 418 3 156.00–158.00 $157.32 $658 —
475 475 1 150.00 $150.00 $712 —
510 510 1 140.00 $140.00 $714 +12.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1205 1110 80-85% 2 64.00 $64.00 $710 +2.74
1070–1205 1138 80-85% 2 72.00–74.00 $72.94 $830 +11.68
1040–1415 1196 80-85% 17 65.00–71.00 $68.09 $814 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1560 1415 75-80% 4 65.00–70.00 $68.42 $968 —
1375–1485 1430 75-80% 2 71.00–72.00 $71.52 $1,023 —
1265–1635 1443 75-80% 5 62.00–64.00 $63.02 $909 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1190 1093 85-90% 4 64.00–67.00 $65.26 $713 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1610 1480 4 81.00–85.00 $83.02 $1,229 -2.02
1860 1860 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,730 —
1805–1945 1866 4 87.00–89.00 $87.97 $1,642 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 910.00–1,000.00 $961.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 790.00–890.00 $840.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 960.00–1,060.00 $1,010.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 780.00–890.00 $835.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00–900.00 $875.00
Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 960.00 $960.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,025.00–1,185.00 $1,067.00 —

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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.