Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	156	364	368
Feeder cattle	123	306	290
Slaughter cattle	8	17	40
Replacement cattle	25	41	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls market lightly tested. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

▼ Feeder cattle: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady
→ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls market lightly tested
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–530	523	2	344.00–346.00	$344.99	$1,804	-55.78
570–590	583	3	340.00–345.00	$343.37	$2,002	-19.59
675	675	1	316.00	$316.00	$2,133	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	354.00	$354.00	$1,965	-21.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,262	—
320	320	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,344	—
415–445	433	5	405.00–410.00	$406.92	$1,762	—
460	460	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,817	-8.77
515	515	2	364.00	$364.00	$1,875	-12.15
575–590	584	5	357.00–368.00	$359.76	$2,101	-15.24
690	690	1	336.00	$336.00	$2,318	-7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	433	3	395.00–396.00	$395.32	$1,712	—
470	470	2	380.00	$380.00	$1,786	—
515–530	520	4	336.00–342.00	$339.48	$1,765	-18.74
555–590	578	3	324.00–330.00	$328.08	$1,896	—
620–645	640	5	322.00–326.00	$323.58	$2,071	—
675	675	1	314.00	$314.00	$2,120	-7.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,677	—
420	420	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,785	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	540.00	$540.00	$1,188	—
380	380	4	445.00	$445.00	$1,691	—
405–420	410	7	425.00–435.00	$428.62	$1,757	—
490	490	2	415.00	$415.00	$2,034	—
510–535	526	5	360.00–375.00	$368.32	$1,937	-31.68
555	555	2	354.00	$354.00	$1,965	-14.99
660–685	673	2	328.00–330.00	$329.02	$2,214	+4.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	413	3	495.00–515.00	$501.77	$2,072	—
475–490	481	7	380.00–390.00	$385.82	$1,856	—
555–590	573	4	326.00–330.00	$327.94	$1,879	-29.99
630–645	640	3	318.00–322.00	$320.69	$2,052	-19.29
665	665	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,062	-5.00
730–745	738	2	300.00–306.00	$303.03	$2,236	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	2	390.00	$390.00	$2,008	—
605–620	614	4	346.00–355.00	$349.26	$2,144	-31.01
680	680	1	338.00	$338.00	$2,298	-23.58
720	720	1	312.00	$312.00	$2,246	-17.21
755–790	768	5	310.00–318.00	$315.16	$2,420	-3.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	80-85%	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,853	—
1140–1280	1210	80-85%	2	180.00–181.00	$180.53	$2,184	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1090	1015	85-90%	2	155.00–156.00	$155.54	$1,579	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1765	1765	75-80%	1	181.00	$181.00	$3,195	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,900.00–2,500.00	$2,150.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,666.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,500.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,725.00–1,825.00	$1,775.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	4,800.00	$4,800.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.