Cattle Market Pulse

Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

186 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Clay County Livestock Auction report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 186 205 527
Feeder cattle 129 140 251
Slaughter cattle 19 18 10
Replacement cattle 38 47 266

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter classes fully steady. Feeder classes 4.00-7.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs mostly steady.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–402 402 6 143.00–147.00 $143.66 $578 +8.98
475 475 3 135.00 $135.00 $641 +3.99
502 value added 502 5 144.00 $144.00 $723 —
505–530 518 2 133.00–135.00 $134.02 $694 +15.02
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —
605–610 value added 608 5 121.00–125.00 $122.59 $745 —
660–693 value added 685 4 126.00–130.00 $126.96 $870 —
695 695 1 115.00 $115.00 $799 —
883 value added 883 7 107.00 $107.00 $945 —
915 915 1 102.00 $102.00 $933 —
1010 1010 1 90.00 $90.00 $909 —
1059 value added 1059 10 101.00 $101.00 $1,070 —
1185 1185 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 6 136.00 $136.00 $422 —
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 —
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
515 515 1 119.00 $119.00 $613 —
640 640 1 113.00 $113.00 $723 —
870 870 1 91.00 $91.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 4 133.00 $133.00 $332 —
528 528 3 113.00 $113.00 $597 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 316 7 121.00–130.00 $123.39 $390 +2.73
380 380 1 124.00 $124.00 $471 +7.48
405–430 422 3 125.00–126.00 $125.32 $529 +12.98
455–490 481 7 114.00–119.00 $115.09 $554 +11.13
540–545 542 3 114.00–118.00 $115.34 $625 +13.13
550 550 1 108.00 $108.00 $594 -6.00
600–630 617 3 103.00–109.00 $105.95 $654 +5.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
291 291 5 121.00 $121.00 $352 —
335 335 1 112.00 $112.00 $375 +1.68
490 490 1 111.00 $111.00 $544 +13.99

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 3 141.00–147.00 $143.70 $558 +17.71
445 445 1 144.00 $144.00 $641 +19.33
675 675 1 108.00 $108.00 $729 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–585 578 2 102.00–110.00 $106.05 $613 +12.02

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1115 1058 80-85% 2 43.00–44.00 $43.53 $461 —
1065–1260 1140 80-85% 4 47.50–54.00 $50.49 $576 —
1105–1275 1206 80-85% 5 55.00–57.50 $56.33 $679 +7.72
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1040 919 85-90% 5 37.00–44.50 $40.91 $376 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 70.00 $70.00 $892 —
1375 1375 1 64.00 $64.00 $880 —

↑ Back to top

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) 2 675.00–700.00 $687.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 960.00–1,010.00 $985.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–980.00 $777.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 450.00–650.00 $588.75
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 455.00 $455.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 450.00–600.00 $520.00

↑ Back to top

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 3 825.00–950.00 $908.33 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 650.00–835.00 $720.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 740.00 $740.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.