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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

345 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $269.09/cwt +13.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 482 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $252.71/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,324/hd at 524 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 345 648 388
Feeder cattle 271 572 318
Slaughter cattle 18 48 32
Replacement cattle 56 28 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower. 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
320 320 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 —
515–540 533 7 288.00–292.00 $289.10 $1,541 +18.71
635–645 638 4 250.00–255.00 $253.74 $1,619 +10.63
660–690 668 4 246.00–248.00 $246.52 $1,647 +14.86
760 760 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,651 -4.00
705 705 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,593 —
795 795 1 218.00 $218.00 $1,733 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,275 —
635 635 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,537 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 7 320.00 $320.00 $992 +13.31
390 390 5 322.00 $322.00 $1,256 +34.25
430 430 5 286.00 $286.00 $1,230 +17.34
465–485 482 15 262.00–272.00 $269.09 $1,297 +13.72
510–525 524 11 252.00–258.00 $252.71 $1,324 +4.71
555–595 591 9 248.00–250.00 $248.21 $1,467 +10.05
610 610 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,501 +20.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 4 300.00 $300.00 $870 —
325 325 2 290.00 $290.00 $942 -5.67
405 405 3 268.00 $268.00 $1,085 +4.02
470 470 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,194 +8.01
535 535 1 248.00 $248.00 $1,327 +9.41
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 —
625 625 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,388 +5.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 282.00 $282.00 $973 +1.03
385 385 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,040 +6.06
490 490 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,176 +4.00
685 685 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,411 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 3 352.00–354.00 $353.38 $1,177 -6.62
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 -8.00
435 435 4 318.00 $318.00 $1,383 -2.00
530–540 532 5 276.00–278.00 $276.41 $1,471 +2.45
585 585 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,556 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 -8.00
375–390 382 3 328.00–332.00 $330.01 $1,261 +0.01
445 445 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,388 -2.08
520 520 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,383 +0.87
645 645 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,484 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 322.00 $322.00 $934 —
445 445 1 298.00 $298.00 $1,326 +11.51
545 545 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,395 +2.93
685 685 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,466 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1220 1120 80-85% 4 104.00–108.00 $105.32 $1,180 -6.96
1105–1320 1213 80-85% 2 97.00–100.00 $98.37 $1,193 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–935 878 85-90% 2 80.00–85.00 $82.34 $723 —
930 930 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $856 -4.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 75-80% 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,529 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,962 —

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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) 5 1,225.00–1,525.00 $1,450.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,700.00–2,350.00 $1,940.91
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $950.00

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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
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 26 2,000.00–2,625.00 $2,319.23 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,525.00–1,850.00 $1,725.00 —

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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.