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Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $487.30/cwt -13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,511/hd at 310 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 320 287
Feeder cattle 123 262 177
Slaughter cattle 21 18 30
Replacement cattle 64 40 80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher. 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
270 270 4 620.00 $620.00 $1,674 —
310 310 2 570.00 $570.00 $1,767 -40.00
490 490 2 485.00 $485.00 $2,376 -35.00
520 520 2 455.00 $455.00 $2,366 -5.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,386 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,239 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,298 -20.00
305–345 334 7 530.00–545.00 $541.08 $1,807 -3.00
380–390 387 7 520.00 $520.00 $2,012 +23.35
455 455 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,138 —
510–525 513 6 440.00–445.00 $444.15 $2,278 -15.85
635 635 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,318 —
745 745 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,369 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 5 550.00 $550.00 $1,238 —
305–315 310 11 480.00–500.00 $487.30 $1,511 -13.97
355 355 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,686 +18.89
425–440 433 2 445.00–450.00 $447.46 $1,938 -7.54
490 490 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,132 +4.93
555 555 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 -3.32
690 690 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,098 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 4 540.00–550.00 $545.23 $1,200 —
295 295 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,475 -36.30
370–375 373 4 485.00–495.00 $490.03 $1,828 +16.16
410 410 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,927 -4.40
460 460 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,093 +5.00
510–520 518 4 430.00–435.00 $431.23 $2,234 +16.23
655–675 665 2 315.00–316.00 $315.49 $2,098 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 605.00 $605.00 $1,240 —
320 320 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,728 -44.92
420 420 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,100 -24.95
520 520 4 455.00 $455.00 $2,366 +29.18
675 675 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,449 —
390 390 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,086 -70.00
435 435 2 515.00 $515.00 $2,240 -31.98
505–520 515 6 465.00–475.00 $468.27 $2,412 -1.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 2 515.00–520.00 $517.45 $1,982 -32.73
475 475 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,138 -39.97
535 535 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,327 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1235 1134 80-85% 4 178.00–185.00 $181.01 $2,053 +2.08
1155 1155 80-85% 1 196.00 $196.00 $2,264 —
1335 1335 80-85% 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,296 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1645 1578 75-80% 4 176.00–183.00 $179.54 $2,833 -7.46
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 85-90% 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1715 1715 1 212.00 $212.00 $3,636 —

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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 17 2,000.00–2,800.00 $2,376.47

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,850.00–3,200.00 $3,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,100.00–3,700.00 $3,400.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 3,750.00 $3,750.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,950.00–4,175.00 $4,091.67
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 4,100.00–4,500.00 $4,212.50

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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 3,500.00–3,900.00 $3,650.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,850.00–3,150.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.