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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 1, 2020

266 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.67/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 563 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $108.43/cwt -1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 520 lb · 10 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.96/cwt +8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $446/hd at 372 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 266 303 160
Feeder cattle 226 263 140
Slaughter cattle 24 26 12
Replacement cattle 16 14 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago: No trend, no sales last week due to holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 166.00 $166.00 $681 +10.00
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
550 550 1 136.00 $136.00 $748 —
584 value added 584 5 141.00 $141.00 $823 —
677 677 4 120.00 $120.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 146.00–150.00 $147.95 $485 —
400–420 410 3 142.00–152.00 $148.02 $607 —
535–545 540 2 125.00–128.00 $126.49 $683 —
610–630 620 2 111.00–114.00 $112.52 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 111.00 $111.00 $577 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 128.00 $128.00 $461 +2.02
410–440 420 3 114.00–128.00 $123.11 $517 +2.13
470–495 486 4 112.00–118.00 $114.22 $555 -0.49
500–535 520 10 105.00–112.00 $108.43 $564 -1.59
554 value added 554 19 115.00–116.00 $115.32 $639 —
550–595 573 18 105.00–112.00 $109.88 $630 -2.35
605 605 1 113.00 $113.00 $684 +0.90
605–645 623 5 100.00–109.00 $103.08 $642 -9.02
685 685 1 95.00 $95.00 $651 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 129.00–130.00 $129.52 $356 —
300 300 1 129.00 $129.00 $387 —
360–395 372 10 115.00–129.00 $119.96 $446 +8.94
420–445 433 2 108.00–111.00 $109.46 $474 +5.46
460–495 475 8 104.00–111.00 $107.08 $509 -0.51
525 525 2 107.00 $107.00 $562 —
550–560 558 6 96.00–102.00 $98.99 $552 -1.45
685 685 1 80.00 $80.00 $548 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397 —
430 430 2 102.00 $102.00 $439 —
555 555 1 90.00 $90.00 $500 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 374 4 116.00–144.00 $136.04 $509 -0.74
405–420 413 2 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $547 +3.45
450–495 481 5 120.00–126.00 $122.94 $591 -1.51
520–540 530 2 116.00–117.00 $116.51 $618 +1.51
550–570 560 2 105.00–109.00 $107.04 $599 +5.04
645 645 1 101.00 $101.00 $651 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 380 3 154.00–164.00 $157.42 $598 +0.19
410–440 428 3 141.00–160.00 $149.10 $638 -2.17
490–495 493 4 141.00–146.00 $143.51 $708 -1.68
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 +12.50
650–690 670 2 101.00–103.00 $102.03 $684 -2.97
710 710 1 96.00 $96.00 $682 +0.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 116.00 $116.00 $435 —
540 540 1 105.00 $105.00 $567 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1295 1091 80-85% 11 50.00–55.00 $51.51 $562 +0.25
1360 1360 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $775 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1290 1041 85-90% 5 42.50–49.50 $46.26 $482 +0.07
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1315 1185 75-80% 2 48.00–50.00 $49.11 $582 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1445 1333 2 78.00 $78.00 $1,040 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–740.00 $713.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 550.00–580.00 $565.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 300.00–480.00 $420.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 510.00–530.00 $525.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.