Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $231.10/cwt ≈ $1,063/hd at 460 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	402	278
Feeder cattle	345	324	213
Slaughter cattle	45	37	31
Replacement cattle	46	41	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	234.00	$234.00	$971	—
455–465	460	10	230.00–232.00	$231.10	$1,063	—
565–595	590	6	220.00–222.00	$221.01	$1,304	-10.48
625	625	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	—
685	685	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	252.00	$252.00	$794	—
355	355	1	244.00	$244.00	$866	—
495	495	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,198	-19.05
515–545	539	5	230.00–232.00	$231.62	$1,248	—
655	655	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,493	+6.00
825	825	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,732	—
855	855	1	208.00	$208.00	$1,778	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,366	—
680	680	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,618	—
865	865	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,920	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–525	523	5	210.00–216.00	$214.82	$1,124	-4.74
555–595	579	5	200.00–208.00	$201.92	$1,169	-14.60
605–645	612	8	198.00–204.00	$199.91	$1,223	-12.09
660	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	222.00	$222.00	$810	-6.03
405	405	1	218.00	$218.00	$883	-4.19
470–495	477	6	208.00–216.00	$212.68	$1,014	-3.32
525	525	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,092	±0.00
555–580	561	4	190.00–194.00	$191.03	$1,072	-16.21
625–635	630	2	184.00–194.00	$189.04	$1,191	-16.15
695	695	1	188.00	$188.00	$1,307	-6.99
725	725	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,276	-12.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	208.00–210.00	$208.98	$800	-1.54
430–440	432	5	198.00–200.00	$199.59	$862	—
465–485	475	2	194.00–198.00	$195.96	$931	-6.40
525–545	535	2	186.00–192.00	$188.94	$1,011	-9.06
565–570	568	6	182.00–185.00	$184.01	$1,045	-9.99
625–645	635	2	176.00–180.00	$178.03	$1,130	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	246.00	$246.00	$652	—
315–340	329	7	228.00–236.00	$232.09	$764	-27.23
355	355	4	224.00	$224.00	$795	-32.00
405–415	409	5	212.00–218.00	$215.56	$882	—
455–490	465	7	216.00	$216.00	$1,004	-16.00
565–580	571	5	206.00–210.00	$208.37	$1,190	—
610–625	615	4	202.00–208.00	$204.49	$1,258	-1.51
665	665	2	196.00	$196.00	$1,303	-6.00
735	735	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,441	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–485	472	6	204.00–210.00	$207.94	$981	-15.38
510–545	533	3	200.00–206.00	$204.09	$1,088	—
575	575	3	192.00	$192.00	$1,104	-14.00
735	735	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,352	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1145	1039	80-85%	5	91.00–94.00	$92.31	$959	—
960–1280	1089	80-85%	10	95.00–100.00	$97.42	$1,061	—
1075–1350	1203	80-85%	3	104.00–106.00	$105.40	$1,268	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1430	1360	75-80%	3	98.00–99.00	$98.35	$1,338	—
1455–1620	1509	75-80%	4	101.00–105.00	$103.20	$1,557	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1055	977	85-90%	3	85.00–90.00	$87.89	$859	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1780	1780	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,225	—
1930–2120	2025	2	117.00–119.00	$118.05	$2,391	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,600.00	$1,500.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,175.00	$1,162.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,550.00	$1,375.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,141.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,125.00	$1,100.00	—

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	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.