Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 322 332 217
Feeder cattle 255 286 181
Slaughter cattle 26 7 17
Replacement cattle 41 39 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,479 -5.00
535 535 1 396.00 $396.00 $2,119 —
565–590 582 6 356.00–358.00 $356.65 $2,076 —
610–625 618 2 342.00–346.00 $343.98 $2,126 -16.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,716 -15.99
515 515 5 362.00 $362.00 $1,864 +3.00
590 590 2 346.00 $346.00 $2,041 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 420.00–425.00 $422.55 $1,576 —
590 590 1 334.00 $334.00 $1,971 —
665 665 1 316.00 $316.00 $2,101 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 329 4 384.00–395.00 $391.09 $1,287 +7.11
355–390 378 6 360.00–364.00 $361.59 $1,367 -14.41
410–425 415 3 340.00–346.00 $343.34 $1,425 -39.66
465–495 476 5 332.00–338.00 $335.93 $1,599 +4.26
555–570 566 4 310.00–312.00 $311.51 $1,763 +13.47
635–640 639 5 278.00–280.00 $278.40 $1,779 —
745 745 4 270.00 $270.00 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 400.00–405.00 $402.46 $1,308 +3.82
365 365 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,460 +6.58
410–430 420 3 352.00–364.00 $357.24 $1,500 -35.21
455–480 466 7 340.00–345.00 $342.25 $1,595 -8.30
510–545 535 8 318.00–324.00 $320.20 $1,713 -5.69
555–590 564 4 316.00–318.00 $317.48 $1,791 +0.59
605–635 623 3 284.00–290.00 $286.67 $1,786 -14.32
690 690 1 286.00 $286.00 $1,973 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,232 —
375 375 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,556 —
505 505 2 326.00 $326.00 $1,646 —
605–645 632 3 302.00–304.00 $303.36 $1,917 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 276 4 485.00–495.00 $492.47 $1,359 —
365–390 380 5 400.00–410.00 $403.84 $1,535 -26.16
415–445 433 5 390.00–392.00 $390.77 $1,692 -16.74
465–495 477 9 370.00–376.00 $372.28 $1,776 -10.10
525–530 527 5 318.00–320.00 $318.80 $1,680 -5.20
570–590 580 6 310.00–318.00 $314.03 $1,821 +0.78
625–635 628 3 308.00–310.00 $308.67 $1,938 +5.33
655–675 665 2 290.00–292.00 $291.02 $1,935 —
725–745 735 2 278.00–286.00 $282.05 $2,073 —
780 780 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,025 —
335 335 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,474 —
390 390 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 -12.80
405–440 421 7 405.00–415.00 $411.36 $1,732 -11.28
465 465 2 384.00 $384.00 $1,786 -18.49
515–540 530 3 314.00–348.00 $336.31 $1,782 -6.32
565 565 4 324.00 $324.00 $1,831 -4.00
620–630 625 2 320.00–322.00 $320.99 $2,006 -5.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,510 -10.00
325–345 335 8 445.00–450.00 $447.43 $1,499 -35.97
410–435 418 3 425.00–430.00 $428.27 $1,790 -2.69
515 515 5 366.00 $366.00 $1,885 +7.90
565 565 2 348.00 $348.00 $1,966 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1490 1448 75-80% 5 163.00–169.00 $166.21 $2,407 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1230 1068 80-85% 2 159.00–160.00 $159.42 $1,703 —
1120 1120 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,848 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,299 —
910–1020 965 85-90% 2 152.00–154.00 $153.06 $1,477 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565–2015 1793 4 183.00–189.00 $186.63 $3,346 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,600.00–3,000.00 $2,790.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,600.00 $2,475.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,500.00 $2,425.00

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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.