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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $177.06/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 479 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.42/cwt +0.48 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 431 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 365 275 99
Feeder cattle 289 204 71
Slaughter cattle 54 30 13
Replacement cattle 22 41 15

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 182.00–190.00 $185.94 $632 —
410 410 1 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
470–480 479 15 170.00–180.00 $177.06 $848 +7.06
545 545 1 168.00 $168.00 $916 —
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 —
615–620 618 2 142.00–145.00 $143.51 $887 —
670–685 678 2 141.00–142.00 $141.51 $959 +7.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 194.00 $194.00 $621 +3.29
355–380 366 4 190.00–196.00 $193.95 $710 +5.50
455–470 463 2 192.00–194.00 $192.98 $893 +14.13
515 515 2 174.00 $174.00 $896 +3.53
560–585 573 2 159.00–164.00 $161.55 $926 —
665–680 673 2 150.00–156.00 $153.03 $1,030 —
790 790 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,169 +23.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 208.00 $208.00 $697 —
375 375 1 212.00 $212.00 $795 —
420–440 430 2 200.00–204.00 $201.95 $868 +5.95
475–485 482 3 196.00–204.00 $200.00 $964 +10.00
515–520 518 2 194.00–198.00 $195.99 $1,015 +16.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 164.00 $164.00 $549 —
425–445 431 10 158.00–166.00 $162.42 $700 +0.48
465–490 475 7 158.00–164.00 $160.05 $760 +5.15
515 515 3 162.00 $162.00 $834 +12.67
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $427 —
360–395 369 4 146.00–150.00 $147.07 $543 -0.26
410 410 2 142.00 $142.00 $582 —
475 475 2 138.00 $138.00 $656 +4.34
520–540 535 4 132.00–134.00 $132.49 $709 +3.71
575–590 583 2 128.00–131.00 $129.52 $755 +3.84
610 610 2 128.00 $128.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -2.00
440–445 441 5 146.00–152.00 $149.19 $658 -2.78
460 460 1 148.00 $148.00 $681 +2.01
505 505 2 147.00 $147.00 $742 +10.40
635–640 639 4 132.00–137.00 $133.24 $851 —
690 690 2 129.00 $129.00 $890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 196.00 $196.00 $529 +11.94
355 355 2 180.00 $180.00 $639 -0.03
410–415 413 5 176.00–180.00 $178.41 $737 +4.79
455–490 471 4 164.00–172.00 $168.50 $794 +0.72
520–525 523 2 149.00–158.00 $153.48 $803 +0.94
565 565 2 148.00 $148.00 $836 +5.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 223 3 202.00–208.00 $205.33 $458 —
275 275 2 200.00 $200.00 $550 +2.00
310–335 321 4 194.00–202.00 $197.05 $633 +10.05
355 355 1 190.00 $190.00 $674 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 156.00 $156.00 $725 ±0.00
530 530 1 146.00 $146.00 $774 -2.00
555–575 561 4 133.00–136.00 $135.00 $757 —
630 630 3 129.00 $129.00 $813 +3.00
665 665 1 128.00 $128.00 $851 +8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1130 1072 80-85% 14 67.00–73.00 $68.69 $736 +3.93
765–1205 1077 80-85% 9 62.00–66.00 $64.04 $690 -0.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1050 970 85-90% 2 49.00–53.00 $50.84 $493 -2.84
920–1060 1005 85-90% 3 54.00–57.00 $55.74 $560 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1425 1403 75-80% 2 68.00–69.00 $68.49 $961 —
1455–1750 1603 75-80% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.45 $1,209 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505–1725 1615 2 91.00–95.00 $92.86 $1,500 —
1995 1995 1 104.00 $104.00 $2,075 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 550.00–575.00 $558.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–850.00 $775.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00 $875.00 —

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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.