Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

439 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.19/cwt ≈ $1,239/hd at 410 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $275.45/cwt ≈ $1,419/hd at 515 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $296.57/cwt ≈ $1,160/hd at 391 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	439	87	489
Feeder cattle	316	—	392
Slaughter cattle	83	59	63
Replacement cattle	40	28	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. No trends available for feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	417	3	336.00–344.00	$340.70	$1,421	—
465	465	2	312.00	$312.00	$1,451	—
540	540	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,512	—
645	645	1	256.00	$256.00	$1,651	—
675	675	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,620	—
735–745	740	2	230.00–236.00	$233.02	$1,724	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	324.00	$324.00	$1,393	—
475–480	478	2	304.00–306.00	$305.01	$1,458	—
635	635	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,524	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,622	—
635–645	640	2	260.00–266.00	$263.02	$1,683	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	391	10	296.00–300.00	$296.57	$1,160	—
415–445	429	4	282.00–292.00	$285.95	$1,227	—
455–480	470	8	274.00–280.00	$275.78	$1,296	—
525–545	535	4	256.00–258.00	$256.98	$1,375	—
565–590	574	7	232.00–238.00	$235.10	$1,349	—
615–635	628	8	228.00–234.00	$231.79	$1,456	—
665	665	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,410	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	3	328.00–330.00	$328.70	$910	—
315–335	323	3	320.00–336.00	$326.66	$1,055	—
365–390	385	5	306.00–310.00	$309.24	$1,191	—
405–415	410	11	298.00–306.00	$302.19	$1,239	—
470	470	2	288.00	$288.00	$1,354	—
515	515	11	270.00–280.00	$275.45	$1,419	—
660	660	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,505	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	316.00	$316.00	$869	—
315–325	322	3	300.00–306.00	$304.04	$979	—
375–390	383	2	286.00–290.00	$287.96	$1,103	—
445	445	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,246	—
495	495	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,336	—
575–585	582	3	222.00–226.00	$224.68	$1,308	—
645	645	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,380	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	335	3	334.00–340.00	$338.06	$1,133	—
380	380	2	332.00	$332.00	$1,262	—
405–435	417	5	304.00–310.00	$306.36	$1,278	—
465–470	467	5	298.00–300.00	$298.81	$1,395	—
515–535	525	2	270.00–272.00	$271.02	$1,423	—
575	575	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,495	—
635–645	637	5	234.00–238.00	$236.80	$1,508	—
670	670	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,554	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	342.00	$342.00	$1,231	—
410–415	412	6	328.00–332.00	$329.34	$1,357	—
455	455	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,456	—
535	535	3	278.00	$278.00	$1,487	—
575	575	3	268.00	$268.00	$1,541	—
605	605	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,537	—
675–685	680	2	240.00–246.00	$242.98	$1,652	—
715	715	1	238.00	$238.00	$1,702	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,132	—
465	465	2	292.00	$292.00	$1,358	—
545	545	5	256.00	$256.00	$1,395	—
585–590	587	3	248.00–250.00	$249.33	$1,464	—
685	685	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,562	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1225	1005	80-85%	14	111.00–116.00	$112.82	$1,134	—
975–1320	1077	80-85%	17	117.00–122.00	$119.31	$1,285	—
935–1210	1090	80-85%	10	124.00–128.00	$124.94	$1,362	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1090	974	85-90%	7	97.00–101.00	$98.70	$961	—
865–1140	1017	85-90%	7	105.00–108.00	$106.30	$1,081	-5.40

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310	1310	75-80%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,651	-5.50
1320–1405	1363	75-80%	2	118.00–122.00	$120.06	$1,636	-5.94
1365–1450	1408	75-80%	2	114.00–115.00	$114.52	$1,612	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1650	1458	2	136.00–141.00	$138.17	$2,015	—
1605–1750	1673	4	144.00–148.00	$146.04	$2,443	—

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,275.00–1,525.00	$1,379.17
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,325.00–1,525.00	$1,416.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,312.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00–1,025.00	$1,000.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–1,050.00	$950.00

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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
— fancy	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,575.00–1,825.00	$1,708.33	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,225.00–1,400.00	$1,291.67	—

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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.