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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

214 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $130.80/cwt -10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 472 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 214 259 248
Feeder cattle 155 204 160
Slaughter cattle 14 22 63
Replacement cattle 45 33 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder classes 4.00-6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 147.00 $147.00 $492 —
375 375 1 142.00 $142.00 $532 -12.00
410–425 418 2 136.00–140.00 $138.04 $577 -10.67
460–490 472 10 127.00–134.00 $130.80 $617 -10.73
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 -16.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 310 3 120.00–127.00 $124.29 $385 -18.35
355–395 373 3 118.00–124.00 $121.38 $453 -11.79
400–435 415 3 107.00–118.00 $112.18 $466 -12.63
465 465 1 112.00 $112.00 $521 +3.70
515–540 528 2 102.00–111.00 $106.39 $562 +1.47
550–590 564 7 95.00–100.00 $97.72 $551 +0.69
605 605 1 96.00 $96.00 $581 -2.96
620–635 625 3 103.00–109.00 $105.03 $656 +6.07
660 660 1 101.00 $101.00 $667 +3.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $365 -11.99
375–380 378 2 103.00–115.00 $108.96 $412 -16.04
415 415 1 99.00 $99.00 $411 -7.62
450–480 457 5 95.00–101.00 $99.15 $453 -4.97
530–540 535 2 95.00–97.00 $96.01 $514 -1.28
550 550 1 87.00 $87.00 $478 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 90.00 $90.00 $405 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 4 138.00–144.00 $141.00 $441 -17.10
350–390 376 5 130.00–140.00 $133.45 $502 -16.15
400–445 422 8 126.00–132.00 $128.23 $541 -12.23
475–495 489 7 119.00–126.00 $121.97 $596 -10.76
500–535 514 4 110.00–120.00 $115.13 $592 -6.53
565–595 584 4 99.00–105.00 $101.75 $594 -6.92
605–610 607 3 92.00–101.00 $96.35 $585 -8.03
675–685 681 5 80.00–88.00 $84.00 $572 -8.00
720–730 727 3 78.00–85.00 $81.67 $594 -8.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 3 123.00–134.00 $129.05 $407 —
360 360 1 124.00 $124.00 $446 -6.43
400 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 -6.74
450–495 473 4 109.00–117.00 $112.76 $533 —
505–525 515 2 102.00–104.00 $103.02 $531 -5.99
555–590 571 7 88.00–96.00 $92.22 $527 —
680 680 2 70.00 $70.00 $476 -15.41
720–735 728 2 65.00–66.00 $65.51 $477 -17.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 116.00 $116.00 $348 —
530 530 1 89.00 $89.00 $472 —
550–580 560 3 80.00–86.00 $82.07 $460 -9.72
660 660 1 60.00 $60.00 $396 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1250 1167 80-85% 7 47.00–53.50 $50.33 $587 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1335 1194 85-90% 4 42.00–44.00 $42.72 $510 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1325 1265 75-80% 3 42.50–49.00 $45.29 $573 -0.59

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 540.00–650.00 $613.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 670.00–830.00 $706.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 640.00–910.00 $767.50
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 300.00–470.00 $385.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 450.00–490.00 $470.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 320.00 $320.00

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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) 1 800.00 $800.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $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.