Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 10, 2023

239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.00/cwt ≈ $1,150/hd at 615 lb · 18 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.00/cwt +33.95 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 305 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 239 252 0
Feeder cattle 193 162 0
Slaughter cattle 27 53 0
Replacement cattle 19 37 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 222.00 $222.00 $677 —
435 435 1 216.00 $216.00 $940 ±0.00
515 515 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,082 +13.00
565–585 573 5 192.00–198.00 $195.55 $1,121 —
605 605 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 242.00 $242.00 $641 —
380 380 1 226.00 $226.00 $859 —
430 430 1 218.00 $218.00 $937 —
465 465 3 217.00 $217.00 $1,009 ±0.00
570 570 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 220.00 $220.00 $605 —
380 380 2 206.00–214.00 $210.00 $798 —
465 465 1 206.00 $206.00 $958 +6.00
520 520 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,030 —
640 640 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,139 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 283 8 222.00–230.00 $228.29 $646 —
305 value added 305 15 249.00 $249.00 $759 —
380–390 386 7 206.00–208.00 $206.84 $798 -1.79
430–440 433 4 196.00–198.00 $197.49 $855 -1.98
472–485 475 5 190.00–196.00 $191.80 $911 -4.20
515–535 523 4 184.00–188.00 $186.50 $975 +6.50
615 615 18 187.00 $187.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 208.00–218.00 $212.86 $570 —
365–390 375 3 194.00–198.00 $196.04 $735 +0.11
485 485 2 188.00 $188.00 $912 +3.99
609 609 6 179.00 $179.00 $1,090 —
734 734 7 158.00 $158.00 $1,160 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 275 3 198.00–204.00 $199.93 $550 —
315 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 +9.92
425–435 432 3 180.00–184.00 $182.69 $789 -3.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 3 252.00 $252.00 $706 +4.01
355–380 363 3 218.00–224.00 $221.35 $804 -13.64
405–420 413 2 210.00–217.00 $213.56 $882 —
465–470 468 2 206.00–208.00 $206.99 $969 -1.55
520–545 528 3 196.00–204.00 $198.75 $1,049 -0.26
555–560 558 2 190.00–192.00 $191.00 $1,066 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 224.00 $224.00 $571 —
340–345 343 4 214.00–220.00 $217.02 $744 —
430–445 440 3 190.00–194.00 $191.30 $842 —
525 525 1 180.00 $180.00 $945 -4.00
575 575 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 4 228.00–238.00 $233.00 $617 -5.00
310 310 1 224.00 $224.00 $694 —
465–485 478 3 192.00–196.00 $194.00 $927 -2.54
545 545 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,046 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1380 1029 80-85% 4 88.00–91.00 $89.85 $925 -0.07
1220–1415 1285 80-85% 3 94.00 $94.00 $1,208 -9.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1315 1228 75-80% 2 88.00–93.00 $90.68 $1,114 —
1375 1375 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,348 -3.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–840 830 85-90% 2 74.00–78.00 $76.02 $631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1645 1535 2 103.00–104.00 $103.46 $1,588 —
1860–1945 1903 2 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $2,265 —
2065–2145 2092 3 110.00–113.00 $111.03 $2,323 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 875.00–1,175.00 $991.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 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.