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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 525 600 539
Feeder cattle 433 357 470
Slaughter cattle 57 76 44
Replacement cattle 35 167 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers market lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
380 380 2 174.00 $174.00 $661 —
415–435 425 2 158.00–164.00 $160.93 $684 —
485 485 2 164.00 $164.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 4 180.00–184.00 $182.52 $694 —
470 470 2 166.00 $166.00 $780 -3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 520 3 160.00–164.00 $162.64 $846 -10.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 4 154.00–158.00 $156.06 $515 -8.44
420–430 426 7 144.00–150.00 $146.99 $626 -2.61
470–485 474 4 138.00–141.00 $138.77 $658 +1.42
530–540 532 6 125.00–129.00 $125.68 $669 -3.01
580–585 583 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $705 -3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
375 375 2 146.00 $146.00 $548 —
410–445 436 5 132.00–138.00 $135.66 $591 -8.34
465–475 468 3 133.00–136.00 $134.01 $627 +4.01
520–525 522 5 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $621 —
570 570 3 116.00 $116.00 $661 —
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 —
715 715 1 111.00 $111.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 164.00 $164.00 $533 -4.00
370–375 373 2 163.00–166.00 $164.49 $614 -0.54
425–435 432 3 154.00–156.00 $154.66 $668 -3.32
475–485 480 4 150.00–156.00 $152.97 $734 +1.36
510 510 1 138.00 $138.00 $704 +5.27
630–640 633 3 124.00–125.00 $124.66 $789 -0.34

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 315 4 174.00–178.00 $175.50 $553 —
355–375 361 5 170.00–176.00 $173.94 $628 +1.94
425–435 431 7 162.00–168.00 $165.15 $712 +0.96
475–490 481 4 156.00–160.00 $158.49 $762 +2.46
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 -3.24
575–580 578 2 139.00–141.00 $140.00 $809 -2.54
635 635 1 138.00 $138.00 $876 +2.48
675–685 680 2 124.00–129.00 $126.52 $860 -3.48
710–725 718 2 119.00–126.00 $122.46 $879 —
770–790 780 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 170.00 $170.00 $544 —
370–385 381 4 164.00–168.00 $165.48 $630 —
415 415 2 160.00 $160.00 $664 +2.68
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 -5.00
580 580 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $768 —
605–625 617 3 126.00–129.00 $127.32 $786 —
680 680 1 122.00 $122.00 $830 —
775 775 1 114.00 $114.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 180.00–182.00 $181.01 $670 +3.01
415–425 420 2 170.00–176.00 $172.96 $726 —
460–485 477 8 162.00–168.00 $164.77 $786 -0.55
505–515 510 2 154.00–158.00 $155.98 $795 +2.00
625 625 1 145.00 $145.00 $906 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–935 895 85-90% 5 45.00–49.00 $47.59 $426 —
840–1045 969 85-90% 5 50.00–53.00 $51.44 $498 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1295 1180 80-85% 4 62.00–65.00 $64.09 $756 -4.00
1215–1290 1263 80-85% 6 70.00–72.00 $70.85 $895 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $873 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1840 1603 2 85.00–87.00 $85.85 $1,376 —
1970 1970 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,872 —

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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 3 575.00–750.00 $658.33

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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) 3 750.00–900.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 625.00–700.00 $662.50

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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.