Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 21, 2026

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	260	210	332
Feeder cattle	191	168	286
Slaughter cattle	15	5	7
Replacement cattle	54	37	39

Market comments — USDA reporter

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	418	3	425.00–430.00	$426.77	$1,784	+11.77
480	480	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,752	-35.00
520	520	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,794	—
570–595	588	6	322.00–330.00	$327.84	$1,928	—
605	605	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,827	—
680	680	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,870	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	433	3	435.00–440.00	$436.69	$1,891	—
560–565	561	8	340.00–350.00	$341.26	$1,914	—
635	635	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,032	—
730	730	1	302.00	$302.00	$2,205	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,755	—
410	410	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,845	—
685–690	688	6	320.00–324.00	$322.67	$2,220	—
720	720	1	318.00	$318.00	$2,290	±0.00

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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	414.00	$414.00	$1,201	—
325	325	3	405.00	$405.00	$1,316	+2.63
430	430	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,677	+30.67
480–490	484	7	348.00–350.00	$348.87	$1,689	+4.79
510–515	513	2	330.00–335.00	$332.51	$1,706	+22.51
565–590	573	3	310.00–316.00	$312.06	$1,788	+7.10
605–620	613	6	298.00–306.00	$301.68	$1,849	—
665	665	2	276.00	$276.00	$1,835	—
715	715	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,966	-15.00
755–790	773	2	262.00–268.00	$264.93	$2,048	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	3	395.00–398.00	$397.07	$1,302	+18.82
380	380	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,463	+25.00
465–490	482	3	330.00–335.00	$333.39	$1,607	+2.33
510–545	533	6	308.00–320.00	$312.97	$1,668	+8.97
580–590	588	5	288.00–300.00	$297.63	$1,750	—
630–645	638	4	284.00–286.00	$285.01	$1,818	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,681	+35.00
455	455	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,638	—
505	505	6	352.00	$352.00	$1,778	-18.00
610–615	613	2	316.00–320.00	$317.99	$1,949	-32.01
660	660	2	286.00	$286.00	$1,888	-74.00
715	715	1	282.00	$282.00	$2,016	-68.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	336	5	455.00–460.00	$458.04	$1,539	+32.11
410–440	423	7	395.00–435.00	$420.29	$1,778	+21.32
465–480	470	5	365.00–375.00	$370.96	$1,744	+5.96
520–535	530	3	350.00–355.00	$351.64	$1,864	+31.31
555–565	559	5	335.00–340.00	$337.02	$1,884	+25.77
615–645	635	3	320.00–325.00	$321.61	$2,042	+24.80
675	675	2	315.00	$315.00	$2,126	+24.36
770–780	775	2	278.00–282.00	$279.99	$2,170	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	3	445.00–450.00	$448.33	$1,300	+33.33
355–390	375	3	390.00–400.00	$395.16	$1,482	-12.91
445	445	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,736	+8.49
470	470	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,668	+3.30
560–565	562	3	320.00–325.00	$323.32	$1,817	+21.31
620–630	625	2	295.00–306.00	$300.46	$1,878	+18.51
715–730	727	5	272.00–275.00	$272.59	$1,982	—
790	790	1	272.00	$272.00	$2,149	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	465.00	$465.00	$2,000	+52.53
775	775	1	292.00	$292.00	$2,263	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1305	1218	80-85%	2	138.00–140.00	$138.93	$1,692	—
1220–1330	1273	80-85%	4	141.00–146.00	$143.26	$1,824	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	75-80%	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,955	—
1340–1590	1500	75-80%	3	152.00–154.00	$152.95	$2,294	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	85-90%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,439	—

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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	10	1,850.00–2,150.00	$2,010.00

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,400.00–2,750.00	$2,564.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,800.00–2,000.00	$1,900.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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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	3,200.00–3,600.00	$3,400.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	4,500.00	$4,500.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	2,700.00–2,850.00	$2,783.33	—

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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.