Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 8, 2023

341 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.07/cwt ≈ $1,041/hd at 475 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.80/cwt ≈ $993/hd at 478 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	341	97	332
Feeder cattle	244	—	224
Slaughter cattle	62	63	55
Replacement cattle	35	34	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	258.00	$258.00	$800	—
375	375	4	256.00	$256.00	$960	—
410	410	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,025	—
505–520	517	8	242.00–249.00	$245.63	$1,270	—
605	605	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,464	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	254.00	$254.00	$864	—
410	410	2	240.00	$240.00	$984	—
525	525	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,218	—
605–640	628	3	226.00–228.00	$227.36	$1,428	—
710	710	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,306	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	232.00	$232.00	$847	—
520–525	523	2	216.00–220.00	$217.99	$1,140	—
605–615	610	2	192.00–196.00	$193.98	$1,183	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	244.00	$244.00	$720	—
330–340	333	4	228.00–230.00	$229.49	$764	—
375–385	378	7	224.00–234.00	$231.09	$874	—
405–445	423	6	218.00–222.00	$220.61	$933	—
455–495	475	11	214.00–224.00	$219.07	$1,041	—
505–520	511	4	204.00–214.00	$207.54	$1,061	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	421	8	206.00–216.00	$210.39	$886	—
465–495	478	10	202.00–212.00	$207.80	$993	—
515–535	527	3	196.00–202.00	$199.37	$1,051	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	3	210.00–216.00	$211.86	$695	—
375–385	380	7	202.00–208.00	$205.15	$780	—
415–440	435	5	194.00–202.00	$196.34	$854	—
475–495	488	5	192.00–200.00	$198.05	$966	—
545	545	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,036	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	230.00	$230.00	$678	—
335	335	2	220.00	$220.00	$737	—
390	390	1	218.00	$218.00	$850	—
410–440	423	6	210.00–220.00	$213.08	$901	—
455–490	479	6	206.00–214.00	$210.32	$1,007	—
535–545	538	5	196.00–202.00	$198.41	$1,067	—
575–580	578	2	190.00–200.00	$195.02	$1,127	—
640	640	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,152	—
675–695	685	2	170.00–180.00	$175.07	$1,199	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	258.00	$258.00	$568	—
320–330	325	2	234.00–244.00	$238.92	$776	—
510–535	523	6	210.00–218.00	$212.66	$1,112	—
560–595	582	7	202.00–208.00	$204.28	$1,189	—
655	655	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	375	2	204.00–210.00	$206.96	$776	—
415–425	420	2	204.00–208.00	$205.98	$865	—
455–465	458	4	196.00–198.00	$196.51	$900	—
515–520	518	3	190.00–192.00	$190.66	$988	—
555	555	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,032	—
645	645	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,096	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1140	999	80-85%	15	84.00–89.00	$86.59	$865	—
1045–1350	1276	80-85%	10	95.00–96.00	$95.31	$1,216	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1340	1243	75-80%	2	92.00–93.00	$92.46	$1,149	—
1420–1545	1468	75-80%	3	94.00–97.00	$95.70	$1,405	—
1925	1925	75-80%	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,906	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$664	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525	1525	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,556	—
1435–1710	1573	2	93.00–95.00	$94.09	$1,480	—

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,300.00–1,375.00	$1,337.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–925.00	$900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,475.00–1,525.00	$1,500.00	—
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–900.00	$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.