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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $135.07/cwt +15.07 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 567 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $107.21/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $505/hd at 471 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 356 186 125
Feeder cattle 291 129 116
Slaughter cattle 32 19 0
Replacement cattle 33 38 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 higher. 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
350–375 363 2 156.00–166.00 $161.17 $585 —
420–425 423 2 154.00–160.00 $156.98 $664 +13.32
460–495 485 8 139.00–144.00 $142.39 $691 +7.39
500–515 509 5 136.00–141.00 $137.79 $701 +3.77
550–590 567 14 130.00–137.00 $135.07 $766 +15.07
600–635 621 4 130.00–135.00 $133.54 $829 —
655–675 668 6 121.00–134.35 $128.39 $858 +13.39
780 780 1 113.00 $113.00 $881 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 140.00 $140.00 $532 —
415–440 428 2 131.00–134.00 $132.54 $567 -7.46
490 490 1 126.00 $126.00 $617 -14.00
500–540 517 3 117.00–128.00 $123.18 $637 +4.18
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 5 120.00–122.00 $120.76 $396 +8.76
350–380 364 8 115.00–126.00 $121.40 $442 —
375 375 1 133.00 $133.00 $499 —
400–430 419 7 111.00–119.00 $114.55 $480 —
450–490 471 10 103.00–111.00 $107.21 $505 -3.79
500–535 511 5 100.00–110.00 $103.34 $528 —
560–590 574 8 93.00–105.00 $99.74 $573 —
620–635 628 2 90.00–95.00 $92.47 $581 —
690 690 1 89.00 $89.00 $614 —
725 725 1 80.00 $80.00 $580 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 305 6 129.00–135.00 $132.61 $404 +9.22
350–370 363 4 126.00–133.00 $128.71 $467 +4.71
410–445 424 4 123.00–130.00 $126.24 $535 +0.92
450–485 469 7 116.00–125.00 $118.65 $556 +3.56
510–545 520 7 110.00–121.00 $114.52 $596 -0.82
550–585 566 7 107.00–116.00 $112.44 $636 +4.44
620–635 628 2 103.00–106.00 $104.48 $656 -1.47
652 value added 652 2 114.00 $114.00 $743 —
670 670 1 95.00 $95.00 $636 —
715–725 720 2 88.00–95.00 $91.52 $659 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 109.00 $109.00 $371 —
420 420 1 100.00 $100.00 $420 —
645 645 1 85.00 $85.00 $548 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 156.00–170.00 $162.72 $517 —
365–375 370 2 146.00–152.00 $149.04 $551 +5.34
430–445 439 4 144.00–150.00 $147.22 $646 +3.22
460–495 478 8 128.00–141.00 $132.13 $632 —
500–520 512 5 118.00–130.00 $122.77 $629 —
555–595 566 6 108.00–123.00 $114.57 $648 —
600–635 619 6 100.00–113.00 $104.15 $645 —
650 650 1 107.00 $107.00 $696 -1.00
765 765 1 80.00 $80.00 $612 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 144.00 $144.00 $490 —
365 365 1 138.00 $138.00 $504 —
420–430 425 2 127.00–132.00 $129.47 $550 —
450–475 463 4 123.00–128.00 $125.43 $581 —
525–540 532 5 110.00–116.00 $113.59 $604 —
600–635 618 4 90.00–100.00 $94.86 $586 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 —
350 350 1 122.00 $122.00 $427 —
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1300 1170 80-85% 2 60.00–68.00 $63.56 $744 —
1140–1220 1180 80-85% 2 48.00–50.50 $49.21 $581 —
1025–1340 1199 80-85% 11 51.50–59.00 $55.75 $668 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1045 943 85-90% 2 44.00–50.50 $47.60 $449 +6.69
900–1095 1028 85-90% 4 34.00–38.50 $36.53 $376 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $564 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1325 1180 75-80% 2 50.00–52.00 $51.12 $603 —
1380 1380 75-80% 1 45.00 $45.00 $621 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1685 1640 2 75.00–79.00 $77.05 $1,264 —
1735 1735 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,180 —

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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) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 700.00–900.00 $800.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 410.00–630.00 $498.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 610.00–670.00 $625.00

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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 5 800.00–1,075.00 $940.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 650.00–780.00 $726.67 —

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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.