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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $339.21/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,944/hd at 573 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $470.11/cwt +10.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,045/hd at 435 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $427.97/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,960/hd at 458 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 346 212
Feeder cattle 288 249 180
Slaughter cattle 5 39 17
Replacement cattle 31 58 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls market lightly tested. 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
280 280 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,680 —
335 335 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,910 +10.00
365–390 373 3 505.00–515.00 $511.52 $1,908 +16.52
430–445 435 12 465.00–480.00 $470.11 $2,045 +10.11
470–490 484 7 450.00–460.00 $452.77 $2,191 —
525 525 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,179 +15.00
590 590 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,419 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 470.00 $470.00 $1,786 —
410–440 416 5 450.00–460.00 $452.12 $1,881 +9.66
470 470 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,068 —
505 505 6 398.00 $398.00 $2,010 —
565–570 566 5 382.00–392.00 $389.99 $2,207 +16.99
610 610 1 364.00 $364.00 $2,220 +8.00
655–660 658 2 332.00–334.00 $333.00 $2,191 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 424 5 440.00–445.00 $443.04 $1,878 +8.04
520 520 2 384.00 $384.00 $1,997 —
610–615 613 3 332.00–342.00 $338.68 $2,076 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 326 5 465.00–475.00 $471.01 $1,535 +11.01
390–395 392 5 460.00–465.00 $462.02 $1,811 +4.55
405–420 415 5 440.00–455.00 $446.98 $1,855 -1.87
480 480 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,920 ±0.00
520–540 530 5 364.00–380.00 $371.89 $1,971 +29.93
555–595 573 13 332.00–344.00 $339.21 $1,944 +4.63
620–640 633 6 316.00–324.00 $318.28 $2,015 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 535.00 $535.00 $1,150 —
320–335 325 5 490.00–505.00 $499.94 $1,625 +26.64
380–390 385 4 480.00–495.00 $487.60 $1,877 +16.17
410–440 432 7 460.00–470.00 $464.99 $2,009 -9.12
455–465 458 10 410.00–430.00 $427.97 $1,960 +1.37
505–525 515 2 390.00–405.00 $397.35 $2,046 +42.41
605–645 628 3 330.00–338.00 $334.59 $2,101 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 435 6 420.00–430.00 $426.82 $1,857 -8.20
455–490 476 7 354.00–364.00 $359.23 $1,710 -25.37
510–540 531 6 330.00–340.00 $335.72 $1,783 —
575–590 583 2 324.00–330.00 $327.04 $1,907 —
645 645 1 306.00 $306.00 $1,974 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,539 —
330 330 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,650 -3.35
365–390 379 7 460.00–475.00 $466.19 $1,767 +16.30
405–440 419 6 435.00–445.00 $439.33 $1,841 +5.97
465–475 469 5 415.00–430.00 $423.92 $1,988 +35.87
505–545 523 8 372.00–384.00 $379.89 $1,987 -4.79
570–590 582 5 340.00–346.00 $344.01 $2,002 -9.45
615–645 624 5 334.00–338.00 $336.80 $2,102 -7.20
720–740 730 4 310.00–318.00 $315.48 $2,303 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 289 9 580.00–590.00 $584.42 $1,689 +29.42
315–345 334 7 530.00–550.00 $538.27 $1,798 -1.73
410–445 431 8 450.00–460.00 $456.23 $1,966 +6.31
510–520 513 4 392.00–394.00 $393.49 $2,019 -1.51
565–590 578 4 358.00–360.00 $358.98 $2,075 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 475.00–490.00 $485.10 $1,635 —
355–380 363 6 440.00–445.00 $441.74 $1,604 —
410–435 431 7 420.00–430.00 $421.36 $1,816 —
455–465 460 5 405.00–410.00 $408.61 $1,880 —
590 590 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,947 -15.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780 1780 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,204 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 1,950.00–2,300.00 $2,100.00

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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) 3 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,133.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,100.00–2,400.00 $2,275.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,550.00 $3,550.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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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.