Cattle Market Pulse

Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $466.65/cwt ≈ $1,941/hd at 416 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $455.00/cwt -13.25 vs last sale · ≈ $2,230/hd at 490 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 382 511 264
Feeder cattle 324 315 213
Slaughter cattle 25 37 31
Replacement cattle 33 159 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 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
285 285 2 630.00 $630.00 $1,796 —
380–390 385 4 535.00–540.00 $537.53 $2,069 —
430–445 434 4 495.00–500.00 $498.72 $2,164 —
525 525 2 432.00 $432.00 $2,268 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,820 -40.00
325 325 6 650.00 $650.00 $2,112 +6.77
355 355 2 610.00 $610.00 $2,166 —
430 430 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,258 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,740 —
320 320 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,824 -35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 550.00 $550.00 $1,458 -45.00
330–345 338 4 520.00–530.00 $525.11 $1,775 +47.06
390 390 5 470.00 $470.00 $1,833 -2.07
405–430 416 14 460.00–475.00 $466.65 $1,941 —
490 490 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,156 +26.45
510–535 518 7 428.00–440.00 $431.77 $2,237 +20.87
610 610 3 374.00 $374.00 $2,281 +34.04
690 690 1 358.00 $358.00 $2,470 —
745 745 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,533 —
780 780 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,496 +8.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,632 +47.89
395 395 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,817 +0.02
410–430 421 7 452.00–456.00 $453.97 $1,911 —
465 465 2 418.00 $418.00 $1,944 —
520 520 5 415.00 $415.00 $2,158 +21.94
610 610 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,135 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,534 +47.07
380 380 2 445.00 $445.00 $1,691 —
425–445 435 4 440.00–445.00 $442.44 $1,925 +57.47
540 540 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,160 +18.00
575–580 578 3 336.00–340.00 $338.67 $1,958 —
710 710 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,130 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 3 620.00 $620.00 $1,798 +3.22
305–330 319 9 575.00–585.00 $582.26 $1,857 -28.23
360–380 373 3 520.00–525.00 $523.39 $1,952 —
435 435 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,132 —
490 490 10 455.00 $455.00 $2,230 -13.25
510–520 517 3 450.00–460.00 $453.29 $2,344 +11.68
565–585 578 3 420.00–430.00 $426.74 $2,467 -13.26
605 605 6 376.00 $376.00 $2,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 4 600.00 $600.00 $1,590 —
310–340 330 3 545.00–550.00 $546.57 $1,804 -20.03
370 370 6 510.00 $510.00 $1,887 —
415–420 418 6 470.00–475.00 $471.65 $1,971 -6.67
455–480 468 4 430.00–440.00 $435.13 $2,036 -19.87
515 515 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,214 ±0.00
675–680 678 4 346.00–354.00 $350.01 $2,373 —
705 705 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,326 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,881 —
440 440 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,980 —
520–535 530 3 418.00–420.00 $419.35 $2,223 —
640–645 644 6 325.00–338.00 $335.85 $2,163 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1180 1120 80-85% 3 163.00–166.00 $164.05 $1,837 -18.62
1090–1290 1190 80-85% 2 178.00–180.00 $179.08 $2,131 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,329 —
1210 1210 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,779 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 180.00 $180.00 $2,502 —
1380–1465 1423 75-80% 2 171.00–172.00 $171.49 $2,440 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1880 1685 2 187.00–192.00 $189.79 $3,198 —
1630–1905 1786 4 195.00–205.00 $198.97 $3,554 —
1865 1865 1 208.00 $208.00 $3,879 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,250.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,650.00 $2,625.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 4,750.00 $4,750.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 14 3,800.00–4,400.00 $4,007.14 —

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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.