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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

205 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $124.67/cwt -3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 427 lb · 10 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.34/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $476/hd at 424 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 205 214 169
Feeder cattle 140 155 143
Slaughter cattle 18 14 8
Replacement cattle 47 45 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Feeder classes 2.00-4.00 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
400–440 423 4 133.00–137.00 $134.68 $570 -3.36
460–470 465 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $609 +0.21
510–515 513 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $610 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 3 119.00–122.00 $120.66 $410 -3.63
380–390 388 4 113.00–119.00 $116.52 $452 -4.86
410–440 424 10 108.00–118.00 $112.34 $476 +0.16
455–475 468 4 102.00–109.00 $103.96 $487 -8.04
520 520 2 111.00 $111.00 $577 +4.61
500–535 521 4 101.00–104.00 $102.21 $533 -4.18
550 550 1 114.00 $114.00 $627 +16.28
560–595 578 3 99.00–102.00 $100.33 $580 +2.61
610–635 623 2 99.00–101.00 $99.98 $623 -5.05
665 665 1 101.00 $101.00 $672 ±0.00
715 715 1 97.00 $97.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 4 108.00–114.00 $110.32 $359 -3.66
355–385 370 2 101.00–110.00 $105.68 $391 -3.28
415–430 420 3 100.00–105.00 $103.29 $434 +4.29
465–470 469 4 92.00–99.00 $97.01 $455 -2.14
515–520 518 3 88.00–95.00 $92.00 $477 -4.01
775 775 1 82.00 $82.00 $636 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 94.00 $94.00 $296 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 382 5 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $481 -7.46
410–445 427 10 122.00–129.00 $124.67 $532 -3.56
450–490 467 6 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $567 -0.47
530–540 534 5 104.00–112.00 $106.42 $568 -8.71
560–595 578 6 99.00–104.00 $102.22 $591 +0.47
615–620 618 2 101.00–103.00 $102.00 $630 +5.65
670 670 1 106.00 $106.00 $710 +22.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 -4.05
375 375 1 119.00 $119.00 $446 -5.00
495 495 3 110.00–114.00 $112.67 $558 -0.09
525–540 533 2 94.00–97.00 $95.52 $509 -7.50
570–595 584 5 90.00–96.00 $94.03 $549 +1.81
675 675 1 92.00 $92.00 $621 +22.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 107.00 $107.00 $358 -9.00
370–380 375 2 80.00–82.00 $80.99 $304 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $658 +6.67
1135–1330 1235 80-85% 6 46.00–51.50 $48.61 $600 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1150 1098 85-90% 6 40.00–45.50 $43.72 $480 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 67.00 $67.00 $824 —
1270–2350 1822 5 70.00–76.00 $72.49 $1,321 —

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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) 1 640.00 $640.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 850.00–1,030.00 $952.86
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 680.00–960.00 $835.24
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 450.00 $450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 540.00–620.00 $586.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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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)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 580.00 $580.00 —

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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.