Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

431 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $303.83/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 524 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $425.00/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 390 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 431 291 675
Feeder cattle 354 247 590
Slaughter cattle 31 16 26
Replacement cattle 46 28 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 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
390 390 10 425.00 $425.00 $1,658 +7.52
410–420 417 3 422.00–430.00 $427.38 $1,782 +24.71
505 505 1 388.00 $388.00 $1,959 +13.00
565 565 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,921 ±0.00
690 690 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,104 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 465.00–475.00 $470.09 $1,340 —
380 380 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,710 —
445 445 3 443.00 $443.00 $1,971 —
475 475 7 404.00 $404.00 $1,919 —
635 635 5 328.00 $328.00 $2,083 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,411 —
440 440 1 398.00 $398.00 $1,751 +10.93
490 490 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,911 +5.03
525–540 533 2 350.00–352.00 $350.99 $1,871 —
635 635 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,981 +3.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 5 393.00–395.00 $393.79 $1,154 —
330 330 3 382.00 $382.00 $1,261 -31.00
375 375 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,388 -20.00
465–470 468 7 340.00–342.00 $340.85 $1,595 -5.15
510–520 515 2 315.00–320.00 $317.52 $1,635 +5.39
565 565 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,752 ±0.00
660 660 2 283.00 $283.00 $1,868 —
705–710 706 8 275.00–280.00 $276.26 $1,950 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 9 355.00 $355.00 $1,704 -13.00
515–525 518 3 326.00–328.00 $327.32 $1,696 +1.20
580 580 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,885 ±0.00
620–645 637 6 296.00–298.00 $297.35 $1,894 +0.35
675–690 679 4 290.00–298.00 $292.03 $1,983 —
755 755 1 288.00 $288.00 $2,174 —
875 875 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,406 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 384 7 352.00–353.00 $352.26 $1,353 -22.55
520–540 524 14 300.00–310.00 $303.83 $1,592 -0.21
560–580 575 5 285.00–295.00 $291.65 $1,677 -8.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 575.00–620.00 $596.45 $1,282 -13.55
290 290 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,610 —
310–315 312 3 505.00–508.00 $506.99 $1,582 +48.03
380–390 385 4 428.00–435.00 $431.55 $1,661 -3.45
410–415 414 4 420.00–435.00 $423.72 $1,754 -8.75
455 455 1 398.00 $398.00 $1,811 —
520–540 527 3 360.00–366.00 $363.95 $1,918 +8.95
555–590 570 3 325.00–332.00 $328.94 $1,875 —
610 610 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 490.00 $490.00 $1,568 +44.81
380–390 383 6 415.00–425.00 $418.39 $1,602 +0.94
405–445 425 2 410.00–418.00 $413.81 $1,759 +11.81
455–490 475 5 380.00–385.00 $383.22 $1,820 +7.93
505–525 515 4 338.00–342.00 $339.96 $1,751 +6.75
640 640 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,984 +13.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 465.00 $465.00 $1,558 +39.04
370–380 373 4 408.00–410.00 $408.51 $1,524 -1.49
405 405 2 398.00 $398.00 $1,612 +5.39
460–490 480 3 370.00–373.00 $370.96 $1,781 +8.96
570–575 573 2 310.00–312.00 $311.00 $1,782 +8.95
605–645 615 4 288.00–298.00 $295.38 $1,817 +16.89

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1010 1000 85-90% 2 136.00–139.00 $137.49 $1,375 —
920–1190 1008 85-90% 5 130.00–133.00 $131.63 $1,327 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1280 1153 80-85% 2 134.00–142.00 $138.44 $1,596 -25.59
1180–1290 1253 80-85% 3 157.00–161.00 $159.74 $2,002 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1435 1395 75-80% 4 159.00–161.00 $160.03 $2,232 -2.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,825 —
1735–2090 1913 2 185.00–186.00 $185.55 $3,550 —
2040 2040 1 196.00 $196.00 $3,998 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,700.00 $2,500.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,050.00 $1,916.67

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,300.00–3,700.00 $3,550.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 2,550.00–2,900.00 $2,725.00 —

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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.