Ashville Stockyard Market Report

Ashville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $316.55/cwt -13.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,494/hd at 472 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $337.37/cwt -12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,761/hd at 522 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.26/cwt ≈ $1,728/hd at 533 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	380	355	431
Feeder cattle	256	300	354
Slaughter cattle	8	6	31
Replacement cattle	116	49	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

→ Feeder bulls: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady
▲ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher
→ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady
▼ Slaughter bulls: slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–540	530	6	360.00–365.00	$361.60	$1,916	—
590	590	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,947	—
645	645	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,967	—
655–695	681	4	296.00–302.00	$300.02	$2,043	—
720	720	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,016	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,849	±0.00
495	495	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,930	—
525–540	530	3	375.00–385.00	$381.60	$2,022	-15.46
565–570	567	3	345.00–355.00	$351.65	$1,994	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	1	333.00	$333.00	$2,298	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	385.00	$385.00	$1,213	-0.85
380	380	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,406	-3.37
440–445	443	2	345.00–350.00	$347.49	$1,539	-7.00
455	455	6	340.00	$340.00	$1,547	-0.52
530–540	535	10	308.00–315.00	$309.59	$1,656	-9.22
555–570	564	7	302.00–310.00	$304.82	$1,719	-7.14
615–620	617	3	295.00–300.00	$298.32	$1,841	+2.24
675	675	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,876	+4.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	380.00	$380.00	$779	—
290	290	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,073	—
455–490	472	15	312.00–322.00	$316.55	$1,494	-13.45
535	535	1	304.00	$304.00	$1,626	-7.31
590	590	1	296.00	$296.00	$1,746	-6.53
610	610	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,708	-3.01
670	670	4	268.00	$268.00	$1,796	+2.28
710	710	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,860	—
755	755	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,903	-11.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,120	—
390	390	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,521	+3.97
515–540	533	10	320.00–326.00	$324.26	$1,728	—
585	585	1	318.00	$318.00	$1,860	+0.47
630	630	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,953	—
655–680	668	2	284.00–290.00	$287.06	$1,918	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,696	-1.01
410–440	422	5	390.00–395.00	$392.09	$1,655	-15.52
455–475	465	6	365.00–375.00	$370.07	$1,721	—
510–530	522	13	330.00–340.00	$337.37	$1,761	-12.65
560–590	572	6	330.00–340.00	$334.93	$1,916	+5.93
605	605	2	304.00	$304.00	$1,839	-0.09

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	370	6	465.00–480.00	$470.14	$1,740	+15.47
475–490	484	5	380.00–385.00	$381.96	$1,849	—
520–545	534	7	350.00–360.00	$355.77	$1,900	-9.56
555–590	571	8	345.00–355.00	$349.30	$1,995	+10.62
615–630	623	4	308.00–310.00	$308.99	$1,925	—
660	660	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,993	—
690 fancy	690	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,312	—
705 fancy	705	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,468	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	3	410.00	$410.00	$1,578	—
405–445	425	9	375.00–385.00	$379.26	$1,612	-20.74
455–495	475	6	350.00–355.00	$352.61	$1,675	-12.39
510–540	522	5	310.00–320.00	$315.86	$1,649	-24.14
555–575	568	3	318.00–325.00	$322.72	$1,833	—
645	645	1	284.00	$284.00	$1,832	—
715–745	730	2	250.00–255.00	$252.55	$1,844	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1205	1172	80-85%	3	125.00–126.00	$125.31	$1,469	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1665	1665	75-80%	1	133.00	$133.00	$2,214	—
1690	1690	75-80%	1	141.00	$141.00	$2,383	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715	1715	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,898	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,600.00–2,725.00	$2,683.33
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,750.00–2,000.00	$1,850.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	2,200.00–2,450.00	$2,333.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,183.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,100.00–2,500.00	$2,300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,060.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	2,600.00–3,200.00	$2,863.33
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,700.00	$3,700.00

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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	10	4,100.00–4,450.00	$4,290.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	3,500.00–4,000.00	$3,771.43	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	2,500.00–3,300.00	$2,880.00	—

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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.