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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $110.02/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 522 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.23/cwt +8.19 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 380 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 303 356 146
Feeder cattle 263 291 130
Slaughter cattle 26 32 7
Replacement cattle 14 33 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 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
345 345 1 168.00 $168.00 $580 —
390 390 1 161.00 $161.00 $628 -0.17
410 410 1 156.00 $156.00 $640 -0.98
535–540 538 2 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $748 +1.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 112.00 $112.00 $728 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 329 9 127.00–134.00 $131.32 $432 -1.29
380–395 388 8 123.00–128.00 $125.98 $489 -2.73
400–440 426 9 118.00–126.00 $120.98 $515 -5.26
460–485 473 7 113.00–119.00 $114.71 $543 -3.94
505–540 522 13 105.00–116.00 $110.02 $574 -4.50
550–595 565 6 110.00–115.00 $112.23 $634 -0.21
605–640 620 8 109.00–115.00 $112.10 $695 +7.62
655 655 2 110.00 $110.00 $720 +15.00
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 +8.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 387 6 106.00–118.00 $111.02 $430 -21.98
430 430 1 104.00 $104.00 $447 -10.55
470–480 474 5 107.00–108.00 $107.59 $510 +0.38
565–580 573 2 96.00–105.00 $100.44 $576 +0.70
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 +7.53
770 770 1 84.00 $84.00 $647 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 308 4 98.00–110.00 $102.00 $314 -7.00
480 480 1 91.00 $91.00 $437 —
560 560 1 85.00 $85.00 $476 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 329 6 160.00–164.00 $161.36 $531 -1.36
360–390 380 10 153.00–162.00 $157.23 $597 +8.19
400–435 419 7 150.00–153.00 $151.27 $634 +4.05
475–480 476 5 140.00–148.00 $145.19 $691 +13.06
510 510 4 118.00–127.00 $122.50 $625 -0.27
575–590 582 6 112.00–114.00 $113.01 $658 -1.56
600–620 610 4 105.00–108.00 $105.99 $647 +1.84
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 -2.00
705–745 719 5 90.00–101.00 $95.65 $688 —
775 775 1 81.00 $81.00 $628 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 156.00 $156.00 $476 +12.00
380–390 384 5 135.00–138.00 $136.78 $525 -1.22
430 430 2 129.00 $129.00 $555 -0.47
470–480 475 4 120.00–129.00 $124.45 $591 -0.98
540 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 +1.41
550 550 1 102.00 $102.00 $561 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 101.00 $101.00 $535 —
580 580 1 90.00 $90.00 $522 ±0.00
780 780 1 75.00 $75.00 $585 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1120 1080 80-85% 2 51.00–51.50 $51.26 $554 —
1050–1350 1197 80-85% 7 52.50–60.00 $56.57 $677 +0.82
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $369 —
900–1130 1035 85-90% 6 43.50–51.50 $46.19 $478 +9.66
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1540 1438 75-80% 3 50.50–55.50 $53.72 $772 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 1 72.50 $72.50 $859 —
1550–1880 1715 2 83.50 $83.50 $1,432 +15.50

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 675.00–850.00 $779.17
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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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.